Whether you’re a music aficionado, a casual listener, or a pop culture naysayer, you can’t avoid how pervasive music has become. It’s everywhere; from the elevator ride to work to your car radio. And for good reason.

There’s plenty of scientific proof that shows how music makes you kinder, happier, and more cooperative. But is there a specific way in which it makes our lives better? Let’s take a look!

Music Relaxes You

According to Richard Wiseman’s book, 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot, blood pressure readings revealed that listening to calming or riveting music like jazz or pop had the same effect as benefiting from total silence. In addition, listening to the classics—like Vivaldi—helped people relax more quickly.

This is because of the unique structuring of musical compositions. The modes, tempo, and melodies are compiled in a way that affects your subconscious, allowing you to calm down and relax.

Music Reduces Pain

For a lot of people, music is a form of catharsis. It allows you to forget about your troubles, even if just for a few minutes. However, music isn’t just great at creating a safe space that lets you breathe. It also increases your tolerance to pain and decreases anxiety, because it takes your mind away from painful stimuli, while also offering the blood pressure benefits mentioned above.

Music Can Help Medical Patients

A technique known as melodic intonation therapy uses music to trigger parts of the brain that have sustained damaged. In specific cases, this therapy has allowed patients to regain the ability to speak. But that’s not all. Music is a way of connecting to memories for a lot of people. Patients with Alzheimer’s disease have used music to reconnect with their memories, and this has shown remarkable efficacy.

Music is an Outlet for Many People

Music is an art, and it can be utilized by anyone, and in any form. And for those who need an outlet to vent or to express their feelings, it works perfectly. This is because it offers the ability to express without words.

Music allows people to focus and feel more in control. And for those facing issues such grief, it gives them hope, and the ability to get through troubling times.

Putting it All Together

Music Jotter, our music composition software, allows people to design their own music. To date, musicians have created hundreds of pieces that move and inspire them and their listeners.