Outline On Music

Music can change mood, have stimulant or sedative effects, and after physiologic process such as heart rate and breathing.

Music has many affects on the brain. Music is known to reduce anxiety. Many people use music as an outlet for stress. Also, music has the capability to change a person’s mood. Typically, when people listen to happy music they are put into a better mood. Music therapists use this strategy

When has music affected your mood? I know it has affected me before. Music might make you feel energized for a game. Usually I listen to music before a game to pump me up, to get me energized. Music can also make you feel sad and depressed, but some songs can make you remember someone you loved. For example my friend lost her twin sister at birth, so she listens to a song by Dove Cameron called “Count Me In.” This song reminds her of her twin sister because it talks about “Liv’s” twin sister “Maddie.” Not all song make you happy, but they usually make you smile.

Our emotional response to music is very individual. Not all 'happy' songs are universally perceived as being uplifting or are guaranteed to put you in a good mood all the time. Neuroscientists have found that music enters our nervous system through the auditory brainstem and also causes the cerebellum to 'light up' on a brain scan. Music and mood are inherently linked. Scientists continue to uncover how these influences occur at a neural level. Studies prove that the music we listen to engages a wide range of neurobiological systems that affect our psychology.

Have you ever walked into a room when there was music playing while you were in a bad mood or an emotional frame of mind, only to find yourself humming or singing along to the music that was playing? Music affects the way we feel, and it can alter the current state of our emotional well-being just by listening to it. Often, in everyday life, people overlook the importance that sounds make in our lives. With all of the issues and tasks that an individual tries to complete during their busy day, it’s no wonder that we often do not take the time to examine something as simple as the sounds that surround us and penetrate our minds, or the affect in which these sounds have on our current emotional state of mind. Music has a peculiar effect on the human mind. Tonal qualities by themselves do not create any extreme mental activity, yet when we combine them together into music, it may create flashbacks of strong memories, making a person feel happy, sad, nostalgic, exited or even angry.

According to Passage 1, mood can change to match the type of music you listen to. If you are angry and you listen to calming, soothing music it can help to calm your angry mood. Music can also enhance your current mood. It is said that if you are angry and you listen to loud, angry music it can make your current mood deepen and continue.

Music is a big part of our lives. It can be defined as vocal or instrumental sounds, or both, combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion. It is apparent that music can affect your mood and brain in many ways.

Research was done in The United Kingdom and Finland on how emotions correlate with listening to sad music. It has been found that sad music brings about positive feelings. But for some sad music affects them negatively. Amazingly music has been shown to assist people so much they do not need to use pain medication! Music can also be very therapeutic.

Music is a big part in some people’s lives, but does it affect us in any way? The question that this experiment is going to answer is simple. Does music affect mood and heart rate?

Through extensive research, it has been found that different types of music influence the brain differently. When a person is feeling upset or sad, they may listen to music with a similar tone as their mood. This can help them deal with the emotions that they are feeling. When people want to feel excited or when they are at a party, they may listen to music such as rock or electronic music because it is faster. It raises their heartbeat and gets their feet moving. People listen to relaxing music while they are doing tasks such as homework or taking an exam. Certain music such as rock and techno affect two different chemicals in the brain. “ Rock music was shown to cause decreased prolactin... a hormone associated with feeling good.”(Levitin 99) “Techno music increased levels of plasma norepinephrine (NE), a growth hormone.”(Levitin 99) People listen to music to feel happy, sad, or angry. It just depends on the mood they are in that day.

Music is shown to have a profound impact on the emotional experience felt by a listener, resulting in an association of music and emotion. The tone of a song is able to ignite specific emotions within people, and often times, that feeling of happiness.

Have you ever walked into a room when there was music playing while you were in a bad mood or an emotional frame of mind, only to find yourself humming or singing along to the music that was playing? Music affects the way we feel, and it can alter the current state of our emotional well-being just by listening to it. Often, in everyday life, people overlook the importance that sounds make in our lives. With all of the issues and tasks that an individual tries to complete during their busy day, it’s no wonder that we often do not take the time to examine something as simple as the sounds that surround us and penetrate our minds, or the affect in which these sounds have on our current emotional state of mind. Music has a peculiar effect on the human mind. Tonal qualities by themselves do not create any extreme mental activity, yet when we combine them together into music, it may create flashbacks of strong memories, making a person feel happy, sad, nostalgic, exited or even angry.

Music has always been a part of people’s lives and still has an appeal today. Music is a balm during the rough times in life. Music is a large part in celebrations in a person’s life. Rock and roll is an important kind of music because it affected everything in our lives. Society’s reaction to music has changed the way people use music in daily life and has changed racial attitudes and freedom of expression.

Apart from certain issues that one could have medically that would cause this, those happy people are happy because of the way they perceive the world and how they choose to handle the great and bad things that come with it. In some cases, it was even reported that music could actually relieve depression. Researchers do say the the kind of music is dependent on this, being that classical music and not metal will actually benefit more. When you’re feeling down in the dumps, music can help pick you up (much like exercise) Research suggests the kind of music matters: Classical and meditative sounds seem to be particularly uplifting, whereas heavy metal and techno can actually make depressive symptoms worse (Christ 12). Something that also goes along with depression is anxiety, the serious fear of something being wrong at all times. Not only is this a disorder, but it is also something many experience on a day to day basis. Music has been reported to relieve the feeling of anxiety by placing as a distraction in one’s mind, resulting in an eased mind for those who easily become absorbed in tasks. Researchers actually did a study, evaluating psychologic responses with music. The subjects used for the study were instructed to listen to music and identify abnormalities in the tones. While the experiment was done, the test subjects were given a small shock with a device. The pain was minor but was also reduced

Listening to music actives more neurons in the brain than doing physical labor. When listening to music the neurons fire off simultaneously. Music releases chemicals in the brain such as dopamine, and opioids, which makes one feel better, dull pain, and helps someone be less drowsy. Music is not just sound to one’s brain it activates sections of the brain that control motor functions, memory storage and awareness. Scientific studies have shown the link between music and exercise began in the 1920’s and researchers are still studying the effects on the brain today. They are also discovering how music can also affect our blood pressure, heart rate, reduce stress and change our metabolic rate.