the influence of music

The Influence of Music in Our Lives

By: Ricardo Hernández

October 30, 2015

CONTENS

• Introduction

• Music and personality

• Music and excercising

• Music and teenage behavior

• Conclusion

Music affects many different areas of the brain, as you can see in the image below

Can 0ur music choices predict our personality?

• Blues fans have high self-esteem, are creative, outgoing, gentle and at ease

• Jazz fans have high self-esteem, are creative, outgoing and at ease

• Classical music fans have high self-esteem, are creative, introvert and at ease

• Rap fans have high self-esteem and are outgoing

• Opera fans have high self-esteem, are creative and gentle

• Country and western fans are hardworking and outgoing

• Reggae fans have high self-esteem, are creative, not hardworking, outgoing, gentle and at ease

• Dance fans are creative and outgoing but not gentle

• Rock/heavy metal fans have low self-esteem, are creative, not hard-working, not outgoing, gentle, and at ease

• Pop fans have high self-esteem, are hardworking, outgoing and gentle, but are not creative and not at ease

Music and Excersice

In 1911, an American researcher, Leonard Ayres, found that cyclists pedaled faster while listening to music than they did in silence.

This happens because listening to music can drown out our brain’s cries of fatigue. As our body realizes we’re tired and

wants to stop exercising, it sends signals to the brain to stop for a break. Listening to music competes for our brain’s attention, and

can help us to override those signals of fatigue, though this is mostly beneficial for low- and moderate-intensity exercise. During

high-intensity exercise, music isn’t as powerful at pulling our brain’s attention away from the pain of the workout.

Music and Teenage Behavior

• Romantic music, makes us think about the person we love.

• Pop music, sometimes improve our mood.

• Rock, Metal, sometimes makes people violent, angry and depressive.

NO MUSIC, NO LIFE