Music and emotion are close together.
Music can be a powerful emotional tool. The sweet, gloomy sounds of Adele's “Someone Like You” can bring chills, or even tears, to listeners. In the 18th century, the emotional appeal of music was no different: the silent, reverberating notes in Mozart's piano concerto no. 23 can still evoke loneliness and despair. There are few things more fulfilling than singing along with Nirvana when you're angry, or jumping around the house to a Taylor Swift song after a particularly good day.
Music Therapy Dementia
It turns out that the emotions evoked by music don't just feel good, they're also healthy for you. A meta-analysis of 400 music studies found listening to music has the ability to reduce anxiety, fight depression, and boost the immune system. Clinical music therapists have even begun to prescribe music for everything from Alzheimer upto autism spectrum disorder . But can the emotions associated with music ever be harmful, when music has a negative impact on mental health? A research team at the Center for Interdisciplinary Music Research at the University of Jyväskylä, the University of Helsinki and Aalto University in Finland, have published a study in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience . The team, led by PhD student Emily Carlson, wanted to investigate whether modulating emotions through music could harm a person's mental health. The Answer? Yes. sometimes.
Music emotions
