Music and Mood
Music’s
beneficial effects on mental health have been known for thousands of years.
Ancient philosophers from Plato to Confucius and the kings of Israel sang the
praises of music and used it to help soothe stress. Military bands use music to
build confidence and courage. Sporting events provide music to rouse
enthusiasm. Schoolchildren use music to memorize their ABCs. Shopping malls
play music to entice consumers and keep them in the store. Dentists play music
to help calm nervous patients. Modern research supports conventional wisdom
that music benefits mood and confidence.
Because of our unique experiences, we develop different
musical tastes and preferences. Despite these differences, there are some
common responses to music. Babies love lullabies. Maternal singing is
particularly soothing, regardless of a mom’s formal musical talents or
training. Certain kinds of music make almost everyone feel worse, even when
someone says she enjoys it; in a study of 144 adults and teenagers who listened
to 4 different kinds of music, grunge music led to significant increases in
hostility, sadness, tension, and fatigue across the entire group, even in the
teenagers who said they liked it. In another study, college students reported
that pop, rock, oldies, and classical music helped them feel happier and more
optimistic, friendly, relaxed, and calm.
Music, Attention,
and Learning
Everyone who has learned their ABCs knows that it is
easier to memorize a list if it is set to music. Scientific research supports
common experience that pairing music with rhythm and pitch enhances learning
and recall. Music helps children and adolescents with attention problems in
several ways. First, it can be used as a reward for desired behavior. For
example, for paying attention toHOMEWORK
for 10
minutes, a child can be rewarded with the opportunity to listen to music for 5
minutes. Second, it can be used to help enhance attention to “boring” academic
tasks such as memorization, using songs, rhythms, and dance or movement to
enhance the interest of the lists to be memorized. Instrumental baroque music
is great for improving attention and reasoning. For students, playing
background music is not distracting. Third, musical cues can be used to help
organize activities – one kind of music for one activity (studying), another
for a different activity (eating), and a third kind for heading to bed. Fourth,
studies show that calming music can promote pro-social behavior and decrease
impulsive behavior.
for 10
minutes, a child can be rewarded with the opportunity to listen to music for 5
minutes. Second, it can be used to help enhance attention to “boring” academic
tasks such as memorization, using songs, rhythms, and dance or movement to
enhance the interest of the lists to be memorized. Instrumental baroque music
is great for improving attention and reasoning. For students, playing
background music is not distracting. Third, musical cues can be used to help
organize activities – one kind of music for one activity (studying), another
for a different activity (eating), and a third kind for heading to bed. Fourth,
studies show that calming music can promote pro-social behavior and decrease
impulsive behavior.
Music and Anxiety
Many people find familiar music comforting and calming.
In fact, music is so effective in reducing anxiety, it is often used in dental,
preoperative, and radiation therapy settings to help patients cope with their
worries about procedures. Music helps decrease anxiety in the elderly, new
mothers, and children too. Music’s ability to banish worries is illustrated in
the Rogers and Hammerstein lyrics,
“Whenever I feel
afraid, I hold my head erect
And whistle a happy tune, so no one will suspect I’m afraid…
And every single time,
the happiness in the tune convinces me that I’m not afraid.”
And whistle a happy tune, so no one will suspect I’m afraid…
And every single time,
the happiness in the tune convinces me that I’m not afraid.”
Any kind of relaxing, calming music can contribute to
calmer moods. Calming music can be combined with cognitive therapy to lower
anxiety even more effectively than conventional therapy alone.
Some studies suggest that specially designed music, such
as music that includes tones that intentionally induce binaural beats to put
brain waves into relaxed delta or theta rhythms, can help improve symptoms in
anxious patients even more than music without these tones; listening to this
music without other distractions (not while driving, cooking, talking, or
reading) promotes the best benefits.
Music and Moods
An analysis of 5 studies on music for depression
concluded that music therapy is not only acceptable for depressed patients, but
it actually helps improve their moods. Music has proven useful in helping
patients with serious medical illnesses such as cancer, burns, and multiple
sclerosis who are also depressed. If it can help in these situations, it may be
able to help you and your loved ones experience more positive moods.
Music and Sleep
Many people listen to soothing music to help them fall
asleep. This practice is supported by studies in a variety of settings. Just
don’t try listening to lively dance music or rousing marches before you aim to
fall asleep. Conversely, if you’re trying to wake up in the morning, go for the
fast-tempo music rather than lullabies.
Music and Stress
Since ancient times, it has been known that certain kinds
of music can help soothe away stress. Calming background music can
significantly decrease irritability and promote calm in elderly nursing home
patients with dementia. Music, widely chosen, lowers stress hormone levels. On
the other hand, every parent of a teenager knows that certain kinds of music,
particularly at high volumes, can induce stress. Knowing that certain kinds of
music can alleviate stress is one thing; being mindful in choosing what kind of
music to listen to is another. Choose your musical intake as carefully as you
choose your food and friends.
Sumber:
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/emotional-wellness/Pages/Music-and-Mood.aspx
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