There are Some Benefits of Music in Everyday Life

Music is a symphony of life, a part of the art that colored the daily life of human beings on earth. Without the music of the lonely, empty and monotonous world because music can melt the atmosphere, relax the heart and stimulate the human mind as the cast of life stories. Music does not just provide entertainment effects, but it is able to give meaning to arouse passion and spirit of life to empower and make sense of life. Listening to music, enjoying and enjoying it is a fun activity and can make us comfortable. This effect is medically and psychologically poses a positive reaction to the physical and psychological conditions of humans, including myself and us. Then what is the real benefit of music in our daily life?

Music experienced a golden age in the history of Islamic civilization. From the literature that I read, figures like Al - Kindi and Al - Farabi are scientists who developed music as therapy. In the 9th century, Al - Kindi had tried to apply music treatment to a totally paralyzed child. Furthermore, the utilization of music as a thriving therapy in the Ottoman Ottoman era. The development of music therapy continues to spread throughout the world, including Indonesia. The effects of music are so significant in the effort to heal, nourish and educate the human person. Therefore, the musical benefits in life are so simultaneous with aspects of physical health, psychological and human intelligence, especially those developed through music therapy.

There are several benefits of music in our daily life and their use as therapy.

• Music is useful to maintain our health and immune because the music turned out to be therapeutic and healing. According to Campbel, music can produce stimulants that are rhythmic. This stimulation is then captured by our hearing and processed in the nervous system of the body as well as the brain glands that reorganize the sound interpretation into the internal rhythm of the listener. This internal rhythm affects the metabolism of the human body so that the process progresses better. Better metabolism will result in the body being able to build a better immune system. With a better immune system, the body becomes more resilient to the possibility of disease attacks.

• Music can improve intelligence because rhythmic stimulation can improve the function of our brain work. The resulting internal rhythm of music makes the nerves of the brain work, the sense of comfort and calm that stimulated the music to make the function of the brain work optimally. When this is often done, the work function of our brains will be more excellent, so that our thinking ability more clear and sharp, and can prevent senility (Alzheimer's). We need to know that the right part of our brain deals with intelligence and artistic and creative development, language, music, imagination, color, self-knowledge, socialization and personality development. Therefore, the rhythmic stimulation of the music played can also improve language skills, increase creativity, and improve our concentration and memory.

• Music can generate psychological reactions that can change mood and emotional conditions, so music is useful as a relaxation that can relieve stress, overcome anxiety, improve mood and foster spiritual awareness. As an art form, music not only creates a harmonious tone of harmony, it also gives a wonderful impression that is able to inspire and lead people to a deep and full awareness, through the empty halls in hopelessness. Awareness of the human nature that can not be separated from the problem, the awareness of the existence of the power of the Most Perfect, resulting surrender to surrender to Him. It is this surrender that can reduce and even eliminate the burden of pressing thoughts and feelings. The rhythmic stimuli produced by music are able to make the mind relax, as well as generate positive feelings, calm, comfortable and optimistic even happy.

• Music is useful as a means and medium of communication between people because music is a universal language that can combine differences, creating peace and human solidarity. History often records the role and benefits of music as a means of association and communication media that can be understood by everyone, even if we do not understand the language of each nation. In everyday real life, music often becomes a means of communication with our loved ones, representing feelings of the heart, expressions of longing and even anger.

Related to the benefits of music, the types of music also greatly affect the benefits felt by everyone, especially for those undergoing music therapy. For me, listening or playing my own music, can actually be a therapy, especially when I'm boredom, boredom, bad mood aka bete. Music can bring back the spirit and motivation to do something useful. With music, we are not only able to live and perceive the strains, but also be able to understand ourselves and others around us, and live the true essence of life.