There was something I’ve always heard when I was young that music could melt one’s heart. The different pitches of singing and its harmonious notes bring life to a party and also nostalgia to the heart. Singing, though it might as well come off as a hobby or a talent, it also has a number of benefits reined to it.

Singing is considered as a good aerobic workout. It can help improve the blood circulation levels in our body, with the rise in intake of the oxygen. Some even believe it helps you gain good fortitude. Singing also helps you to get good sleep as it reduces the stress levels and provides relief. It helps your brain cool down with the questionable temperature that has been building up throughout the day.

There are also many medical benefits too. It could help lower the blood pressure levels of the body and also provide a longer lifetime, by enhancing your immunity levels. Singing is said to release an endorphin, a chemical which makes you feel happy and have a soothing effect on you.

In India, children are often sent to learn music from a very young age. It is because singing helps them improve their memory and buildup mental attentiveness. The brain seems to pay more attention to the catchy phrases and the memorable tunes in a song. ‘Shape of you’ by Ed Shereen was one of the trending songs of 2017 for its striking lyrics and melodic fabrication. It also helps the kids build compassion and get a better understanding of the worldly matters. The Hindustani music and the Carnatic music are the roots of the classical music in India, where all makes difference with its foundational elements, tala and raga.

Singing has often provided a wider platform to meet new people. This could give us a good opportunity to expand our communication skills and boost up our confidence levels. Interaction with each other could lead diminish any feelings of hesitation and one could talk freely. Different traditions and customs could also be acknowledged and learnt through humming symphonies.

Singing songs could be a beautiful or melancholy jog down the alley of memories. There are songs that you remember word to word, the ones which brings out the inner Nightingale in you, are the ones which you know by heart. Singing takes practice for excellence and you cannot become a Lata Mangeshkar or a Beyonce in a day’s time. The harmonious notes could help a person fight from depression and also come back from a very dark place in life. Singing brings you hope, hope to strive for something great and noteworthy.

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