How Does Music Affect Indian Music

Music is promoted in all traditions for the well-being of the listener. The objective of this study was to analyze the emotional changes due to Indian music and their effects on the EEG. The two-dimensional emotion models and their effect on the brain were evaluated while listening to Indian raga. Asymmetrical alpha component energy was noticed in the frontal locations with the relative alpha component energy being lower at F3 and F7 positions when compared with F4 and F8 electrode position while listening to violin. Bi-frontal theta component increase was also noted while the participants listened to selected music. The Relative beta component energy was low at frontal when compared to rest 1 but it failed to raise the significant difference
Indian classical music consists of various ragas. Bhatkhande1 defined raga as melodious style and this melody is structured into a sequence of five to nine musical notes2. Batish and Ashwin3, stated that the unique characteristics of Indian music are the assignment of definite times of the day and night for the performing raga melodies. It is believed that only in this period, the raga appears to be at the height of its melodic beauty and majestic splendour. There are some ragas which are very attractive in the early hours of the morning; others which appeal in the evening, and others which spread their fragrance only near the midnight hour. Each raga or ragini is associated with a definite mood or sentiment that nature arouses in human beings. Each individual will react differently to different types of music and the selection is based on their choice. These changes are reflected clearly in the human physiological
They don’t have any formal musical training. Mini Mental Test (MMT)14 was conducted before starting the experimental protocol to check whether the participants were mentally competent to sit for the test. Participants who scored 23 out of 26 were selected for recording as these scores are considered normal , so only ten of them were recruited for this study. The entire experiment was conducted in the morning in a sound proof room, where participants sat in a comfortable chair. The study was carried out in accordance with the Institutional Ethics Committee for human volunteer research, and all volunteers gave written informed consent before taking