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Summary

The website content discusses the profound impact of music on emotions and behavior, emphasizing that both listening to and playing music can significantly influence one's mood and actions.

Abstract

The article delves into the transformative power of music, highlighting its ability to alter emotions and actions. It suggests that the genre of music one listens to often reflects their current emotional state. Personal anecdotes reveal how the author uses classical music to uplift their spirits, especially when feeling sad. The act of playing a musical instrument, such as the violin, is described as a joyous and fulfilling experience that can improve one's mood and overall well-being. The author also touches upon the physical act of dancing to music as a method for mood enhancement and expresses that music can lead to increased productivity and a sense of freedom. The piece concludes with a mention of the author's background in various dance forms and their passion for writing and playing the violin.

Opinions

  • Music has the capacity to change how a person feels and acts, whether it's through listening or playing an instrument.
  • The author believes that the type of music one chooses to listen to is indicative of their current emotional state.
  • Engaging with music, such as playing the violin or dancing, is seen as a source of joy and a way to elevate one's mood.
  • Classical music, in particular, holds significant value for the author, providing a sense of peace and happiness.
  • The author opines that even background music can have a substantial impact, enhancing productivity and touching the listener in unexpected ways.
  • Dancing to music is viewed as an activity that can shake up one's mood for the better and create a feeling of liberation.
  • The article suggests that music's influence extends beyond personal enjoyment, contributing to a more positive attitude towards oneself and others.
  • The author's personal history with music, including ballet, jazz, and folklore dance, is presented as a testament to music's life-enhancing effects.

Music/Feelings/Self-improvement

Music Change How You Feel and Act

Listening to music is also the way you feel and act too, yes, but also when you play a musical instrument, and the one you play doesn’t matter. If it helps you filling the mood and being yourself, it also lights you up.

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No matter how. The music genre you’re listening to is how you’re feeling at that moment. I also know from my own experience that changing the music I listen to, will change my mood.

Music is light for me. When I’m sad, I listen to music a lot. Also when I am not sad, I listen to music. I love listening to classical music. That is everything to me. I love playing the violin. An I love playing together will my fellow musicians in my orchestra. It gives me the joy I need when I have a day off or just because listening to classical music is fun to do.

It doesn’t matter what music you listen to, but the fact that music is giving me peace somehow through the veins of my body and shake me all up is an incredible feeling. The mood I was in changed. Or it could change, maybe it stays the way it was before.

Change mood

Let’s say, I am very sad at the moment (which is not true, but if I was), then I can play happy music to change my mood. Most of the time, I lighten up a little bit. Sometimes, it takes a lot more time to lift me up. It works anyhow. That is the most important thing for me. That my mood changed. Sometimes it doesn’t work to just listen to music. I also have to do other things at the same time listening to music.

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In the background, music can lift you up as well. When you listen to music in the background while doing something else, you can hear something that touches you a lot, or you can be surprised hearing some kind of music that makes you be more productive. Even, writing this piece, I am listening to my favourite work playlist with classical music, on YouTube.

Dance

I also dance a lot on music, to shake up my mood a little bit. Especially with my children. They love to dance, so, why not me doing it together with them?! The fact that music change how I act is that I feel a lot better listening to music and thus be nicer towards myself and others. I guess so…

When I was a child, I did classical ballet, jazz dance and folklore dance a lot. You feel free when you dance on music. It doesn’t matter which music genre it is, it is how you feel free. At least, I did.

This story has been published before on Quora.

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Agnes Laurens is a writer. She writes for the local newspaper. Agnes lives in Bunnik, The Netherlands, with her husband and three daughters.

Writing is — aside from playing the violin — one of her passions since childhood. She is on Twitter and Instagram.

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