Rant #2- How music influences you

How music influences you really depends on the person. One person might say it helps them to study easier, like me, or another person might say that it affects the mood they’re in. If they’re listening to a sad song, they might be sad, and if they’re listening to a rock song, then they’re going to be in a different mood. Research has been done that says how music influences you, but the one thing that you can take away from it is that it’s different from person to person. One website lists seven ways that music influences people’s mood. Things like entertainment, mental work, and discharge were mentioned. [1] I think that they make some good points, but it doesn’t really say how it affects people differently. You could say that people are influenced by different music easily, and in different ways, but it really does influence you. Another website says that if someone listens to country music too often, they’ll commit suicide[2]. I personally don’t think that’s a good conclusion, but there are proven cases of it. The website also says that music helps athletes get pumped up before a game, and I personally agree with that. So, to conclude, Music really does influence you, and in different ways, but it will vary from person to person, and from song to song. Someone could be more influenced by country music, while someone else could be more influenced by rock music, and that’s just the way things are sometimes
[1] Taken from http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/03/seven-ways-music-influences-mood.php
[2] Taken from http://www.createdebate.com/debate/show/Some_music_singers_bands_influences_your_mood_and_thinking