conclusion, summary and recommendations.

Abstract

Music And Depression

Hook statement:

For many years music has been linked with having effects in people’s mood or behavior. How can music affect the way we feel or act? What does depression mean? In my opinion music is one of the most beautiful creations of art and I don't have any doubt that it would have an impact in people’s life.

Problem statement:

It is not known how music can help people individually, since everybody has different situations. Music is a great way to connect better to oneself. Sometimes in life we might lose interest in activities that we once enjoyed or we might have a feeling of sadness, this is called depression. These negative feelings can lead to many emotional and physical problems that can decrease our ability to normally function at work and at home. In this article we want to find out how music affects the way we feel.

Background history:

As we might all know our ancesters created music by clapping their hands to find a way to make themselves happy. Later on they started to use stones and sticks together after realizing they were hurting their hands. They used to dance all night long as their form of having a wonderful time. There are so many questions of how we can overcome depression throughout music. If our ancestors used music to enjoy their time by dancing and singing, does that mean we can kill sadness and depression by listening to music?

Research questions:

1. How can music affect people’s mood?

2. Can you overcome depression by listening to music?

Hypothesis:

If it is true that music affects our mood, we want to find out if it would always be in a positive way. In my personal experience I know that music can affect me depending on the type of music. If I'm sad and I listen to sad music I would become even more sad, so we need to find the balance in how we can positively use music against depression. I definitely think we can use music to feel better and happier depending on the type of music.

References

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Music can change the way we feel and act. CNN February 16, 2019.