Spring is here…
New light, tiny buds
Slowly unfurling green shoots
Winters behind us
#Spring is here…
#Music for #Mental health
I looked at ways to use music to improve mental health, last week with Listening to music 🎶 .
Have you had a chance to try out some of the suggestions?
“New music “
I’ve tried listening to new tracks by similar artists I usually listen to and found some good music.
An interesting way of finding new music tracks is by listening to radio programmes.
My favourite is Desert Island Discs broadcast on BBC radio 4. It introduces different celebrities each week who select their favourite tracks and talk about why they selected them. It’s fascinating to hear about their life and the importance of the music they share. At the end of the program they are ‘cast away’ on a desert island with their eight selected tracks a book and luxury item.
Creating a playlist
Selecting music tracks to create a personal playlist ensures you can always find music to lift your mood when you’re feeling low. Most free music apps have the facility to access your favourite tracks. I’ve created several playlists using genres to group the music. My favourite is a classical selection. It does help to improve my concentration when I’m working on something. I’ve also created dance, rock and soul playlists.
Other genres that might be worth investigating include;
chart, radio, mood, wellness, chill, sleep and focus.
Music Podcasts
A podcast can be really helpful if you miss a program or show. They cover a huge range of music. Some great podcasts to check out include David Walliams’ Marvellous Musical podcast, which gives an introduction to classical music in a fun way, Popmaster Quiz with Ken Bruce, tests your music knowledge and the Worlds Best Rock Albums, reviews popular classic rock albums. If you’ve come across any worth checking out, let me know.
Winter Time…
Thanks to BJ for today’s #haiku
🍂 Late winter garden 🍂
Chirping birds on trees
Bright berries hung on bushes
Spring will be here soon
Listening to music 🎶
Can help your #mental health by stimulating your brain.
This week I’m exploring the benefits of regularly listening to music and related health advantages in more detail…
We are all familiar with listening to music that we enjoy to help us relax.
But music also has the ability to reach out to you in other ways.
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Research suggests that you can keep your brain cells young by regularly listening to music.
It could be singing, playing or interacting with music.
Some of the benefits include sharper memory, better mood and mental awareness.
Improved quality of sleep, lower blood pressure, anxiety levels and reduced pain perception.
Stretching our memory
The type of music we listen to can trigger our memory and transport us back to a moment in time we had forgotten about. Perhaps travelling along in a car we once had listening to the radio. Or a particular song may help you recall a past event.
Exploring music choices
Discovering a new group or a new album from an artist your already familiar with can widen your knowledge. So many of us like to listen to the same music over again. Listening to unfamiliar tracks encourages the brain to work a bit harder and find even more enjoyable tracks.
I listen to the radio quite a bit and settle on a particular genre but find I’m constantly introduced to a variety of old and new music.
Take up a new hobby
Recent research has found that adults that start to learn a instrument; like the guitar, can find their problem solving skills and memory improve. Over time their attention span and mood improves. This will help their long term mental health.
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