We do not need music to live: we cannot breathe it, it is not food or drink, it does not keep us warm. Or maybe it would be more exact to say that our bodies do not need music. Our brains do. Music is like all arts just another human act of creation. But since it appeared, and more than that, it became extremely popular, it is clearly that music is the result of a necessity. This art is thought by many to have a powerful effect on our souls, on our brains to be more exact.
The history of the effect music has upon us begins with a story: we all know the story of the nightingale which cured the seek emperor with its beautiful songs. It may continue with a very common thing: since the oldest times mothers use singing to soothe their babies. Have you ever wondered about that? Or is it such a natural thing that you've never asked why? It is partly the mother's voice that soothes the baby, but the babies are usually receptive to other people singing as well. So it's more than the voice that matters.
In the 1970s a study was made by the Colorado College in Denver on the effects music has on the growth and health of plants. The results were quite interesting. The initiators of the study concluded that plants respond to music and even have preferences. Most plants grew larger and healthier when classical music, jazz and Indian music was played and they even grew in the direction of the source of the music. When hard rock or heavy metal was played plants grew up slower and away from the music source. The study proved that the quantity of music is also important: music played for 8 hours a day was not as good as music played only for 3 hours a day. Although there are scientists which contest the thesis of plants' sensibility, there are very few which contest the fact that plants do respond to music. Those who say that plants have no sensibility explain that plants react to different type of music based on vibrations' frequency and not on some preferences.
Animals also seem to respond to music. An experiment held in the zoo of the Chicago's Lincoln Park showed that even the fiercest animals find comfort in music. They all stood still and listened when the rhythm was slower and they changed a bit their reaction when more rhythmical music was played.
Today many scientists advise young mothers to play music for the babies even before their birth. Especially classical music, with its complex structure, it is thought to be of help in the forming of new pathways in the young brains and to improve later spatial analysis. Knowing to play an instrument (like the PRS Guitars) can also improve math and strategy skills. Music can make us sad or happier, it can give us energy or it can calm us. But can it heal us? To respond to this question is to identify that strange connection between our dispositions and the way our bodies function. Until then we can know for sure that music sounds great for our souls.
The history of the effect music has upon us begins with a story: we all know the story of the nightingale which cured the seek emperor with its beautiful songs. It may continue with a very common thing: since the oldest times mothers use singing to soothe their babies. Have you ever wondered about that? Or is it such a natural thing that you've never asked why? It is partly the mother's voice that soothes the baby, but the babies are usually receptive to other people singing as well. So it's more than the voice that matters.
In the 1970s a study was made by the Colorado College in Denver on the effects music has on the growth and health of plants. The results were quite interesting. The initiators of the study concluded that plants respond to music and even have preferences. Most plants grew larger and healthier when classical music, jazz and Indian music was played and they even grew in the direction of the source of the music. When hard rock or heavy metal was played plants grew up slower and away from the music source. The study proved that the quantity of music is also important: music played for 8 hours a day was not as good as music played only for 3 hours a day. Although there are scientists which contest the thesis of plants' sensibility, there are very few which contest the fact that plants do respond to music. Those who say that plants have no sensibility explain that plants react to different type of music based on vibrations' frequency and not on some preferences.
Animals also seem to respond to music. An experiment held in the zoo of the Chicago's Lincoln Park showed that even the fiercest animals find comfort in music. They all stood still and listened when the rhythm was slower and they changed a bit their reaction when more rhythmical music was played.
Today many scientists advise young mothers to play music for the babies even before their birth. Especially classical music, with its complex structure, it is thought to be of help in the forming of new pathways in the young brains and to improve later spatial analysis. Knowing to play an instrument (like the PRS Guitars) can also improve math and strategy skills. Music can make us sad or happier, it can give us energy or it can calm us. But can it heal us? To respond to this question is to identify that strange connection between our dispositions and the way our bodies function. Until then we can know for sure that music sounds great for our souls.
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