Athletes use it to trick their bodies into pushing that extra mile. Students use it to keep the bloodflow pumping to stay focused and energized studying for the next big exam. Surgeons have used music to steady their hands and increase the accuracy of their abilities on the operating table. Some people that have a […]
Feeling stressed? A recent study shows that a trip to the symphony might be just what you need! The Royal College of Music’s Center of Performance Science has proven that classical music physically reduces stress. To anyone who has set time aside to indulge in classical music, this makes perfect sense. But this is the first time this […]
Do you think about quarter notes and triplets when someone is speaking to you? A new study shows that musician’s brains are better at encoding speech than nonmusicians’ brains. Speech is made up of a series of sounds and rhythms. It would make sense that people spending time to study musical areas such as rhythm […]
Ever put much thought into Pop music? Pop music is technically the most popular music out there, and a group of researchers are trying to prove that it is ruining your brain. Should be more worried about the next Miley Cyrus single pumping through the car radio than eating over-processed food? First off, are we […]
Do you think your music preferences are linked to the way you think? Can skimming your itunes playlist give someone some insight as to how your brain works? A recent study from the University of Cambridge says yes! This study might have a big impact on how the music business advertises to you. If they […]
Most people know that music education has many positive benefits, but we rarely see the facts to back these claims up. These 10 studies prove that music education does have a noticeable effect on children. Music lessons open up our mind to think in different ways. The concept of a major chord sounding ”happy” and a […]
Oh the ever so elusive perfect pitch. I remember one of my first encounters with someone with perfect pitch. I was at band camp (Band camp is awesome. Don’t knock it till you try it) and one of my fellow campers claimed to have perfect pitch. To prove he wasn’t full of it, we tried to test […]
We rarely think about the music floating through the radio when we’re driving home from work. It is almost background noise to dull the frustrations of gridlock traffic. It drifts through our docile supermarket isles, and it blares though the speakers at the public pool. More often than not, we are not paying attention to […]
Lets think about a dream job. Set your own hours. Work outside. Do what you love. Make people stop and smile dozens of times a day. Get paid in cash. Work anywhere in the world. Ladies and Gents, if that appeals to you… give busking a shot! For many young people (and old) jobs […]
This article talks about some interesting points. However, the small and biased sample size take away from some of the credibility away from this study. I would think that anyone’s preferred genre of music would aid in calming and relaxing someone. Music’s purpose is to make us feel something. Its a communication device with the […]