Music Having an Impact

An interesting article that I came across recently is about how music could have a positive impact in peoples lives. The name of the article is 'Performance of Music Elevates Pain Threshold and Positive Affect: Implications for the Evolutionary Function of Music.' The article mentions how music arouses emotional responses. It shows how music performance can elevate positivity (Dunbar, Kaskatis, MacDonald, Barra). Personally I agree with the statements made in this book.

In my opinion both performing and listening to music very helpful to one's life. For me music is an escape from any tension, issues or negativity around me. No matter what the song is about or the intentions of the artists, if I enjoy listening to it, it makes me more positive and happy. Having a positive mindset is probably the most important thing when living in my opinion and I feel music has a big boost to peoples lives.

Music has helped me in many positive ways. I feel that my way of thinking has expanded bigger and bigger in a positive way cause of the type of music that I listen to. Since my Music type is mainly based around Punk and Metal, it has helped me grow my own opinions that I would enjoy sharing with people through music.

Music I feel not only has a great effect on the way people think but as well as the creativity of people. I think people can grow and have a more positive life when there is Music involved.

Dunbar, R., Kaskatis, K., MacDonald, I., & Barra, V. (2012). Performance of Music Elevates Pain Threshold and Positive Affect: Implications for the Evolutionary Function of Music. Sage Journals . Retrieved February 22, 2017.