Our World of Music...Why we love it or Why we Don't!!

     Hello and welcome to the Blog for Let's Talk Music and Help Save The Music. So, my world of music is an ever changing, ever growing thing.  I love all music and all the aspects that music delivers to individuals.  For some, music is a hideaway, a refuge from the troubles or issues in the world today. For some, it is a release of aggression or hatred for something or someone.  Memories, thoughts of love, hate, sadness, happiness and other emotions can be funneled into music from lyrics or sometimes playing of an instrument. A type of therapy, if you will. No matter what type of music you enjoy, it all boils down to human need, for it is not a want but a  true need. 
      I know some of you will not understand the importance that music has for me and so many other people, I guess its like an addiction. This may explain it a little better, taken from Psychology Today by: Shahram Heshmat Ph.D. Why Is Music So Pleasurable? Listening to music engages the reward system. The experience of intensely pleasurable music can cause a dopamine release in the mesolimbic rewards system   (Salimpoor et al, 2015). Engaging with music can trigger the same biological and psychological responses associated with other highly fundamental rewards, such as food, sex, or rewards of money. Musical pleasure is triggered by expectations and surprise. Much of music's pleasure comes from the patterns of melody, rhythm, and sudden changes. An unexpected change in intensity and tempo is one of the primary means by which music provokes a strong emotional response in listeners (Huron,2006).  Therefore, you should now be able to comprehend why we enjoy it or not, as well as why we get tired with the same old things. You should be aware that sometimes we first dislike something, but as we hear it more, we begin to enjoy it and pick out characteristics that we love about it. We are just music addicts that will always require their fill, regardless of the genre, therefore the enigma is answered. Thank you all for stopping in today. You can also keep up to date with me on my YouTube Channel.  Rock On🤘

References:           www.youtube.com/@lisaowens7629
Salimpoor, V.N., D.H. Zald, R.J. Zatorre,et al. 2015. Predictions and the brain: how musical sounds become rewarding Trends Cogn. Sci.19:86-91.
Zatorre, R.J.(2018) Why do we love music? Cerebrum 2018:pii: cer-16-18.
Huron DB.(2006), Sweet anticipation: Music and the psychology of expectation. MIT press.
   

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