5 Benefits of Making and Performing Music Every Week
- M.Naser.NB
- Jun 12
- 4 min read
Updated: Jun 29
Life can be busy, and managing stress while staying focused is often a challenge. Over time, many of us become accustomed to this pressure. Some people learn to ignore it, while others carry anxiety, frustration, or stress throughout their daily lives.
Life In General
After nine years of mentoring musicians, I have seen many artists experience a noticeable shift after completing a track, performing confidently, or releasing their music. The sense of achievement and expression that follows is often irreplaceable.
We experience life in various ways, pursuing different studies and careers, to find the passion that can help us establish our foundation. Some people find it earlier than others, but the point is always trying to look for the call. We may have already heard that.
Creative Productivity
The value of creative productivity is priceless. While listening to music has many benefits of its own, actively creating music can offer something different. The process of learning, practising, creating, and performing can positively influence many areas of daily life.
Whether you enjoy singing, playing piano, guitar, songwriting, or music production, these benefits can be experienced by musicians of all ages and skill levels. So without any further ado, let's take a look at the five benefits we can get from creative productivity in our daily lives:
Relaxation
Everyone knows that chilled music can help us feel relaxed, even for non-musicians. Although crafting and practising can be challenging, the result of creative productivity can help us release stress. Think about performing that piece of music on the piano, or singing a tune while playing with the guitar, or listening to the track you are just about to release. They can help reduce stress, create a sense of achievement, and encourage a more relaxed state of mind. The sense of pride that comes with this creates a double reward.
By dedicating just a few hours a week to crafting, we can feel the relaxing benefits of creating music.
Brain Re-Wiring
Each individual's life experience is shaped by early childhood events, environmental factors, and the people we interact with. It's common to fall into a routine without realising it, and creativity is crucial for helping us pause, reassess ourselves from a new angle, and potentially reconnect with our mind and body.
It takes courage and patience to reach this point. Once we do, we may find ourselves viewing the world in a new light. This perspective can lead us to change our life direction and enhance our thought processes. We might encounter this experience while writing a song about our surroundings, expressing our feelings, advocating for a cause, or simply telling a story. It can also be felt when we are perfecting the performance of our favourite song on our instrument.
Consistent creative practice can take us on a journey of personal growth that often influences other areas of life as well.
What comes after this stage is more mindful, and our choices become more decisive.
Inspiration
For those who want to evolve towards their true selves, getting inspired comes next. When our mind becomes relaxed and open, it's easier to get inspired by anything around us. Writing songs becomes easier, and we enjoy spending more time playing various tunes from our favourite artists.
Inspiration often begins when we allow ourselves to imagine possibilities that previously seemed out of reach. We just needed to be patient and consistent.
There are so many platforms and places around us where we can be inspired from; music, live events, TV shows and related documentaries.
The path to creativity is limitless; there is always a way to discover something new that shifts our drives towards it. Many of those threats help us build new ideas, whilst our brain is rewiring, we experience fresh feelings and make new connections, internally and externally.
Social Connection
Connecting with others is a constructive way to understand ourselves and the world around us. Sharing our ideas, hearing other opinions and discussing creative and productive topics help us to develop our thoughts on life and ourselves.
The majority of creative artists and musicians enjoy sharing their music, experiences and music ideologies. They earn the benefits of constructive feedback to apply it to their work.
There are so many music events where musicians can meet others, share their music and socialise with like-minded people. That includes open mics, booked gigs and similar events.
Socialising doesn't limit only to music events. This expands to any social places to show up and enjoy what's out there, and make connections. Creative productivity affirms artists' confidence to become more extroverted if they wish to socialise more openly.
Remember that creativity is not only about music, but we dedicate this blog to that category.
Emotional Awareness
The last stage in this process is understanding all our emotions and also our physical abilities.
Emotional awareness and confidence often grow throughout this step. Performing in front of a live audience, receiving feedback instantly, evaluating the experience and applying it to our practice will give us the emotional awareness.
There are many other similar ways to achieve this when we are involved with creative productivity. These five steps have emerged from my own creative practice and from the professional experience of mentoring others over the years.
The confidence we gain from this experience helps us build stronger self-esteem as we pursue what we love in life. For some, this may mean choosing a career in music, while for others, it could be a devoted practical hobby.
How To Get Involved With Music?
If you have never learnt music, whether it's playing the piano, singing, or playing the guitar, and are curious to learn and perform or write original music and produce, Transcend Studio (Book Music Mentor) is the place to start your journey, getting mentored by a professional in the field.
If you're looking to get back into music or start as a novice, start by scheduling a free introductory session where we can discuss your interests and set goals to work towards.
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