In December 1992, David Ott's father died of cancer. On the morning of Christmas Eve, he fell into a coma. The family gathered in the small hospital room knowing that their beloved husband and father would not be with them long. As it was Christmas Eve, the carolers walked around the hospital singing quietly. As they walked past the room singing "Silent Night", a single tear fell down the comatose man's cheek. His family said that after watching him stand there all day without moving, that one tear was his way of saying goodbye to them. Ott said that “music can go where words cannot go” (Griffen). Research shows that music is to the brain what exercise is to the human body. Some form of exercise is necessary for a healthy body. People know what to do to tone their bodies, but do they exercise their minds regularly and correctly? Do they know that listening to Mozart can help increase their memory? Music has a greater impact on human life than we think; it helps release or create strong emotions, strengthens the brain, increases the ability to learn and has the power to heal. Music has a greater effect on feelings and emotions than most people realize. The human body automatically reacts to music in a certain way. Miller explains that “by the age of five, almost all healthy children have developed an unconscious framework for listening that will form the basis of their emotional response to music. » Sometimes the emotion that music provides is very perceptible. For example, if someone is trying to recover after the death of a loved one and hears a song that reminds them of that person, it can quickly create different emotions. The song could remind that person of the good...... middle of paper...... The Australian 2011: 3. Newspaper Source Plus. Internet. October 14, 2015.Millar, Aaron. “Music and emotion: why do sad songs make us cry? » Odyssey 22.7 (2013): 14. Intermediate Research Plus. Internet. October 1, 2015. Munz, Michele. “Musical support program for adolescents and young adults with cancer”. St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) September 26, 2013: Newspaper Source Plus. Internet. November 13, 2015. “Music therapy as a treatment modality for autism spectrum disorders.” » Music therapy. American Music Therapy Association. June 2012. The web. October 14, 2015. O'Donnell, Laurence. “Music and the brain”. Music Power, NP, 1999. Web. October 8, 2015.Sacks, Oliver. Musicophilia: Tales of music and the brain. New York: Vintage Books, 2008. Print. Weinberger, Norman M. “Music and the Brain.” Scientific American Special Edition 16.3 (2006): 36-43. Health Source - Consumer Edition. Internet. October 10. 2015.