Insert Your Feeling

Have you ever listened to some music that made you feel tense or angry? Ever listened to music where your brain went, ‘This is awful!’

Have you ever listened to music that made you feel calm and relaxed? Of course you did. Do you know why music is in every movie you watch?

All of those questions can be answered with one word: emotion. Music brings out our emotions. And what causes our emotions to change? Our brain chemicals.

Name a song that makes you … (insert your feeling–happy, sad, chilled, angry)

Could you try it in the comments section? It would be great to hear your thoughts.

Music is art. All art hits our emotions. Some people like looking at paintings. Some people like painting paintings. I am amazed at the skill it takes to paint. I can’t do it, but I like looking at their work. If you play a musical instrument, you’ll know what it does to your feelings.

You know how frustrating it can be if you just started learning one. But you don’t have to play music to be affected by it. Listening to music can be just as good.

Okay, so I want to chill. Should I listen to an upbeat hip-hop song that gets my toes tapping, my head nodding, and a need to jump off the couch and dance?

You’ll likely listen to something softer, slower and more calming.