Essay On Music And Music

Music is ubiquitous and we are exposed to it every day: in the elevator, on the way to work and on the university campus. We have all been exposed to music at least once in our lifetime. Music is inspirational, motivational and can help us focus. Music can help college students stay alert and focused when they are staying up late cramming for tests or writing English papers. The same can be applied to athletes and why they listen to music before a game. Athletes want to get in the "zone" and music helps them achieve that goal. Music can also inspire us or help us through tough times when we are feeling down. My research question is, "Why does music motivate us or inspire us to do physical things we might not be able to do without it?" I found

Physiologically, listening to music can also relieve some anxiety a person may be experiencing and this is one way a person deals with nervousness. Music is a way out of our world and clears our mind. The emotions we may feel, someone else (an artist) may have already experienced. For example, one day we may be feeling depressed, stressed out or feeling like giving up on the world, but someone else has experienced this feeling. These feelings are transformed and made into the motivating songs that inspire us to do better in life. For instance, in Linkin Park 's "Iridescent" there is an inspirational verse that says "Remember all the sadness and frustration, and let it

Researchers believed that if a person was enjoying an exercise, listening to music during workouts may help sustain an individual 's workout regimen by increasing enjoyment, arousal control, which led to a decreased perceived exertion" (66). In the spring of 2012, researchers conducted a survey at a local collegiate wellness center. While there, researchers noticed that a majority of the people that went to the wellness center was carrying a personal music player. Researchers asked the people before and post workouts, what kind of music they listened to and if they felt more enjoyment while exercising with music. During their observations, researchers wanted to allow the participants to have the freedom to exercise at their own intensity and duration. Participants reported they enjoyed their workout with music than without music (66). The only problem the researchers faced was if the participates reported increase in enjoyment represented an increase in actual enjoyment. The researchers came to a conclusion is that music can be a source of personal motivation that can make exercise more enjoyable and help sustain/increase an individual 's power output