This is an interesting article in which the author asserts that "serious listening" to music is similar to meditation and thus confers similar benefits.
audioaudio90 Messages: 623 Registered: October 2010
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It's interesting, but I would prefer to wait for an actual study rather than one guy's opinion before I tout benefits. That said, sometimes I enjoy really concentrating on music when I listen.
He has a point in that when you concentrate on something, like music, you get lost in it and all of your senses are focused on that. How your mind responds to it would depend on what type of music you're listening to.
I definitely believe that listening to music has therapeutic benefits, study or no study. I believe that from personal experience. Nothing relaxes me more after a hard or stressful day than listening to Pink Floyd.
love2play Messages: 134 Registered: March 2012 Location: GA
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I agree that listening to music certainly has therapeutic benefits, and who knows maybe this guy's opinion will lead to a more thorough research study.
Nothing relaxes me more after a hard or stressful day than listening to Pink Floyd.
I'm with you on that one. Vangelis is good for relaxing too, but I think that study makes a lot of sense. It's all about how much you focus on something.
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