Music comes in many different forms, it’s something that may play a big role in your everyday life. What’s important is that music has the power to shift your emotions in many different directions. It’s great to set the mood at a party, or even at a sob session. I feel like this power that it holds, should be appreciated more often. Why music out of everything else? It is a great stimulator for your brain. It easily induces feelings, and it targets certain emotions. These points clearly make music the best method to move your feelings. It’s important to find the connection that our minds have to this wonder that is music and its many mindwinding genres.

There are great stimulations created in our auditory cortex when listening to music. Our brain responds to the noises around us, we hear a loud crash, and suddenly become concerned. We listen to a lullaby, we become relaxed. With music, you can hear the intro to your favorite song, and it will intrigue you. The reason that our favorite song is our favorite is because our brain associates it with a memory we like. Our brain analyzes these songs and creates responses to it, stimulating it.

Here, we see art made by brain waves when listening to songs, these pieces are created by @brainwavebtch on TikTok. It shows how certain songs stimulated the person’s brain. How the highs and the lows of the song change the way their brain responds and it is seen in the pictures.

How does music easily induce feelings? Songs are typically around 3 minutes long, and in that time, our feelings and mood can be switched. For example, if you know the song Runaway, by Kanye west, that singular piano note that plays in the beginning, can already change the listener’s mood because they have an association with it. Moods may even change before you reach the half point of the track, which further shows how quickly songs can manipulate someone’s feelings. 

Music targets certain emotions. With a wide range of genres and so many artists to choose from all with their different flare, you are able to target certain emotions when choosing a song. Starting off with lyrics, they are a great way of sending the message that the artist wants to convey within that song. Words can be very powerful and this leads to the movement of certain emotions. For example, Frank Sinatra lyrics are going to be much more different than those of Travis Scott. Both artists convey different meanings with their lyrics. As for melodies, something like Daniel Caesar will be more chill, as to where a melody by Eminem would be much different, it would be more energetic with more hype. Same thing can be said with tempo. A jazz performance would have a much different crowd than that of an EDM concert. The type of music selection will target certain emotions.

Have you ever heard a song and then gotten goosebumps? If you have, that shows that your brain is responding to the music and producing a strong connection in your auditory cortex. This sensation is something that I personally enjoy feeling.

Many things can change your feelings, in this case, certain foods can cause a release of dopamine in your brain, and some may argue that it is therefore a better method in moving your feelings. For some people, it’s chocolate, or for others, it can be another desert or favorite food. Some people may say that it is a better method of changing mood than music, to which I disagree because of these factors. For example, my favorite food is sushi, it can sometimes get expensive depending on what you like the most. Going out to eat your favorite meals can add up during the week, but you can listen to music for free any time on an app like spotify. Developing unhealthy eating habits or dietary issues may become an issue if you constantly find joy in eating tons of ice cream. And as always, humans get full at some point.

The connection that we all, as humans, have to music, is so meaningful and moving. Therefore, making music the best way to move your feelings. The way it is a great stimulator for your brain, easily induces feelings, and it targets certain emotions, clearly makes music the best method to move your feelings.