how music can change a person's life?

Answer 1

I once saw a sign in a music department of a high school:
Music - I love it for what it makes me remember, and for what it makes me forget.

Answer 2

I think that music is an important part of human development. Some scientists speculate that music evolved before speech and is an outgrowth of the vocalizations of our pre-language ancestors. I have never heard of a culture without music, which should say something about it's universality. Music is a part of human group identity - in a sense you are the music you share, and the people you share music with are your "group".

Music can definitely change peoples lives in many ways. Protests and revolutions are often accompanied with song and music, so music can be a force for change. But, as I said, music is so woven into life that there is almost no part that is not touched.

As a person who trained to be a professional musician, I can also say that the more you listen and play the richer the experience becomes. I believe that making music can even change the way your brain works. I have had conversations with my musician friends who seem to universally be able to see music in colors and forms, some even taste it! This doesn't seem to be the case with non-musicians. I can only conclude that somehow we have been re-wired!

The Wikipedia article on "music" seems to be put together for people with little knowledge. If you are interested in the above aspect of music, search the article for "music cognition".

Answer 3

Many people draw inspiration from the music they hear, and that can drastically change somebody's life.

On a small scale, I use music to affect my mood. If I am stressed and want to relax, one type of music. If I am trying to get hyped up for a competition, a different kind of music.

Answer 4

I use it some times for inspiration and get up in the morning and sometimes to meditate and get in touch with emotions that are not easy to experience in a "daily non-musical" state, feeling those feelings help me liberate and "fix" some issues. I guess those small changes have made over the time, a great difference in my life.

Answer 5

It's like Dick Clark once said: "Music is the soundtrack of our lives."

There are some songs that can uplift you- gospel/inspirational/Christian for example. But there are pop songs that can do the same. mary J Blige - she sang of pain - some can relate. Luther Vandross, Celine Dion, etc sing of love. Bono sings to activate social change...

Answer 6

It can give the person a way to express his/herself, it can allow him/her to meet new people (by joining a chorus or band), it can allow people with mental retardation or other illnesses something to be proud about, it can give people a chance to succeed...