summary: Listening to your favorite music has positive effects on your emotional and psychological health. Researchers say music affects the endocrine system, increasing levels of dopamine and decreasing the stress-related hormone cortisol.
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music has a unique power influence how people feel And many people use music to uplift or alter moods, convey emotions, and provide psychological support.
Music’s strong emotional impact stems from its profound physical and psychological effects. For example, listening to relaxing music often has a positive effect on the mind. autonomic nervous system (regulates many major bodily functions), slows breathing, regulates heart rate, lowers blood pressure, and reduces muscle tension.
Listening to music also affects us on a deep physiological level as it has a strong effect on the body. endocrine systeminvolved in hormone production.
Music influences the experience of pleasure by increasing production of dopamine (a reward hormone), lowering levels of cortisol (a stress hormone), and increasing salivary immunoglobulin A (an antibody involved in strengthening the immune system). stimulates the release of neurotransmitters that give
Of course, these benefits can only be experienced when listening to music that we enjoy. friendliness Although it affects enjoyment, new music can also stimulate positive physical and psychological responses if it resembles other music you like.
Music that we don’t like can have a huge negative impact on our mood and health.individual differences mean emotions Different reactions to songs It depends on the participant’s taste and relevance to the music. If we don’t like a song (or it brings back negative memories), we will not be happy, regardless of the quality of the song.
Creating personal soundscapes
Portable listening devices and music streaming platforms have enabled an unprecedented selection of musical styles. People can now listen to their favorite music anytime, anywhere.
This means that music can be used to create personal soundscapes. This is common when using public transport. For example, many passengers use headphones to create an individualized sound environment to distract from the unpleasant aspects of traveling in crowded, noisy transport.
and Recent research, 71% of the 2,000 participants reported that music had the strongest effect on their mood, and nearly 75% said they listened to music regularly to cheer them up. In response to these findings, I conducted a review of published research to find out which musical characteristics tend to be present in “happy” songs.
We must remember that musical tastes and expectations are culturally dependent. For example, some Asian cultures have different associations between positive/negative emotions and major/minor her chords. Western “happy songs” may not be interpreted as such globally.
Within Western culture, there are certain elements of popular music that are commonly associated with positive emotions. Music that is perceived as “happy” is usually written in bright-toned majors, featuring bright-sounding instruments such as trumpets and electric guitars.
“happy” music is usually added 7th note of the scale to the three major notes of the chord. This creates a brief tension, or pleasant anticipation, followed by relief or resolution as the harmonic progression proceeds as previous listening experience predicts.
For many people, listening to music becomes immersive flow experience It can distract you from everyday concerns. Actively participating in the music by dancing and singing along makes it even more fun.
A simple, consistent rhythm based on bar 2-4 beats is the song’s “Danceability”, on the other hand, the binary structure – verse-chorus-verse-chorus – helps establish familiarity, so the song quickly becomes “can sing”.
people generally prefers familiar music, or instantly memorable music. The most enjoyable songs can be satisfying. A balance of predictability and surpriseavoiding being too simplistic or formulaic, while providing a fun and familiar experience.
Unexpected changes can heighten emotional reactions. Listeners often get the most enjoyment from music when they’re pretty sure what’s going to happen next, but unexpected chord progressions and key changes bring surprises.
Based on past experiences, listeners have high expectations for songs. Familiar music tends to be the most enjoyable, but should also contain enough elements of “wow” to maintain enough interest to create a state of flow. This explains the use of bridges or middle eights (sections different from verses and choruses) in many songs.
“Happy Song” is usually primary keysometimes contains sections in minor keys for interest.
The Beach Boys’ Good Vibrations starts with a verse in a minor key and creates a strong emotional uplift as it switches to a bright major key in the chorus.
speed of happiness
Fast music tends to elicit more positive emotions than slow music. Studies show that music that makes us feel happy usually 140 and 150 beats per minute (BPM). Songs that people say they listen to a lot improve their mood Include Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now at 156 BPM.
Tempo is a confounding variable. Faster music increases arousal/excitement, but this is not always associated with happiness.there may be age difference in interpretation.
What is certain is that music can have a huge impact on our well-being.just stick together James Brown I Got You (or anything that makes you want to dance for fun) and start feeling better.
About this music and neuroscience research news
author: Michael Bonshaw
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contact: Michael Bonshaw – The Conversation
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