HOW MUSIC AFFECTS THE MOOD

Music has the ability to affect our feelings and can impact our mind. Here are a few ways by which music influences our mind-set:

Elevation of Mind: Happy and lively music, like pop, happy, or high-beat tunes, gives our brain a sense of energy and empowerment. The catchy tunes and positive verses of the music stimulate the arrival of dopamine, a neurotransmitter related with pleasure and excitement, prompting an upgraded temper and a feeling of joy.

Relaxation and Stress Reduction: Slow-rhythmic music, romantic harmonies, and soft vocals gives sense of relaxation and calmness. This sort of music, can start out on the arrival of endorphins, which brings down substances, found in the part of the brain which is called cerebrum. This substance job is to reduce tension, pressure, and give a sense of calmness.

Emotional release and Approval: Music has the ability to resonate with our feelings and provide a way for us to express our feelings. When we pay attention to the song lyrics that resonates to our ongoing situation, it makes us feel understood. Whether we are feeling happy, sad, angry, or nostalgic, music allows us to connect with our emotions and find closure in a healthy way.

Nostalgia and Memory Improvement: Certain songs can bring out our past memories and take us back to some old memories of our lives. Music holds the power to trigger our past memories, refreshing our part of the brain which is known as cerebrum which relates with emotions and memory.  This can bring out the feelings of nostalgia, happiness, or even sadness, depending on the memory related with that specific tune.

Motivation: Many songs provide us with a sense of motivation and ignites a sense of determination and drive. These kinds of songs are usually played in gym to keep the people motivated and driven for the hard work they are doing in the gym or likewise at other places too where one needs a spark of motivation.

Helps in Calming Down: Music plays a vital part in managing our feelings. At the point when we are overwhelmed with feelings or intense emotions, soothing and relaxing music can help us calm down. Same goes when we are feeling low or lacking energy, playing high-beat and energetic music can make us feeling good and charged.

Overall, music creates a huge impact on our moods and emotions. By choosing the right type of music for our current situation, we connect with the power of music to feel uplifted, relaxed, and motivated.

• CLASSIFICATION OF MUSIC:

There are so many genres and subgenres that exist. Music is a vast and everevolving art form, constantly expanding and creating new effects and styles. Some common are mention below:

1. Classical Music
2. Rock Music
3. Hip Hop/Rap
4. Country Music
5. Jazz
6. Electronic Music

• Classical music: Classical music brings calmness. By listening to classical music, a person feels relaxed and less stressed because of its soothing properties. It helps in sleeping peacefully and improve productivity when played as background music whilst doing work because it’s not distractive.

• Rock music: Rock music brings out, those suppressed intense emotions and energy. This genre of music also relieve stress as it provides with high energy which elevates the tension, hence, works as a therapeutic tool. It has the power to ignite strong emotions.

• Hip-hop/ rap music: This music induces confidence and self-expression; artist finds their way to speak up against oppression and share their personal experience through this genre of music and motivate and empower their listeners through powerful lyrics and high energizing beats.

• Country music: Country music songs resonates deeply with its listeners offering understanding through its relatable lyrics. It has the ability to evoke emotions from sad to happy and it brings people together by offering relatable experience in the songs that relates with the listeners.

• Jazz music: Jazz music is known to have multiple effects on listeners, it can evoke emotions from soothing to energetic. This genre of music is helpful in bringing a sense of relaxation and has the power to heal. Jazz music also been used as a medium in bringing social change in the world.

• Electronic music: Electronic music has powerful impact on its listeners because of its up-beat catchy rhythm. It induces excitement and increase emotions of the listeners. This music holds the power to distract you from your overthinking and unnecessary thoughts as it takes you to another world.   

These are some most famous genres of music and they have different impact on our mind. Some melodies trigger our happy memories, some make us feel nostalgic, few holds the power to heal us and some up-beat tunes can make us feel energized and distracts from our overthinking. It solely depends on you if you want music to take you out of this world with your imagination, or provide you with motivation while performing tasks, or heal you. Make sure to choose accordingly.