ELECTRONIC MUSIC'S EFFECTS

Do you ever find yourself listening to a specific music track and feeling like there is absolutely nothing wrong with the world? Music has almost always been given credit for helping positively alter the lives of people. Classical music is, often times, credited with helping infants develop intellectually at a more rapid rate because of early exposure. Do you ever wonder if other styles of music have a similar positive effect?

In an article published by www.psychologytoday.com it was suggested by the writer that electronic dance music might have a positive effect on human well being. This particular suggestion was interesting and it sighted the author’s personal experience, having attended a rave at the tender age of 13. On the flip side there are multiple negatives associated with electronic dance music.

Often times electronic dance music festivals are target locations for drug dealers looking to pollute lives. So the question of electronic dance music’s positive effects can be asked once more. Electronic dance music brings people together and gives them a feeling of equality, at least for a brief moment. Jaime Cundy BSW, MAPP writes that there has been a plethora of research done but none on electronic dance music (Cundy, 2013).

Jaime Cundy proposes that electronic dance music has the power to bring people together, especially when said people are identified as outsiders in peer groups. Perhaps it’s the awkward and robotic sound of electronic dance music that makes people feel like they have a common binding thread. This is the kind of question that also makes people wonder if electronic dance music leads to an increase in human curiosity.

Metamusic has been credited with having a profound effect on the human mind and awareness of self. Using what’s known about metamusic it’s fair to assume that electronic dance music can create a similar feeling of beauty for people whose outlook may be slightly more jaded given societal pecking order placement.

While there is a long stretch before electronic dance music can be considered a player in human well being, psychological health, and self awareness, it’s interesting to see what it does for people who rely on it for feelings of personal validation.