Argument

Music and its affects

            People think music is just sounds and words. But it is must more than just some lyrics someone came up with one night, or some random beats an artist tapped out on their leg. No matter what kind of music it is. whether it is hardcore metal or smooth jazz, music affects everyone differently and no one has the same experience. Music is an escape to a different world, a place where nothing can hurt or worry you. We all have this place we go to when we hear a great song, or our favorite song and you know the feeling. People have many different music tastes and we should all appreciate all verities of music and judge no one. Just because there may be a music style that you may not like, does not mean you should judge other people for listening to it. We should open our mind to new music and try it at least once. In the end , it maybe your favorite music style. Music has different affects on people veering from how it makes them feel, to helping with a health related issues, and even relive and cause stress.

            

           Music has different affects on people such as how it makes them feel. From my own experiences that different music has various affects on people. And I don't just mean the sound, it's the words and beat and your emotion at that moment that has the most affect on you. Also the emotion you are feeling will affect what you are in the mood to listen to, which could be from country all the way to death metal. But the one thing they have in common is the way they make you feel while listening to them. Whether you need to relax from a stressful day, or get pumped up for a big game you are about to play in. Music can do so much more then we think, and only when you realize how much more a song means to you and lose yourself in it, you will never know the feeling. Getting lost in a song is just listening and letting yourself drift away to the beat and words. Forgetting all your problems for just a couple of minutes is relaxing and helps when you are in a real bad situation or hard time, music is the remedy for all. Songs that may sound sad or bring memories back, but may help you in the end. There is no such thing as bad music, there is only music that you prefer and that help you the most no matter the situation. Music helps all in any situation, and can only help when you need it the most. I feel music is the only way to truly feel better, if not help then at least start the healing process and finish it.

           

          Music has different affects on people such as helping with health related issues. "Specific brain disorders can affect the perception of music in very specific ways. Experiments done on epileptics decades ago showed that stimulating certain areas of the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain awakened "musical memories"--vivid re-creations of melodies that the patients had heard years earlier. Lesions in the temporal lobe can result in so-called musicogenic epilepsy, an extremely rare form of the disorder in which seizures are triggered by the sound of music. Autism offers an even greater puzzle. People with this condition are mentally deficient, yet most are proficient musicians; some are "musical savants" possessed of extraordinary talent.¹" But these are not the only health issues music can help with. And not only does it help with physical  issues, but all so mental issues such as depression and boost brain function. Music stimulates the brain so you can think better and as said before remember better. The Greeks and three therapeutic myths they thought was the best way music helps. One is both your soul and or body is restored to a state of equilibrium, to temper excess or emotions. The second is creating a sense of pleasure through movement. and the third myth is purges the soul of emotional conflict. They also thought music penetrates the mind, the body and the soul. it seems there are many different ways that music can help medically, and I feel it should be used more. If music help me through a tough time or make me feel better emotionally, why can't it help people with real problems?

            

          Music has different affects on people such as to relive and cause stress. Music has many affects one people, but whether they are good are bad is up to that person to decide. Normally when you think of music, you think of song that may boost your mood or a song that just makes you feel good. This is not always the case though, because you may hear a song that may bring back memories that make you sad or angry. Again brings up the point that music affects different people and so many different ways and it is always unpredictable. We may never be able to predict what music affects us the most, but we can remember what song do affect us and use them to our advantage. We do all we can to avoid stress in our everyday lives, but the sad thing is that we can never escape stress. it is an everyday thing whether it be at work, at home, or even on the road. But sometimes we may be in these stressful times and certain music does not help. Sometimes it hits our stress nerves and make it worse. The good this though is, as soon as music made your stress worse, it can take it away in one song. It may seem all bad till that one song comes on and makes you as happy as can be. Music is a powerful thing, and we can use it in good and bad ways. I say this because music is used as a torture device in interrogation to get information say from a terrorist. Certain music, after listened to for a certain period of time, can break the will of people and make them talk. One example is "if you play heavy metal for 24 hrs, your brain and body functions start to slide, your train of thought slows and your will is broken.²" In the end of all this crazy way music used, just shows how powerful and useful music can be. It can go from a pick-me-up, to and downer, and even a torture device. But the main point is the affects it has on us and what we decide to use music for whether it be for good or evil.

           

         In conclusion whether you are stressed out, having some health related issues, or even just need some emotional relief, music is the best way to solve all your problems. Music is a powerful weapon and should not be undermined, or taken advantage of in any way. I t can be useful in helping you get out of a hard time in your life or to help get ready for a big event in your life. It can also be used to help people who may feel depressed, and even help with mental disorders such as remembering easier and even brain activity. then we get to the dark side of music to wear is can cause stress and make things worse. Also being used as a torture device for the military to help keep our country safe from people who may want to harm us. All in all we need to respect music for what it is and keep making music better for all people. Hopefully heal people mentally and help people stay healthy physically as well. Love music and it will show you things you could only dream of.

Works Cited

Yehuda, Nechama. "Music And Stress." Journal Of Adult Development 18.2 (2011): 85-94. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.

Lemonik, Michael D. "Music on the Brain." Time Magazine. Time Magazine, 28 May 2000

Quotes
1. Lemonik, Michael D. "music on the Brain" p.1
2. Yehuda, Nechama "Music And Strss" p. 90