Have you ever been to a concert of your favourite music band or a solo singer?
Did you notice that most people were similar to you?
You probably felt safe in such a place.
This is your musical atmosphere.
We’ll talk about the music.
Everyone’s music taste varies: some like rock/hip hop/heavy metal, and many people prefer listening to music at different volumes (depending on where they are). But, have you noticed your mood when you listen to certain types of music? Note that when we feel relaxed we feel a completely different way than we would before going to a party. I often hear from people: “let’s play some up-beat songs to get ready for the party.” What does that mean? People listen to completely different music depending on their mood. So is it possible to determine a person’s general mood by looking at the musical genres they are listening to? I think it’s possible.
Let’s first divide music into two categories:
Emotional reaction to the melody:
We focus on rhythm, bars, beats and bass. At times, music can be significantly impactful and moving. We experience emotionally alone: the clear sound and personal feeling while listening. This can also be the case with any musical instruments that are in tune with the base track or simply used as background music. Changes in tone, speed and sound directly affect our degree of emotionality when listening to music.
Emotional perception of voice emission
We focus on rhythm, tone, clarity and voice transitions. Here it is the focus of our attention and it is perceived as a matter of priority. A artist’s voice can move or even cause shivers on the skin, but not in all people. So it’s worth considering which audience you belong to and what you focus on when choosing the songs you listen to.
Now that we have separated the song into two separate parts: melodies and voice emission, let’s look for a moment at the lyrics of the song.
Are you listening to the songs in English?
Do you listen to Latin songs in Spanish?
Are you listening to songs in Russian or Polish?
There may be many languages that you speak; or perhaps just one. Now ask yourself this question: do the lyrics mean anything to you and how deeply do you focus on them? Personally, I don’t focus too much on the lyrics and I neither analyse them nor translate them if they are in a foreign language that I can’t speak. I’m one, and there are millions of us all, so I’d like to know how it is with you.
I’m an extrovert. I like rock, country latino and jazz. I know the mood in which I listen to certain genres of music and I think that what I listen to reflects, to a certain degree, the person I am. I believe that by looking at my character, my dressing style, my style of being and my emotionality, you would be able to assign certain musical genres that partly reflect who I am. I think it can be done with any person and I would like to help you with this. It’s an interesting skill because we can get to know people and delve into their emotionality. Maybe it’s even easier to understand others just by analysing the music they listen to. You can also apply this to your own life; gaining clarity on your mental and emotional state by paying attention to the music you listen to and adjusting your mood to it.
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Let us all become more aware of our emotions. Perhaps you will acquire this consciousness through this analysis.
Finally, I invite all interested parties to complete a questionnaire that will be based on this article. You will fill in a dozen or so simple questions allowing you to gain this awareness that I have written about. The questionnaire is anonymous and its results will be analysed and presented soon. Let us become more aware of ourselves and our emotionality.
