Shocking!! Interesting Facts you didn’t know about music

Did you know;

• There is actually something called Music Therapy? Where music is used to treat patients

• Music therapy has been used to treat patients with psychological problem, mental disorder, stroke and even help improve heart rate and blood pressure by Music Therapist, some countries even have music therapy associations e.g. American Music Therapy Association (AMTA)

• There are some special medical-music courses such as; Biomusicology, psychoacoustic and even Biomusical Engineering e.t.c.

• Your heartbeat mimics the beat of the music you're listening to so faster song faster heart beat. That’s why when you listen to classical or blues you’ll feel more relaxed

• People prefer the original versions of songs because it's the first version they heard, not because it's better

• A 2007 study found that music, especially classical music, helps plants grow faster; so if you want your plant to grow fast plant it by an opera house…lol

• Fast music will make you drink faster and louder music in a bar will make you drink more in a shorter period of time that’ why music in bars are loud

• A song that gets stuck in your head on repeat is called an earworm

• Rapper “NoClue” set the world record in 2005 for fastest rapper by rapping 723 syllables in 51.27 seconds

• Favourite songs are favourites most likely because they're associated with an intense emotional event in your life

• Listening to a happy or sad song not only affects your mood but can also change your perception of the world around you. You may recognize happiness or sadness more in others depending on the song

• Listening to music has the potential to have a small but significant impact on athletic performance

• Metallica is the first and only band to perform on all seven continents after playing a concert in Antarctica called "Freeze 'Em All"

• A 2015 study revealed that babies remain calm twice as long when listening to a song than when listening to talking

• Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield released an album of songs entirely recorded in space

• 1 in 10,000 people have perfect pitch, the ability to recognize a pitch without any reference

• Sex, eating, and music all release dopamine, the "pleasure chemical" in the brain. This chemical is also directly associated with addiction I guessed that’s why people keep listening to music.

• There are few activities in life that utilizes the entire brain, and music is one of them

• Playing music regularly will physically alter your brain structure; I guess my brain has been seriously altered, I might be using a different brain from most humans now..lol

• Listening to music while exercising can significantly improve your work-out performance

• The most expensive musical instrument in the world is a Stradivarius violin that sold for $15.9 million

• An emotional attachment could be the reason for your favorite song choice

• According to a study, Learning a musical instrument can improve fine motor and reasoning skills

• Music has been used to win a war, during the 1989 US invasion of Panama, the US military blasted AC/DC at General Noriega's compound for two days straight and the dictator surrendered

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