The Influence of Music
Introduction to Music GEN1621
Major Writing Assignment
The Influence of Music
Almaty, 2011
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything." (Plato, 428-348 BC )
Music is inseparable part of our everyday life; we can face it in every corner of our town, on TV commercial, films, radio etc. Music can be understood everywhere, even if you cannot speak the language of other countries, but you move, dance, sing and enjoy the music while listening to it. We may not understand the words of a musical selection but we do understand the beauty of songs. We cannot avoid it and we cannot disclaim that music has an impact on human’s behavior, mood and attitudes. Music can affect us in ways in which people are not even aware of, and for this reason, music is simply amazing. Therefore, this issue has been studied for decades, by unrelated people for each other, such as music educators, neuroscientists, composers, psychologists, singers, philosophers, mathematics, therapists, medical researchers and others. That is why music is used in millions of places.
The first question of inquiry chart is: how does music affect our emotions? Music can produce different emotions in listeners. Also, it is a form of expression, because artists often express their feelings through songs. They write songs when they are happy, sad, angry, and even when they are in love. It has been proven that certain types of music can evoke sadness, while others can give you an excitement. Also, music has the ability to change the emotional and physical status of people, whether they are in bad moods, good moods, or sad moods. As health reporter of BBC news Sonya McGilchrist (2011) wrote “Music releases a chemical in the brain that has a key role in setting good moods.” Also, when people listen to music, their body produces serotonin, which is known as the happiness hormone and that is why, lovely songs can make them happy. According to Emporia State
Major Writing Assignment
The Influence of Music
Almaty, 2011
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything." (Plato, 428-348 BC )
Music is inseparable part of our everyday life; we can face it in every corner of our town, on TV commercial, films, radio etc. Music can be understood everywhere, even if you cannot speak the language of other countries, but you move, dance, sing and enjoy the music while listening to it. We may not understand the words of a musical selection but we do understand the beauty of songs. We cannot avoid it and we cannot disclaim that music has an impact on human’s behavior, mood and attitudes. Music can affect us in ways in which people are not even aware of, and for this reason, music is simply amazing. Therefore, this issue has been studied for decades, by unrelated people for each other, such as music educators, neuroscientists, composers, psychologists, singers, philosophers, mathematics, therapists, medical researchers and others. That is why music is used in millions of places.
The first question of inquiry chart is: how does music affect our emotions? Music can produce different emotions in listeners. Also, it is a form of expression, because artists often express their feelings through songs. They write songs when they are happy, sad, angry, and even when they are in love. It has been proven that certain types of music can evoke sadness, while others can give you an excitement. Also, music has the ability to change the emotional and physical status of people, whether they are in bad moods, good moods, or sad moods. As health reporter of BBC news Sonya McGilchrist (2011) wrote “Music releases a chemical in the brain that has a key role in setting good moods.” Also, when people listen to music, their body produces serotonin, which is known as the happiness hormone and that is why, lovely songs can make them happy. According to Emporia State
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