Does listening to music affect your moods?

That is so cool! I think you might be right about the cause. I'm amazed at the studies that have been done showing babies can hear what goes on outside the womb. What a wonderful thought.

Hello AmbiePam, It makes sense really, they say also that if you read books out loud whilst they are in the womb it encourages them to want to be read to as children and that the type of music effects. I wonder what your mother listened to when carrying you, it would be interesting to find out if you are able, maybe she was emotional listening to music whilst pregnant with you which in turn was passed onto you somehow with you crying at sad songs. I craved chicken when pregnant with the particular daughter too and she absolutely adores chicken above all other foods. Very interesting indeed. Ellie :D

Hello AmbiePam, Thank you for sharing your thoughts on music. I am so pleased it no longer mads you sad listening to slow songs. One of my daughters when she was a baby would only ever go to sleep listening to loud music, I put that down to the fact that I went to see a lot of lively bands whilst I was pregnant with her! Even now as a teenager she can fall asleep with noise whereas it keeps the rest of the house awake. Ellie :D

Thank you Kalmonyague. Sorry to hear you are a frustrated musician keep playing and enjoying getting carried away by the music. They say love is an universal language but I believe music is too. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Ellie :D

ooops the y was supposed to be a t that was a tying error on my part, I really didn't mean to spell your name wrong. Ellie :D

Nah, its okay. People commit mistakes. And btw, thanks for the concern. Kudos to you! :D

Gospel is very uplifting happy mucis I agree. Slow sad songs do tend to bring you down more if in a sad mood. Thanks for sharing. Ellie :D

Another good point that you have brought up is that there are so many items that produce music wherever we go and even places where we can enjoy that same music played by live bands and groups and even orchestras.

Thanks for sharing. Yes there is just so much variety out there now isn't there. I listen to the radio in the mornings and at work but tend to choose my own CDs to listen too in the evenings and depending on mood usually dictacts what I will listen too. Ellie :D

Hi Steph, Yes I think those different types do the same to me too. It is great how music can affects us in different wasys like this eh! Ellie :D

Yes listening to soft music can be very relaxing. I play soft music to my son before he goes to sleep with the sound of waves. My daughter though used to only go to sleep listening to very lively music but we all put it down to the fact that I went to see a lot of loud, lively bands when I was pregnant with her and as a baby she would sleep through noise, which was great really. Even now she never goes anywhere without her iPod. Thank you for sharing. Ellie :D

mood music so to speak, that actually makes more sense than does it affect your mood. Thanks for sharing. Ellie:D

Yes I agree listening to lively upbeat music can lift the mood if you are feeling down. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this subject. Ellie :D

I quite often wrtie to release any frustrations and anger too and then turn what I have written into a poem. I think most people enjoy music but like you say if you are upset hearing a song you would usually enjoy you hear differently, I agree. Ellie :D

Hello figjam00, Yes music is a good stress reliever I agree better than antidepressants if you are feeling sad eh! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on this and keep enjoying listening to the music and pumping yourself up. It is lovely to spend an evening with a partner playing romantic music it adds to the ambience. Ellie :D

Hi Lynette no the time factor does not matter. Thank you for sharing. Yes sometimes music can make you sad and at other times very happy. Ellie :D

Thats great that you enjoy music so much and that you change you mood if sad by playing something uplifting and love songs bring back happy memories. Thank you for sharing. Ellie :D

Thats lovely that love songs make you sit back and relax. Thanks for sharing. Elle:D

Hi gcabando thanks for sharing its amazing how music can affect us all isn't it. Ellie :D

Hi Winterose, Thanks for sharing I certainly find too that the more upbeat the music the more my mood lifts but if I want a good cry to release something playing sad songs helps get it out. Ellie :D

I class music as a friend too. Thanks for sharing. Ellie :D

Hi Littleowl. Yes I think music plays such a big part in most peoples lives whether they even realise it or not. It certainly is a very powerful media too as there are so many messages within the music. Thank you for sharing. Ellie :D

Thank you for sharing. Yes music can certainly relax and calm you. Ellie :D

Hello, Thank you for sharing. I like how to liken music to being a best friend, but I can see that as music is loved and it does have an effect on modds certainly and of your choice of what to play. I have just noticed how close you are to 100 and getting your first star. You have achieved a lot in a short time. Well done, keep posting. Ellie :D