When I first wrote about music and radio I was a little lost on what to write because I thought music was such a huge topic and effects pretty much everyone so when we were told that we could go in depth on a topic I got excited to revisit music.

I think music might be the biggest part of our person ( in a social media sense ). When first meeting a person a common question now is what kind of music do you listen to. For me that’s always a hard question because I listen to mostly anything which I think makes my relationship with music a bit different. My music taste is so random that when Spotify tries to make me playlists it is always mix matched with all genres. I find that I am a really open person and I like to try everything at least once ( yes I did have those parents that made me try new food no matter what ) which would make sense that I am also that way with music.

Music also brings people together, music is a huge social factor when making friends. From as small as listening to music in on a car ride to planning a trip to a concert together music is used is most social settings. It also brings people together, some of my favorite memories from high school is just driving around with my friend blasting music and singing.

“Music constructs our sense of identity through the direct experiences it offers of the body, time, sociability, experiences which enable us to place ourselves in imaginable cultural narratives.” (https://www.diggitmagazine.com/blog/identity-through-eyes-music#:~:text=Music%20seems%20to%20be%20a,both%20self%20and%20the%20collective.&text=Music%20constructs%20our%20sense%20of,ourselves%20in%20imaginable%20cultural%20narratives.) Music has the power to take us back in time and relive memories connected to them ( for the good or bad ). This pulls us to have an emotional connection and pin that song to a moment in life.

“Music is known for doing a lot of things, things along the lines of having relaxing and healing powers, the ability to treat mental ailments such as anxiety, serve as a source for spiritual and emotional uplifting. Most importantly music can be used as an instrument for not only individual self-expression, but also nationalistic self- expression and even as a global unifier.” (https://www.diggitmagazine.com/blog/identity-through-eyesmusic#:~:text=Music%20seems%20to%20be%20a,both%20self%20and%20the%20collective.&text=Music%20constructs%20our%20sense%20of,ourselves%20in%20imaginable%20cultural%20narratives) Music Therapy has been heavily research over the last decade and has been proven to be a powerful form of therapy. I know you can now major in it and it is being used all over the world. Music also works on animals too, I work at a dog boarding place and we have classic music playing all the time to help the dogs who might be nervous about staying over relax and adjust to their stay. I also know that there are studies looking into people who have dementia who played an instrument during life who physically remember how to play but mentally have forgotten.

Music is extremely powerful it can help us connect, remember, and heal.