How Does Music Affect People

Most people think that music is just for entertainment, and that’s what most people use it for, but have you ever thought about what affect music has on people? Through experimentation, researchers have proven that music can improve people’s mood, memory, heart rate, concentration, the ability to learn and the ability to study. Music, although entertaining, is not only for entertainment, it helps the brain in so many ways that isn’t noticed by most people. People may not realize it, but music can change mood. How? People might ask. The rhythm and tone of a piece of music causes a change in the person’s mood. When someone listens to music, their heart rate starts to match the rhythm and the tone changes the way the brain thinks depending on what type of tone the music has. If the tone of a piece of music is in the minor key, the deeper octave, the brain indicates that it is low or sad, however, if the tone is in the major key, the higher octave, then the brain
Have you ever found it easier to remember song lyrics rather than a math equation, or gotten song lyrics stuck in your head? This is because it is easier to remember something when it is put to music. For example, Tapas Mukherjee, a British doctor at Glenfield Hospital, was worried because of a survey that showed that “55 percent of nurses and doctors at Glenfield were not following hospital guidelines on the management of asthma” and that “38 percent were not even aware that the guidelines existed.” To fix this situation, he made a video of himself singing the guidelines and posted it to YouTube. The video boomed, spreading throughout the hospital. He then took another survey and found that 100% of the nurses and doctors where now aware of the asthma guidelines. This is just one way that music has improved memory. Although interesting and useful, music can help with more than just memory and mood. It can also help with your ability to focus and