The Pros And Cons Of Music

Music is a complex idea that has a multiple outcomes and experiences. We are surrounded by music every day, all different types of it, too. There are theories on how music takes place in how we go through our society, like how it tells stories from the ancient world or even songs that most people can relate to today. But the two major periods of music in this piece is the classical and baroque style music. Although “classical” is now a common term to describe instrumental music, it is actually a time period for music: mid-1700s to the mid-1800s. The most common composer and the one used in the studies ahead is Mozart. Just before that, from 1600 to 1750 was the Baroque period, the most common composer being Bach (Johnson, 1). Although there …show more content…
And a common dilemma in this field is that music can be considered a distraction and can’t keep people from doing well or not productive. This is semi-true. Songs with lyrics are not a good source of background music, this is because the brain actually cannot multi-task. Multi-tasking is actually just switching between two subjects at extremely fast rates, which is why women are considered better at this than men. Estrogen creates more synaptic cords to connect the brain. But music without lyrics, or sometimes even natural sounds, can get, as Gregory Ciotti says, the “creative juices flowing” (Ciotti, 12). When you listen to music “brain regions involved in movement, attention, planning and memory consistently showed activation when participants listened to music” (Landau, 3). So think of this as a warm up for your brain. Charging your brain to use those areas so when you need them they are ready and active, creating a faster …show more content…
But why stop there? In my elementary school, we would all say the Pledge of Allegiance, sit together are listen to the announcements of the day, and then have a warm up dance. You must be thinking, “Oh, she must have gone to some dance or music school.” Actually no, I went to an elementary school for kids with physical and mental disabilities and anyone in the near neighborhoods. My sister is handicapped and this was a perfect place for her to be and so I followed. I never realised how great that was for us, how it would start our minds and a good beginning of the day. But why stop there? If music therapy works, then it should be a requirement for middle schools. No middle school experience is great, and if you had a great middle school experience then I want to know what magic you are using and if I could find a spellbook for myself. This a time of hormones and puberty and everyone needs their own form of therapy and music is proven very effective. But what about those poor high schoolers? They know everything and have their life together and don’t get stressed out at all, right? That’s a good joke! Why not give the same option of music therapy and also a place to listen to music while studying or for a break. These would be great because not only will it aid them at a younger age, it will follow them through their lives