Explain: Let’s get into business! Read the following notes carefully. THE GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF ART Personal Functions of Art: 1. As a means of expression for us. Through these songs, theatre plays, and the visual arts, artists were able to express their thoughts and emotions, to which we audience could also relate to. 2. As a form of therapy. Arts have been proven to aid in the attainment of physical and psychological well-being. For individuals undergoing traumatic experiences, painting and drawing are used in the debriefing process. Several studies have also proved that music could lead to faster healing and recovery among patients. 3. Help in our visual and auditory literacy leading us to an intensified awareness of the beautiful in life. With the chaos we are exposed to, through the arts our senses are guided towards the discernment of what is pleasing and beautiful from what is garish and disorderly. 4. Make us aware of other ways of thinking, feeling and imagining that have never occurred to us before. Arts offer us fresh insights into nature and human nature and help us improve our lives. ​​