power of music

"Music is so powerful that it affects even our physical beings. Who hasn’t had the experience of tapping his toe to a certain song—without even realizing he was tapping until after the fact? Many ancient peoples recognized the power of music on the body, and some used music as a healing agent. In many mythologies, the god of music is also the god of medicine.

In recent years, studies have substantiated these ancient ideas, demonstrating music’s effect on a myriad of bodily functions: pulse rate, respiration rate, blood pressure, galvanic skin responses, brain-wave impulses, muscle responses, finger coordination, and reading speed and comprehension. 1 One study suggests that certain rhythms actually have a weakening effect on the muscles of the body. 2

A force so powerful that it can influence our hearts, our glands, and our muscles is a force to be reckoned with. The influence is significant enough that we should take care what kind of music we allow into our homes.

Music also has great power on our emotions. Music has been called the universal language because it speaks directly to our emotions. And our emotions and feelings influence our actions.

The power music has to communicate feelings was made dramatically clear to me while I was writing the musical score for the film Where the Red Fern Grows. While working on that project, I encountered a serious problem: the entire story was built around a boy’s love for his dogs, but that love wasn’t being communicated through the film itself. I composed a tender love theme to fill that void, and suddenly flat images on strips of celluloid had emotional life. The audience wept." - Lex de Azevedo

I must say I truly agree with this statement. Music is the power and strength in my life. When I am mad, I have the song that can either release the anger or to calm the spirit. When Im sad my music is there to bring up my mood. I always have a song in my head, I cant survive without a constant beat. Its like a addiction. Of course anyone who has ever been around me has seen me have a air drum beat or a air guitar going once in awhile. might look bad, or even bug some people (which i know it does), but i live for the rush of a drum beat or an insane guitar riff.

There are people out there that are what society calls "adrenaline junkies". These people live for the next rush, wether it be from driving 100 mph, skydiving, getting in bar fights, backcountry skiing, etc. Well I am one. Only I get my rush from concerts. Not just any concerts, but rock/metal concerts. Why you may ask? Because these concerts come with what we call "mosh pits" and if you want to experience a rush, this is how. You mix a angry song that gets you jumping and riled up then get in a constantly moving pit with a bunch of guys who cant wait to bash into you. yeah. its a blast. Most of my favorite concerts had one, although i wasnt always there to participate (thanks slikity). If I had to rate my concert top 5 id have to go as follows:

5. saliva. (with red, flyleaf, victim effect)

4. the offspring (with madina lake, mury, avenged sevenfold, street dogs, aireborne toxic event)

3. trans Siberian orchestra

2. Metallica (with the sword)

1. LINKIN PARK (with coheed and cambria)

Top 5 bands i would pay any amount to see

5. nightwish

4. metallica (again)

3. linkin park (again)

2. van halen (eddie would melt my face with his guitar i know it)

1. led zepplin (i'd be walking the stairway to heaven after the concert im sure, but well worth it)

as you can see. Im A: addicted to music B: really bored at my moms house and C: well there isnt a c, but if there was im sure it would be worth writing.

I hope after reading this all of you (and im sure theres a ton) (that was a joke), will finally understand why i tap my hands and my feet. and will let music take you to places your physical body cant. Music can touch your soul, and can be the best thing that ever happened to you. Please let music in. It wont bite. It wants to show you the way. Where? To places you can't even imagine. If I had a second religion. It would hands down be music.

Thank you for your time. I hope you day was changed for the better from this blog entry. Have a good day. And let the music be with you.