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That music has a relaxing effect on us, humans, is rather a truism. Who doesn't play instinctively some merry tune when coming home, fed up with drudgery, or a self-confidence boosting Abba song, when their patience is tried by some difficult to cook meal, or some ironic and fresh Men at Work song, when preparing for a dull multiple-choice test?

That music has a relaxing effect on us, humans, is rather a truism. Who doesn't play instinctively some merry tune when coming home, fed up with drudgery, or a self-confidence boosting Abba song, when their patience is tried by some difficult to cook meal, or some ironic and fresh Men at Work song, when preparing for a dull multiple-choice test?

While your instinct would certainly guide you in choosing the most suitable piece, as an antidote to the relevant stressful activity, according to your taste and likings, the music will relax you not only because of its psychological effect, but also because of its physiological one. Studies have proved that music is able to decrease cortisol levels, the hormone that causes stress. It's not that the therapeutic effects of music on the soul were not noticed in the past, but only today we have the available technology to prove them scientifically and, especially, to prove that they are physiological in character.

And relaxation is just the visible effect. The fact that music reduces stress levels makes possible the improvement of the immune system affected as a rule by them. The levels of the antibody immunoglobin A, the main defense element of the immune system, were showed to increase in people listening to music.

And it's worth mentioning that the researchers from the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig caused all these modifications in volunteers' bodies by exposing them to just 50 minutes of joyful dance music. They also asked some volunteers to play a percussion instrument in parallel to listening to the music, and observed the same immunity boost. This means that you can have more benefits from performing music than entertainment or relaxation, namely you can improve your immune system. Especially, given the fact that you know the best what kind of music is effective on you.

Irrespective of the instrument you play, you can improve the quality or originality of your sounds, by paying a visit to Sounds Great Music, for purchasing some effects pedals in tune with your style or immediate needs. For increased harmony and warmth in a love song, there are distortion effects to choose from; if you mean to 'levitate' or daydream, by producing plane or spaceship sounds, you could select some flanger units. Whatever you want, here you can find the effects that suit your style and personality best.