Music is a
part of life. Not just my life but everyone’s
life. In fact, music has been a part of
everyone’s life forever- since the beginning of mankind.
According to Mary Bellis, the author of the article “Inventing Musical
Instruments,” “all cultures past and present have music.” She continues to inform us that the
"oldest known song" dates back 4,000 years ago and was written in
ancient cuneiform.” The question: why is music so popular and why is it
so important to us? The answer: Music
heals, positively effects the brain, improves physical performance, helps you
work more productively, improves your mood and is calming.
Music undoubtedly soothes the mind and soul. According to eMedExpert.com, Music helps
reduce pain by “serving as a distractor, possibly giving the patient a sense of
control, causing the body to release endorphins to counteract pain, and by relaxing
a person by slowing their breathing and heartbeat.” Apparently music can also lead to a secretion
of immune-boosting hormones. Furthermore, Music enhances you intelligence, attention,
and memory. The article on eMedExpert.com
tells us that music also enhances “reading and literacy skills,
spatial-temporal reasoning, mathematical abilities and your emotional
intelligence.” Finally, music aids in physical relaxation, stress relief
activities, and reducing negative emotions.
Music is also beneficial physically.
Your athletic performance, body movement, and coordination can also be
aided with music by reducing fatigue, increasing your physiological relaxation
or arousal, and improving motor coordination.
In terms of fatigue, music can effectively eliminate exercise or monotonous
work induced fatigue. Finally, according to a report in the journal Neuroscience
of Behavior and Physiology, a person's ability to
recognize visual images, including letters and numbers, is faster when either
rock or classical music is playing in the background.
Enjoyment. That is the key to why
music is so valued. However, as you can
see, there are literal benefits and explanations as to why music is so
enjoyable and beneficial in the first place- it doesn’t help us get by every day
for no reason.
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