I believe in the power of music, and I will today be shearing with you my opinion on music and how it relates to human emotions and memories.
MUSIC, EMOTIONS AND MEMORIES
Memories that are evoked by music can come in different ways. Sometimes there are memories that are linked to a particular music. Hearing the music that you danced on your wedding day, for example, can bring anew memories of the wedding in question. On the other hand, it might not even be the case that you have ever heard the music in question, yet it evokes memories. Music is indeed powerful, so powerful that it has a way of influencing our emotions. In some cases, it brings back an old emotion, reviving memories that were once dead. Music with such capabilities might not be well-known, yet it evokes emotions from the past because the story it tells aligns with whatever caused those emotions. This is the power of music, and we simply have to appreciate it.
HOW MUSIC TRIGGERS MEMORIES
EMOTIONAL ASSOCIATION: With regards to what we have already established, music certainly triggers memories. Music is always linked to life events, emotions and even experiences. As a matter fact, they end up telling the story of one person or the other. These stories are in most cases memories from the past.
CONDITIONAL RESPONSE: By repeatedly listening to a song, the possibility to associate the song in question with a particular memory or emotion is established. In this case, the contest in which we continuously heard a music becomes associated with the memories it evokes.
BRAIN PROCESSING: Given the complexity of the human brain, listening to music in most cases triggers complex process in the brain. This process which involves multiple regions and networks enables music to evoke powerful emotional response and memories.
SENSORY CUES: It is actually possible for specific element in music to trigger emotions and memories. Melodies, instrumentals, rhythms, vocals or even lyrics are capable of bringing back memories from the past. A typical example could be when the sound of the piano reminds an adult of his or her childhood piano lessons or when a particular rhythm rekindles memories of a dance concert in a dancer's mind.
CONCLUSION
I am always of the opinion that the human person cannot do without music, and I believe that the profound impact music has on our emotional and memory experiences provides strong evidence to support this claim. Every piece of music has a story, and these stories convey a message, a message that is likely part of someone else's past. In some cases, it is not even the entire music that convey's this story; it could be just an element of the music. Which ever way, the importance of music to the human person and his/her emotions cannot be underestimated.
