Happy New Year dear reader! 🙂 Today I would like to share my Feel Good Country Music Playlist to start off the year on the right foot. If you haven’t done so yet, please put on your shoes and go for a walk. There is nothing that can clear the mind as much as fresh air and exercise. If you like to listen to music (country music that is) while walking then I have the perfect playlist for you. I know that there is always this big debate about whether ‘modern’ country music is real country music or not. However, I think that we should lay this debate to rest…

We all love listening to music on our way to work, at the gym, and while cleaning up the house, but why do songs by Lorde, Lana Del Rey & Tame Impala make us feel nostalgic? Today I would like to write about the connection between Music and Nostalgia. There are however songs that make us feel a certain way. Songs that you can’t listen to at the gym, as you want to fully appreciate the song and the feeling that comes with it. Before I start, let’s see what the definition of nostalgia is: a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past. nostalgia[ no-stal-juh, -jee-uh, nuh– ] A wistful desire…

New year, new week, new playlist. Below, you can find my Slow Monday Morning playlist that I have created on Spotify. Lately, I have noticed that I can concentrate more on repetitive tasks and emails, if I listen to ‘slower’ music, on a lower volume setting. The music then acts as a background sound, rather than being an active part. “Good morning to my upstairs neighbor and to the kids at 42.. Anyone who lent me a favor..” Good Morning by Bleachers This is my favorite ‘wake up’ song. It is very soothing but also fun t listen to and although it is slow, it doesn’t make you fall asleep.…

Today I would like to write about Music Evoked Nostalgia. It was the year 2003. Fresh air. Crispy leaves. Late September. It was my first day at my new school. Since I was in a music-class, my grade in music lessons was as important as Maths and German, which was amazing. I HAD to go to music lessons every day. One part of our classes consisted of playing our instruments with a dedicated teacher for each instrument. Another part of the lesson consisted of playing with the whole band and the last part consisted of listening to music. We had to analyze songs and write down how they make us…