Music is a kind of art that influences human by audio image of his emotions or thoughts.
In Greek mythology five from nine goddesses concerned music. Many peoples created their own legends about the creation of music, about the Gods who brought it to people.
People from ancient times thought that something magic and mysterious born music. It seemed to them that some magic creatures produced sounds. People always heard music: bird’s sounds, leaves’ sounds, animals’ sounds and so on. Nature was the only source of music for people. The first music instruments had many in common with means of production.
Music helped people in their work. With the help of music people trained animals. Moreover music helped people to fish, they believed that music has some magic power that makes animals and fish to be entrapped.
Greek myth about Orpheus said, that his magic songs made not only people but also animals, mountains and trees serve him.
Nowadays scientists say that music can make a human love or hate somebody. Of course each of us noticed that definite music create definite emotions in our mind and soul. It can even change our inner state, for example when you are calm, you can become nervous and anxious.
There is a special kind of treatment for people who have different problems with their state of mind. Patients just hear a melody and it somehow influences them. A statistics says that such a therapy helps people to cope with inner problems and negative emotions.
Anyway this fact proves that music is a great thing and we don’t know all its secrets.
