Reasons Why Music is Important
My dad says that, "There is a song for everything," and I happen to agree. Music makes almost any activity better! There are many purposes for spending as much time as we do with music, but today I would like to explore just two reasons why we need music. As humans, we need music because it can both calm and motivate us if we let it. If you've ever had trouble sleeping because you were anxious about something, good or bad, you might've tried listening to music to help you relax and fall asleep. Martina de Witte and some of her colleagues wrote a journal article titled, "Effects of music interventions on stress-related outcomes: a systematic review and two meta-analyses." In this article, they wrote, "The most widely studied effects of music are the calming and stress reducing effects." They explained that there are several musical elements that contribute to the mood of a song and whether or not it has a relaxing effect. Let's explore two eleme