The Benefits of Music Think back to a time when you experienced something stressful. How did you deal with it? Remember a time when you needed to relax. What did you use to help you? Your answers are likely to be about music. The desire to listen to music while working, studying or even relaxing is universal. Whether playing, singing or simply listening, music can have many positive effects that often go unrecognized. Music is unique in its ability to stimulate more than just one hemisphere of the brain, incorporating both the right and left sides of the brain. Because both hemispheres of the brain are affected, there are both creative and analytical benefits to making music part of your daily routine. It's no secret that listening to or playing music is enjoyable, but studies have shown that music can do more than just improve your mood. Listening to music releases dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is known to not only improve mood, but also increase motivation and emotional stamina. But the benefits that come from listening to music aren't just about how we feel. Studies have shown that by listening to the right style of music at the right decibel level, students were able to concentrate better. For study purposes, this especially applies to classical music. Many teachers and professors argue that music is simply distracting, or is so stimulating that it inhibits the student's ability to concentrate. However, when classical music has few words or, as is often the case, few English words, the mind is not so easily distracted from the meaning or idea of ​​the song. In fact, what is sometimes interpreted as chaotic in classical music can provide a high enough level of effort for the brain to understand that it stimulates the top… the center of the paper… in these types of learning environments musical. All of these benefits together have also been linked to longevity, as well as physical and mental health. Works Cited Baker, Mitzi. “Music makes the brain pay attention, according to a Stanford study.” Stanford School of Medicine. Stanford School of Medicine, 1 August 2007. Web. Network. 26 March 2014. BBC News "Playing a musical instrument 'sharpens the mind', says St Andrews study." BBC News (2013): n.pag. BBC News. Network. April 1, 2014. Christ, Scott. “20 Surprising Health Benefits of Music, Backed by Science.” United States today. USA Today, December 17, 2013. Web. April 2, 2014. Cooper, Belle. “How Music Affects and Benefits Your Brain.”lifehacker.come. Np, 22 11 2013. Web. 3 April 2014.FUN Music Company “How does music stimulate left and right brain functions and why is it important in music teaching?”. FUN Music Company and Web. Network. 26 March 2014.