Study shows that going to hear live music regularly leads to a happier life.

[mkuller]

Here's the summary: http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/0...o-a-new-study/

And here's the study: http://pom.sagepub.com/content/early...05735616659552

Even better if you dance to it.

[JCOConnell]

I say just listening to recorded music regularly leads to a happier life too! ( at least happier than no music at all ).

[mkuller]

Long as it's not digital, eh :-)

[JCOConnell]

hell, even digital is better than nothing!

[Johnny Vinyl]

Here's the summary: http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/0...o-a-new-study/

And here's the study: http://pom.sagepub.com/content/early...05735616659552

Even better if you dance to it.

I have no doubt about it and fully agree with the dancing part. (You should see me now)

[Bill Hart]

I say you can find a study to support anything!

[cpp]

I guess it all depends. I hear my wife playing her baby grand 3 hours each day and I'm not so sure about that saving " live music regularly leads to a happier life."

[MylesBAstor]

Here's the summary: http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/0...o-a-new-study/

And here's the study: http://pom.sagepub.com/content/early...05735616659552

Even better if you dance to it.

Experiencing and engaging with music have been fundamental to all societies across the ages.

Interestingly. Daniel Levitin points out in his seminal book This Is Your Brain On Music (a must-read), even the most primitive societies on earth have music.