AFRI-INLEO INITIATIVE 39: THE PLACE OF EMOTIONS IN MUSIC🎵

Music as well known deals with pleasant combinations of sound to the hearing. Music is also artistic in nature related to audio-visual art which involves the senses of sight and sound. Music has a great influence on the human mind (or soul) which is the centre of human emotions, feelings, will, thoughts etc. For example, music can elate the human mind as seen in it been used in the healthcare sector for some mood disorders and related psychological conditions as adjunct therapy. Aside the useful of music in entertainment, education, information) communication, income generation and so on, music is also useful in other areas such as health and healing.

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Music is described as the "food for the soul" and as believed, happiness/excitement has a contributory effect to living long because saddness, unhappiness are also human emotions on the negative which has a negative toil on the body. Laughter is described as a "medicine to the body" which can be facilitated through music imparting directly on human mind and emotions. In addition, music through its lyrical contents can be an expression of human thoughts involving emotions or facilitating emotions. Music artistes, music composers and music writers communicates their thoughts, inspirations or experience using the musical platform with emotions involved. Other platforms that could be used includes writing e.g. poetry, acting e.g. drama etc.

Using different genres of music and across different nations of the world, music has facilitated different expressions of human emotions. For example, the national anthems of different countries brings about some emotions when singing it, the traditional songs in different cultures of the world has some great emotional display that comes with it etc. As human beings, one of the best way to appreciate the place of emotion in music is through love. One of the best way a lover expresses his love or her love for his or her partner respectively is through love songs, love dates/time outs involving music dance etc. Through music, a lover can sing songs from various music artistes of choice about love to his or her lover to convey his or her love affirmations.

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Therefore, it can be said that through health and love, the practicality of how human emotions relates to music is tangibly expressed. Music as seen is directly related to human mind via thoughts and emotions which can be a two-way thing; from the music artistes to the people via lyrics, sounds, sights and from the people (listener) through happines, laughter, elation and accompanying responses. Some genres of music like traditional music, gospel music, afrobeats etc gives more expression to the place of emotion in music by strong attachment to them in terms of culture, tradition, religion and so on. Hence, music and emotions are agelong duo which can never be separated even as both relates directly to the human mind. Thank you for reading even as comments and contributions are welcomed.