Music is intensively unique in the way that it is universal and can speak to all. From different genres to different artists, it can be an escape from reality. Music can be therapeutic; a pathway into a dreamworld. From the mood that you are in to the places that music can take you and even the ways that music can help one.
Your mood can play a role into which genre you choose. For example, a gloomy Monday morning leads me to want to listen to calming music. A sunny Friday afternoon makes me desire happy, upbeat music. The feeling of connection with something that is really unmatched. Music can be that outlet and connection that one can go to when they feel that they can relate to something. For example, your mood correlating with the type of music that you pick can be a connection. This is because you are feeling that emotion and the music is matching that emotion. Even just sitting at home listening to music or going for a drive to listen to music can have an impact on people. Emotions are easily influenced by music and can be based on the lyrics that are in a song or memories and personal experiences. Music can often be therapeutic in the use of music therapy. Some effects that are proven in music therapy can result in helping one relax, help find deeper and different emotions, and can even reduce anxiety and / or depression. Throughout this article, Music Therapy: Types & Benefits, drives to prove the many different ways in which the power of music really holds. This article goes into depth about music, its effects on people, what music therapy does, and much more. Music is all around and something you can listen to everyday in many situations.
Not only is music something you can listen to in your car on the radio, on headphones, or on a speaker, but when it comes to life, it is truly an out of body experience. The variety of ways that one can listen to music is endless. However, there is nothing like going to see your favorite artist or band live. Colorado having one of the best concert venues in the world has truly changed my life in an unexplainable way. Red Rocks Amphitheater makes any type of music or song one hundred times better. From the scenery of the amphitheater to the actual feeling and energy that Red Rocks exudes, this feeling of serotonin takes over. The experience that concerts bring is addictive and makes you want more. Sitting at home listening to music can feel very different than being one with the music in a real life venue.
After talking to a student at Chatfield Senior High, Georgia Gilmore, she expresses the ways music has changed her life: “Music has seen me through the good, the bad, the ugly, the beautiful, the sad, the happy, the heartbreak, the trauma, and more. Music has seen it all. Music has changed my life because it doesn’t care about the emotion that I am feeling, it is always there to validate my emotions. Music is unique because it is something that almost everyone enjoys and a way for people to unite.”
Music is found everywhere and used for an assortment of things and in many different ways. Music is listened to in numerous ways and can be sung or played. The effects that music has on people is endless and can make you feel an assortment of emotions. As one of my favorite artists, Zach Bryan, once said, “And do my best to keep truth in songs”.
