Blog 9

A few days ago in class we did a little experiment with emotion and music where we listened to different types of music, and recorded how they made us feel. I really liked this idea, and I found it very fun. I have never done this with music before, so it was new for me and really got me thinking about how music makes me feel, and how deeply it can affect me. Some of the stuff we listened to gave me a very distinct emotional feeling like power, sadness, or comfort. Other music honestly didn't make me feel anything, which I thought was interesting, so I just put down confused. This was true because I did feel confused about the fact I couldn't pinpoint any specific emotion. I can only remember doing this one song, but I don't remember which one. I also found myself writing down one emotion, then changing it or adding something different as I listened more. That also was interesting to me because I found one song could hold multiple emotions for me. This got me wondering what kind of emotions I get from the music I listen to daily, because really I had never thought about it, or realized it before. I can think of a few instances where a song made me feel something right from the first time hearing it, but I never really thought about it, or how or why it made me feel this way. When we did that in class, it really helped me see a new way to listen to music, and I sometimes find myself trying to figure out how things I listen to regularly, make me feel.