HOW DOES MUSIC AFFECT YOUR LIFE?

Discover how music enhances your life! Learn about its benefits for focus, mood, exercise, and more.

Noisli - A Web App for Productivity WATCH THE VIDEO AND DO THE TASK.Noisli is a web app dedicated to "improving focus and boosting your productivity. You mix different sounds and create your perfect environment. Head over to www.noisli.com and give it a go the next time you have some serious work to do. There's A Playlist For Everything - Almost! Do you think you know what playlist will suit each situation? Test yourself and see how you do..... Complex Tasks No Music Repetitive Tasks Favourite Music Creative Tasks Ambient Sounds Music Writing Tasks Music Without Lyrics Physical Tasks Music with Bass & Synth READING:Read each section over and then answer the questions that follow.Some Of The Ways Music Can Change Your Life Music is a very important part of people’s life; it has many useful benefits for your health and mood! Experts agree that you should listen to music daily, rather than occasionally. In addition, the type of music you listen may have specific advantages.1. ConcentrationMusic can help you focus better and allows you to use concentration capabilities you didn't know you had!A study by the Stanford University in 2007 discovered that all classical music (and baroque music in particular) provides this benefit. The type of music from this period isn’t as important as the rate and the melody. Soft and gentle music does a better job of calming you, which allows you to focus better and clears your brain to allow it to accept more information, especially if you listen to it on a daily basis. If you listen to music, it will help you focus and concentrate more effectively. TRUE FALSE Soft and gentle music tends to be the least calming. FALSE TRUE After listening to calming music, your focus will be better and your brain will be open to accepting more information. TRUE FALSE 2. Outlook A 2011 study found that simply listening to the music you like has an astonishing effect. Music both relaxes you and affects the brain by releasing dopamine, a hormone that improves your mood.Even listening to music you aren't a huge fan of will still allow for this, although the music you love may have a stronger effect!! Music will relax you, especially when you listen to the music type you like. TRUE FALSE Music affects the brain, it has an effect on your mood. TRUE FALSE Listening to music you like less will make you feel angry. TRUE FALSE 3. Exercise Have you ever wondered why gyms seem to play music all the time?Have you also wondered why they also all seem to play similar types of music?Music is thought to help you exercise more and for a longer period of time. Because it calms your thoughts and improves your mood, it can increase your motivation to exercise longer. There is also a strong connection between the rhythmic repetition of many different forms of exercise and the rhythm patterns music is built on - they work best together! Every gym plays different type of music. FALSE TRUE Music helps us exercise more and for a longer period of time. FALSE TRUE Exercising without music is generally more successful and productive than exercise with music. TRUE FALSE 4. Creativity Boost Music tends to inspire creativity - listening to music can help you see things in a new way and generate new ideas. But how?Each word in a song is paired with a specific tone. When paired, they activate specific centers in the brain to get them up and running. Different genres of music have different properties - gentle classical music is the most beneficial, but heavy metal music can be inspire you in a completely different way......The bottom line is that listening to music assists your brain in developing fresh ideas.If you have a task or job that demands creativity, try it out!! Listening to the music can help you see new things and get new ideas. TRUE FALSE Each word in the song is paired with a specific tone. When paired, they activate specific centers in the brain. FALSE TRUE If you have a job that demands creativity, you should listen to music. TRUE FALSE 5. Pain Relief Did you know that that music can relieve pain? In fact, this is one of the most important benefits music has.In every study conducted on the topic, music has been linked to reducing pain very effectively due to its effect on pain centers in the brain. The results of some studies recommended that people who suffered specifically from the very painful and difficult to treat condition of fibromyalgia should use music for pain relief due to the benefits recorded; at least two hours a day.Soft music has been tracked as relieving pain most effectively. Some other types can be beneficial, but at a reduced level. Loud rock music hasn’t been noted as being as doing the job as well. Soft music provides the best pain relief. TRUE FALSE 6. Social Benefits Music brings people together! One of the things that people share universally is their connection to music - whether you like the same music or just like to argue about why your choices are better than someone else's.....You will inevitably find that music accompanies an awful lot of social situations, and those who share similar taste in music connect quickly and easily to people who tend to have similar thoughts, ideas, and values.So while music can't make actual introductions to a new circle of friends, it can certainly set you up to do it for yourself!! Music may help you find friends. FALSE TRUE People who share the same musical taste will likely have lots of other things in common. TRUE FALSE 7. Before Babies Are Born.... Most people are aware that there are many studies documenting the numerous positive effects that music has on unborn babies; benefits that typically last long after they come into the world.Studies have noted that babies who were regularly exposed to music before birth slept much better that babies who didn’t listen to the music. There is ample evidence that these babies were also generally more laid back and relaxed, and that many tended to reach milestones somewhat earlier than their counterparts.It is likely that these benefits also come as a result of the mother's relaxation when listening to music. As in many other situations noted here, soft and classical music is more recommended. And there is some evidence that it might be best to avoid having baby listening to music late at night - they just might want to dance more than sleep! It has been shown that babies who listen to music before being born slept much better than babies who didn’t listen to music. FALSE TRUE Moms should have their babies listen to music late at night to put them right to sleep. TRUE FALSE Outside of better sleep, there are no additional benefits to babies exposure to music before birth. False True You're The Expert!!In your experience, you have music coming at you in lots of different ways and enhancing many of the things you do on a daily basis. Take a moment to think about how your relationship with music enhances your life - and what impact it might have if you no longer had access to it.Make two lists:List 1 - Five specific ways music is important in your day to day life.List 2 - Five specifics you would miss if you no longer had any ability to access music in your life.**Each point should be in sentence form, but the lists themselves can be completed either point by point or as a paragraph.