To start the day feeling refreshed and use your time effectively, listening to music that is expected to stimulate the brain is an effective way to wake up refreshed and use your time effectively.

Our brains unconsciously switch between relaxed, restful and alert states throughout the day.

Music is one of the sources of information that affects the state of the brain, and is also used to prevent dementia.

This time, we will explain three perspectives on music that are effective in activating the brain.

1. “Solfeggio Frequencies” have been gaining attention in recent years

The first is "Solfeggio Frequencies," which have been gaining attention in the field of natural therapy in recent years.

This scale is also said to have been used in Gregorian chant, the hymns of St. John, known as healing music, and its specific frequency is said to have the effect of affecting the human mind and body.

Research has progressed among experts, and it is now being incorporated as part of healing and treatment, mainly overseas.

Among the "Solfeggio frequencies," frequencies suitable for the purpose of "enhancing brain power" have been extracted and harmonized with music to create "modern Solfeggio healing sounds."

2. Start your day on a positive note with music in a major key

Major key music has a bright atmosphere, so listening to it in the morning will help you start your day feeling positive and optimistic.

Additionally, it is even more effective if the song has a sense of speed and an exciting chord progression.

For example, exciting chord progressions in rock and pop music include "4536" and "6251." If you transpose each of these into the key of C major, you get the following progressions:

• 4536: Fm7, G7, Em7, Am7
  
• 6251: Am7, Dm7, G7, CM7

Famous songs that use the “4536” chord progression include “LOVE Machine” by Morning Musume and “Ai no mama ni wagamama ni boku wa kimi dake kizutsu shinai” by B’z.

On the other hand, famous songs that use "6251" include "Yasashiki ni Naritai" (I Want to Be Gentle) by Kazuyoshi Saito and "Isn't She Lovely" by Stevie Wonder.

Both of these chord progressions have been used in numerous hit songs.

These songs in major keys with exciting chord progressions have the effect of lifting the mood of the listener, so listening to them in the morning can give you energy for the day.

3. Activate your brain by listening to songs you care about

Reminiscence therapy is a form of psychotherapy developed by American psychiatrist Robert Butler.

This method involves exposing people to songs and objects that are associated with old memories, which helps to evoke those memories and stimulates the brain.

The sounds we hear with our ears are recognized as information in our brains, and we unconsciously distinguish between sounds we have heard before and sounds we have not.

For example, you may have experienced being able to hear the voices of close friends and family clearly, but having difficulty hearing the voices of people you meet for the first time. This experience is due to the way our brains work.

Our brains distinguish whether we have heard a sound before and recognize it as information. This reduction occurs because the brain stores the information so that it can be easily recognized when we hear it again.

The more times you listen to a sound, or the more emotionally charged you are when you listen to it, the stronger the memory will be. Reminiscence therapy utilizes this connection between the brain and sound to activate the brain.

When applied to music, listening to a song is linked to experiences such as "when, where, and with whom I was listening" and "what experiences I had before and after listening to the song."

The more vivid the image you imagine, the more activated your brain becomes, so listening to music you used to enjoy can be expected to stimulate your brain through reminiscence therapy.

Incorporate "comfortable music" into your daily life to wake up refreshed

To wake up refreshed in the morning and spend your time productively, we recommend incorporating music that can stimulate your brain into your daily life.

Additionally, listening to relaxing sounds before bed can help you fall asleep more easily, improve the quality of your sleep, and wake you up feeling refreshed.

For this reason, listening to sounds such as the "sound of the sea," which contains "1/f fluctuations" that are effective in inducing alpha waves, is also effective.

By listening to different sounds before and after going to bed, you can expect a synergistic effect.

Why not incorporate some "comfortable music" into your daily life to wake up refreshed and start your day feeling good?