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In our essay, we discussed the element of joy and how different aspects of music are able to stimulate the feeling of happiness in the listeners. Specifically, we analyzes how the instruments, lyrics, and vocals of a song allowed for the feeling of joy to be created in music. The emotion of being happy is a very strong emotion that people need to be feeling if they want to live a good life. The fact that music can create this in so many people really amazed us. This is why we wanted to research further into how music is able to do this. Being happy is different for each individual, which is why there is many different musical elements that are able to captivate certain people and make them feel happy.

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In our essay, we discussed how musicians are able to create a sense of happiness through the instruments that they use. The sound that is created by these artist changes the tone of the song. The instruments are the back bone of every song so if the instruments are being played to create a sad sound, the song will be sad and vice versa.

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In our essay, we described how the way an artist sings their song, has a huge effect on the effect it has on the audience. The vocals of a song that is sad are very different to those that are trying to stimulate happiness. A happy song is usually sang with energy and joy.

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In our essay, we discussed how lyrics are able to manipulate peoples mind into feeling happy. The way artists describe happy moments or express a certain good feeling, allows for the audience to feel joy as they are listening to their music.

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"Rubin Khoddam describes a happy person as “someone who experiences frequent positive emotions, such as joy, interest, and pride, and infrequent (though not absent) negative emotions, such as sadness, anxiety, and anger,” (Khoddam, 2015)"

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"Listening to music that brings you happiness is comforting and enjoyable, making it even better to see this musical element represented through many diverse types of music."

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"The lyrics can change the mood of a song, the message of a song, and the melody as well. Musicians use their lyrics to express themselves or to express a certain message that they want to possess for the listeners."

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Pharrell Williams - Happy (Official Video)