<<        Music is one of the main parts of our culture and it is closely connected with our daily lives. Many of us listen to music and our preferences of the music highly depend on each person. It seems that we listen to music for some purposes and that there are some roles that music plays in out daily lives. Although there appears to be millions of reasons different individuals listen to music, these purposes can be focused on enjoyment, relaxation, and encouragement.        Firstly, we listen to music simply for fun. It is thought that many of us like music at least of one kind and that we enjoy listening to the music. You may like rock, pops, R&B, traditional or classical music, depending on your preferences. Each of us has different tastes and choices in which music we listen to, though the current trend in popular music may influence out tastes. The music that suits our preferences simply bring us some enjoyment and makes us feel happy, which can be seen as the most common reasons we listen to music.        Secondly, we can have some relaxing time by listening to some music. It is scientifically proved that some music such as classic music and other slow music with soft tones can make us relaxed and then release our stress from out daily lives. You can often find some CDs and MDs that says that they can heal your mind at some health, music and even stationary. These CDs are especially designed to make you relaxed and are said to heal you. Even other music such as R&B, classical music and slow-tempo music that are not specifically made on the purpose of giving people relaxation, these movies can play a role in healing us.        Lastly and importantly, we can be encouraged through listening to music. Most music are usually composed and played or sung to convey some messages to the listeners. Moreover, when these messages match our feelings at the time, we feel happy to find a song that sings something similar to your situation. This can help you feel better about yourself and your surroundings thus somehow make you feel you have not yet beaten. Furthermore, the songs and the music in many cases contain some messages to encourage you to go for your goals, to be confident with yourself, not to give up, or not to go negative thinking. This appears to help you endure the hardship that you are facing and help you not to lose yourself.        In conclusion, the purposes and reasons why we listen to music can be specifically seen in terms of enjoyment, relaxation and encouragement. Although some may claim that they enjoy listening to music for other purposes, it is likely that many of us use music for these three purposes.