THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF MUSIC
- Music reduces stress & anxiety.
- Music decreases pain.
- Music may improve immune functioning.
- Music may aid memory.
- Music helps us exercise
Playing a musical instrument trains the brain.
- The effects can last long after you quit.
- College students who had music lessons as children were better able to pick out pitch
& other key elements of sound than those who hadn't. - That was the case even if the music lessons had ended years earlier.
- Kids who play an instrument or sing often are more likely to go to College.
- You may tire of hearing your child sing the Sesame Streetsong or play drums, but it may
be worth it in the long run. - Music builds reasoning skills & helps children learn & remember.
- Children who regularly play an instrument or sing are more likely to go to college & to do
well in math, science & reading.
Feel-good music may be good for your heart.
- Your favorite songs don’t just make you tap your feet or boost your mood, they might
also be good for your heart. - Researchers at the University of Maryland found that when people listened to music
that made them feel good they had better blood flow, which is good for your heart &
blood vessels - Faster-paced music can make you work out harder.
- There’s a good reason for choosing an upbeat song over a moody ballad when you exercise.
- In one study, men cycled harder & quicker & enjoyed it more, when listening to faster music.
People who are are tone-deaf
- About 4% or 1 in 25 people are tone-deaf
- Their hearing is fine, but they don't notice when someone hits the wrong musical note.
- It may be inherited.
Music can help during stroke recovery.
- After a stroke, people who listened daily to their favorite music remembered more, could
focus better & were less depressed & confused than those who hadn't.
- The reason isn’t clear, but one possibility is that listening to music involves several parts
of the brain
Musical Therapy for Parkinson's Disease
- If you have speech problems from Parkinson’s disease, music therapy may help with it.
- If you have Parkinson’s disease, you may have slurred or unclear speech because of
breathing problems or trouble moving your mouth or tongue. - Through music therapy, you can learn how to 'sing' words & hold single syllables to
get better breath support. - If you focus on the rhythm of a piece of music, it might help you walk or move better
- Music can also slow down your body when it's overactive.
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