Crank it up! Turn it up! Whatever that noise is that mixes with the words harmonized from the person, it sounds amazing, just let it play. How did this person create such a beautiful form of art, where does the passion come from? The inside of course. The emotions and passion and thoughts creates the mood you feel right now listening, a connection directly from your heart to the artists words almost as if the song is just for you.
Music is directly linked to mood. Mood makes the music, mood perfects it, and in turn that music affects listeners mood. Those listeners go on to live their day and their mood affects their jobs and family and friends. To say lightly, music affects everyone. But how can it have such an impact on us?
In an article on nytimes.com called, “The Power of Music, Tapped in a Cubicle,” the writer says, “In biological terms, melodious sounds help encourage the release of dopamine in the reward area of the brain, as would eating a delicacy, looking at something appealing or smelling a pleasant aroma.” Of course, it affects us chemically. Science people. Music affects our brains, which makes us feel a certain way toward the music and then our choices during the day. A young boxer will listen to some pretty inspiring, exciting music to hype him up while he works out. A mother will sing a soft, sweet song to put her baby to sleep. It is mind-blowing when you realize how amazing music is.
Music can drive us to be pretty amazing. In, “Nancy Eckerson: Music can Improve Running Performance” on fosters.com, It simply speaks about, exactly what the title depicts. Music improves running performance; so much so for a lot of people, that Eckerson states, “One year later, the ban was lifted, except for athletes competing in USA championship races; the USATF cited the difficulty of enforcement, but the uproar the ban caused was certainly part of the reason.” The USATF banned running with headphones on, and then, even after the ban was lifted, they still left the ban for athletes competing. Music’s effect on mood can be so evident that physically we can make our bodies work harder, like pushing a new limit every time. Usain Bolt is the world’s fastest man. He has a playlist that he listens to when he runs, isn’t that something. Did anyone believe that man could run as fast as he can? He runs as fast as 27.44 miles per hour. Music definitely inspires him. He pushed himself to do the impossible and we all can do the impossible with just a hint of inspiration and music is that inspiration for us.
In the same article on nytimes.com called, “The Power of Music, Tapped in a Cublicle,” “It breaks you out of just thinking one way,” said Teresa Lesiuk, an assistant professor in the music therapy program at the University of Miami. Music helps you explore, to use your brain to be creative, see things differently. The outcomes of our thoughts are incredible. We made the first airplane to the jets flying faster than imagined; we made chariots to that sweet looking mercedes we all would like to have. Music has definitely a way of creeping into our thoughts, adding color to the thoughts we once saw no other option to the now incredible, breathtaking solution that we have now. I think about inventors and think “Where do they get their inspiration?” And then I think where I would get mine, through music. Right now I’m listening to music as I write. It just flows through me when I listen and write, a truly beautiful sound singing through my thoughts and makes me want to write that one more sentence I wouldn’t want to if I wasn’t listening to music. Music takes us outside of our norm, to be amazing, trendsetters of life, to be the leader for once and constantly be doing the impossible.
“I am convinced that music creates an atmosphere that has power to impact change. Music of yesterday created an atmosphere of love and friendship, music that made everybody want to learn the lyrics.” Music is a sure way to control your emotions. When you’re angry you can calm down, happy you can be happier. I mean the feelings you can get with music is as many as the human mind has, but the most beautiful ones are the happy, the fun, the understanding, the loving, the overcoming music, that music that gets into your soul and makes you hit that repeat. That’s the amazing music that can take on anything if given the chance, the music that can affect even the coldest of hearts to see what the world should be about, love. How can you not be happy listening to music? I mean I love cruising with friends blasting music, or having a bonfire with that music bumping. I love music, it is one of the greatest things we have and we should cherish every single day, embrace till we know the words of the songs too well. Music does affect our mood, it amplifies our moods like we’re taking steroids. Music plays that same song, to live, laugh, and love. Let’s enjoy that song of life.
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120826/GJSPORTS_01/708269907/-1/FOSNEWS
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/jobs/how-music-can-improve-worker-productivity-workstation.html