Music and Mood

If you are like many in the world music has a way to speak to you like nothing else can.  It can grab you on all levels and help your mood improve or keep you in a bad place.  The latter should be paid attention to for sure.  The important thing to remember is that if music can make/keep you sad or angry, it can also make you happier and feel more energized.  

Here are some resources to check out if you feel that music is the way to your soul.

Stereomood - Website that plays music for your mood and if you want to change your mood, it will find songs to fit the opposite of what you are feeling. 

Music changes perception, Research shows - Article in Science Daily about research on music and how it can affect how you perceive the world. 

Neuroscientist - Music can change your mood, improve your health - CBS this morning did a piece with Dr. Daniel Levitin, a neuroscientist from McGill University, and author of "This Is Your Brain On Music," talks to Anthony Mason and Rebecca Jarvis about the power of music.