Music And Its sway On Behavior

One need only peruse a crowd of sports fans when a song related with their popular team is heard to get an idea of the work on music has on behavior. Whether it is uplifting or downtrodden, the tone of music can and normally does have some corollary on the listener.

The rock music scene of the 1990s was at one point strongly influenced by the grunge bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, etc. As man who normally listened to these bands during that time I can tell you I believe these had a requisite corollary on my mood. I'm not saying these bands drove me to any corporal acts against myself or others, but my mood was certainly changed from this music and its often bleak melodies.

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Contrast the woeful sound of grunge with the higher power sound of music like Ska, Hip Hop, etc and the mood of a listener is affected in a separate way. For me, listening to what I would refer to "happy music" precisely gives a lift and possibly a slight more energy.

I've heard a distinct Nfl player comment that before a game he likes to listen to precisely heavy hardcore metal music because it pumps him up for the game. That speaks volumes for what corollary music has on behavior. I prefer to listen to high power music before I will be working on a difficult task because in actively listening to the music my mind is spurred to focus on the task at hand and eliminate any distractions.

One of the interesting things I find about music is its emotional component. A simple pattern of tones can elicit good or bad feelings, high power or low energy. This does not prevent accountability for ones actions, however. I do not believe you can solely blame things like a suicide on listening to depressing music. If anything, the music may have plainly aggravated a health that was already present.

Music has a fine corollary on the emotions and mood - it's up to the listener to use that knowledge as they choose.

Music And Its sway On Behavior