All methods of trancing can produce similar effects. The differences are in the speed with which the effect occurs, its duration, its accessibility, and its social consequences. Methods can be used alone or in any combination.
Music creates trance through overwhelming with volume or with rhythm.
An important sub-category of this is trance dancing. In trance dance, a simple movement is repeated for long periods of time. Religious music is found throughout the world and this is probably the most common way of creating a religious trance. One of its principle effects comes through hypoglycemia. Lowering of blood sugar causes feelings of faintness, visual distortions, and light-headedness.