Why and how can music be used to improve e.g. concentration or time management? Aalto university psychology group intern Meeri Anttila offers practical tips on how you can get started in using music.
How to use music as a wellbeing tool?
Music is a way to convey certain kinds of emotional states and experiences through sounds. Hence, music can be used to aim for suitable emotional states. Why and how can music be used to improve e.g. concentration or time management? Aalto university psychology group intern Meeri Anttila offers practical tips on how you can get started in using music. Underneath you can find Aalto university psychology group intern Meeri Anttila's list to get started! And remember to listen to Meeri's podcast on this subject (link below).
INSTRUMENTAL FOCUSED WORK PLAYLIST
SYML / In Between Breaths
SYML / Before You Knew It Was Me
SYML / Where We Landed
SYML / I Wanted to Leave
SYML / Next to You
Normal the kid / take a moment to breathe. -instrumental
Jean-Michel Blais / Roses
Jean-Michel Blais / Igloo – acoustique
Jóhann Jóhannsson / Epilogue
Jóhann Jóhannsson / Forces of Attraction
Jóhann Jóhannsson / A Model of the Universe
Abel Korzeniowski / Table For Two
Yann Tiersen / Comptine d’un autre été, l’aprés-midi
Andy Leech / Mt. Fuji 7:15PM
Andy Leech / The Journey
Jonas Kvarnström / Cloud Atlas - Sextet
Sleeping At Last / Her Joy Was Complete
Agnes Obel / Falling, Catching
Ruusut / Ringapiano
Alaskan Tapes / Then Suddenly, Everything Changed
ENERGY BOOST PLAYLIST
Janelle Monáe, Big Boi / Tightrope
Martin Solveig, Alma / All Stars
Yelle / Je veux te voir
Louie Blue / Let Go
Louie Blue / 04515
Fleetwood Mac / Everywhere
Lorde, Chromeo / Green Light - Chromeo Remix
Oh Wonder / Lose it
Louis the Child Wafia / Better Not (with Wafia)
Vesta / Valonsäteet
Cookin’ on 3 Burners / Force of Nature
Vepu / Pilvet
Lake Jones / Simone
Empire of the Sun / We Are The People
Disco Ensemble / Second Soul
WILLOW / Wait a Minute!
WILLOW / Waves of Nature
Milky Chance / Flashed Junk Mind
Ruusut / Glitchit
Ruusut / 4321
CALMING EVENING PLAYLIST
Foy Vance / Be The Song
Foy Vance, Ed Sheeran / Guiding Light
Bon Iver / Beach Baby
Noah Gunderson / Slow Dancer
Erykah Bady / Orange Moon
Novo Amor / Carry You
Novo Amor / Embody Me
Novo Amor / State Lines
RY X / Only
RY X / Berlin
Sydney Rose, Croix du Nord / Call Me Tonight
Sydney Rose / Feeling Whitney
Nao / Blue Wine
Zackery / On The Edge
Lucy Schwartz / Feeling of Being
Karina / Alku
Karina / Loppu
PLAYLIST FOR CREATIVITY
Tora / Deviate
Tora / Mother Forgot
Tora / Mercury
RY X / Thunder
RY X / Howling
RY X / Sweat
Shura / Skyline, be mine
Frank Ocean / Nikes
Tame Impala / Yes I’m Changing
Psychologist / Comes In Waves
Ruusut / Muiden musta
Louie Blue / Berlin Speed
Louie Blue / Good Time
Portishead / Roads
Florence and the Machine / How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful – Demo track
Florence and the Machine / Swimming
Florence and the Machine / What the Water Gave Me
Fleetwood Mac / Dreams - Take 2
Sir Jay / Big Waves
Choir of Young Believers / Hollow Talk
Virgil Abloh, serpentwithfeet / Delicate Limbs
Anna Mieke / Keep it Whole
Anna Mieke / Mountain Song
DANCING BREAK PLAYLIST
Diana Ross / I’m Coming Out
MØ / Drum
Toploader / Dancing in the Moonlight
Cookin’ on 3 Burners, Kungs / This Girl (Kungs Vs. Cookin’ on 3 Burners)
Ruusut / <3<3
MGMT / Time To Pretend
Radio Stars / Real Me
Whitney Houston / I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Cowgirl Clue, Coco & Clair Clair / Cloud Nine
Bruce Springsteen / Dancing In The Dark
Kindness / Softness As a Weapon
Blondie / Heart of Glass
Lescop / La fôret