Music ever since the first note was played has always been beloved in some way by mankind; though different tastes come into play music still has that power that allows any individual to just get away from the stresses of the world. Music allows you to express yourself when you hide the rest of who you are to try to fit in or impress society. But most importantly music can help with certain types of depression because of how it affects each individual. Music helps with our society bond which in my opinion is one of the only few things I see our society bond on. Ever since I was a kid I always loved music or playing it, it was weird, I was able to pickup basically any instrument and play it like a natural, but that’s not why I kept playing music, I did it for the feeling of release it gave me. The release of stress from school, chores, homework, whatever stressed me out I put into my music and I started getting really good at playing music. See it’s not so much playing the music or listening to it which relieves the stress, it’s actually letting yourself hear the emotion in the song or the notes you play and allow yourself to just let go and allow that euphoria to take over to where it’s just you listening or playing and no one else in this world can interrupt you.
Express yourself, a small quote I guess you could say everyone is afraid to do. Yet those who do are frowned upon in today’s society; everyone is afraid to show their true colors because they’re afraid of how other people will look at them, they’re afraid of ridicule and mistreatment and the only time anyone truly expresses themselves is when they’re alone jamming out to their own personal anthem. Most people even at that point are still afraid to show their true colors because of how today’s society works. No one wants to be called a freak, or looked upon as “that weird kid” everyone wants to fit in, so they alter their personality to match someone else’s. It’s insane when you hear it but it’s true, but music helps you bring out the person inside you, it allows you to throw away your personal charade and feel free of hiding who you really are.
Music can do multiple things, but its most important asset is helping with certain types of depression. Researchers at the National university of Singapore reviewed seventeen studies in which examined the effects of music on depression and found that playing your favorite music at least once a week can reduce depressive symptoms. It’s a distraction, the brain works on a system and when you’re depressed it focuses on one bad thing and recalls on another bad thing and the cycle keeps going. But music impedes and intrudes into your train of thought getting your mind off of what’s making you depressed and helping you feel better, even if its just a little bit, a little bit still helps.
Music is one of mankind’s best discoveries, without music our society would be completely different and awkward and life would be completely different. Movies, theater, everything would be different and it would all be because music didn’t exist. Music could be seen as one of the foundations of society throughout the world. But most of all, a key factor in our entertainment would be nonexistent, movies would be bland and essentially boring to watch, none the less even make. That is why music in our world is so important for our society and for the prosperity of mankind.