I once saw a woman with Alzheimer’s who could not form a word of conversation sit down at a piano and play song after song flawlessly – as a music industry professor, you can bet how that got my attention.

Music decreases fatigue.  It boosts exercise performance.  It can help manage pain. It can boost memory, build task endurance, lighten your mood, reduce anxiety and depression, stave off fatigue, improve your response to pain, and help you work out more effectively.

You can give yourself a brain boost from listening to new music – basically our interest in new music starts declining in our 30’s. New music challenges the brain in a way that old music doesn’t. It might not feel pleasurable at first, but that unfamiliarity forces the brain to struggle to understand the new sound.

It was found that the happiest sounding songs are in a major key. Using a special formula for the study, music psychologist Dr. Michael Bonshor discovered that the happiest song was Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys Feb 19, 2023

1.Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys
2. I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown
3. House Of Fun by Madness
4. Get The Party Started by P!nk
5. Uptown Girl by Billy Joel
6. Sun Is Shining by Bob Marley
7. I Get Around by The Beach Boys
8. YMCA by Village People
9. Waterloo by ABBA
10. September by Earth, Wind & Fire

“Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears—it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear.” According to Musicophilia author Oliver Sacks

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