Music has the power to change your mood, help you relax and even lift your spirits. If you’re feeling blue, maybe it’s time to turn on some music. Here are 8 ways to boost your mood with music.
1. Listen to upbeat music
Make a playlist of songs that make you feel good when you listen to them. It can include any type of music or songs in any language. It is just important that the songs make you feel happy and energized. Turn it on when you’re feeling down and let yourself dance along or sing at the top of your lungs!
2. Play an instrument
If you took piano lessons as a child or wanted to be a drummer in a rock band, now is the time to dust off those skills and get playing again! There are many benefits associated with playing an instrument including increased memory ability, improved coordination and increased creativity. Even if you don’t have much musical talent, it can still be fun to play around on an instrument or even make up songs of your own.
3. Learn how to play an instrument
Didn’t take piano lessons as a child? Now’s your chance! Learning how to play an instrument is a great way
“Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio.”
― Hunter S. Thompson
Music is an important part of my life. I use it to fuel my moods and change my state of mind. In fact, I’ve written about it before in this blog post about using music to boost your mood.
I’ve started listening to instrumental music lately, especially when I’m doing work, like writing or reading or studying or drawing. One type of music that works well for me is ambient electronic music. It’s quieter and doesn’t have vocals. It helps me focus and get into flow.
Here are 8 ways you can use ambient electronic music to boost your mood:
Music is one of the most powerful tools for changing mood. Studies have shown that music can make us feel more relaxed, happy, sad, sentimental, and even angry. There are many great resources on Psychology Today about the science of sound and how music affects our brain chemistry. Here is a collection of some of my favorite articles:
Music Makes You Feel High and 8 Other Ways Music Affects Your Brain Chemistry
The Neuroscience of Music, Mindset and Motivation: How to Use Music to Hack Your Brain and Achieve More Success
How to Use Music to Improve Productivity
Music Makes You More Creative? The Surprising Science
So what does this all mean for you? Here are eight ways that you can use music as a tool to boost your mood:
1) Create a playlist for every mood and activity. Make sure it includes at least one song that always makes you feel better when you hear it. I have a long list of songs in iTunes called “Feel Good”. I usually start with this list whenever I want to create an upbeat or inspirational playlist. It’s a great way to get myself out of a funk or boost my motivation.
2) If you’re feeling down, listen to upbeat music. It has been shown that listening to upbeat music causes
Music is a powerful tool that can be used to boost your mood. Music has been found to be effective in raising happiness, reducing stress, and improving cognitive performance.
You may not have considered adding music to your life as a way of increasing happiness, but it’s something you should try.
In this post I’ll go over some of the ways that music can help improve your mood, and how you can use it to increase your happiness.
Music is a powerful tool that can be used to change your mood in an instant. Just like food, music also affects our brain chemistry. And just like food, the type of music we eat influences our brain chemistry.
We all need music that lifts us up and makes us feel good. Positive emotional states positively affect our brain chemistry and when we have the right brain chemistry, we think more clearly, make better decisions and act more creatively.
This post is about using music to boost your mood and help you stay clear and creative.
I’ve been a musician for over 70 years (yes I was born with a guitar in my hand), so I’m going to share some things with you that I’ve learnt about how to use music to change your mood for the better.
Whether you’ve had a particularly stressful day at work, or you’re just not feeling 100%, music can be the ultimate mood booster. It’s hard to describe exactly why music can have such a profound impact on our emotions, but it’s easy to see and hear how it works.
From classical pieces that inspire us and make us feel more alert, to chart-topping pop hits that make us dance and sing along, research has found that listening to music can help improve your mood.
Music therapy is also used for mood improvement. Music therapy is defined as a method of treatment in which trained therapists use music to help patients recover from or cope with health problems.
Music therapy has been shown to help with depression, stress, dementia, cancer and even premature babies. For example, some people with depression will listen to sad songs because they are cathartic. Other people may find that listening to sad songs actually makes them feel worse. It all depends on personal experience and preferences.
Music is everywhere. We listen at home, while commuting, while exercising, and while we work. Research has shown that music can have a profound effect on mood, stress levels, and even physical health.
If you feel down or tired in the afternoon, it could be time to turn on your favorite tunes. These are some ways music can improve your mood:
* Helps you to cope with everyday stressors
* Makes you feel more relaxed
* Boosts your happiness
* Improves memory function
* Increases brain activity