Because it can make me dream.Īll three of those statements are critical in having a better understanding and appreciation for all that it takes to move up in life. Because it makes me believe I am better able to cope with my worries. In thinking about the role music plays in helping us move up, a few top factors struck me:īecause it reminds me of certain periods of my life and past experiences. In an extensive review of the literature, the authors bring together over 129 different reasons why we listen to music - derived from past research. Relatedly, music may provide a means to reduce social stress and temper aggression in others. Work and war songs, lullabies, and national anthems have bound together families, groups, or whole nations. Recognizably musical activities appear to have been present in every known culture on earth, with ancient roots extending back 250,000 years or more… Another evolutionary idea links the need to soothe babies via music as being critical to allow mothers to move on to other important survival activities.Ī different line of thinking points to the use of music for bringing people together, consider this quote: Several theories captured in this fascinating paper, trace its beginnings as a necessary aspect of evolution. Suggesting that someone who made music had a biological edge in mating (guess that cliché about being in a band to attract others goes way back). Where music came from and why is a long contested subject among musicologists (yes that’s a field – how cool, right?) (As I write this now, music ripples through my ear buds playing Springsteen’s Streets of Philadelphia – which perhaps subconsciously led to the inclusion of the funeral reference above). Music is seminal to our lives. From our first lullaby to our wedding dance to whatever dirge they may play at our funeral, songs mark both our most important moments and hum in the background of our daily lives.
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