Music and your mood.

Jeff Bachmeier, owner of 977music.com, explains briefly what kinds of music can get you pumped for the day ahead and what kinds of music will lull you to sleep. He also explains briefly what music can be used for, such as to entertain you while commuting or to cheer you up when you're down. Or to set the mood for a romantic night with a loved one. Regardless of what you're trying to achieve, Bachmeier knows that music can affect your mood.

I must say that while I was reading Bachmeier's article, I couldn't help but feel it was a bit redundant although I completely agree with what he has to say. Sure, who's going to get up in the morning when they have Mozart playing on their alarm clock. That person will only want to go right back to sleep. In fact, music has such a profound effect on our emotions that music can even make us feel more connected to someone, as Bachmeier stated.

Something I found particularly interesting is that Bachmeier said, "Music can set the tone for your day or night." After thinking about this, I came to the conclusion that music can almost even determine what kind of day you're going to have. You know that book The Secret? It basically talks about how positive thinking can change your life to however you want to be. Well I think that listening to upbeat and positive music can have the effect as having positive thinking. If you listen to post-hardcore (aka screamo) music all day, you're going to have a strange day, and you'll probably even feel aggressive. Alternatively, if you listen to overly happy music you'll feel as if you can take on the world.

Bachmeier, J. (2011). Music and the effects on your mood. Retrieved from http://977music.com/blog/2009/09/music-and-the-effects-on-your-mood/