The Connection Between Mind, Music, and Body

The Connection Between Mind, Music, and Body

The human body has amazing connections to music- proven by psychology

Benefits of Music

•Movement skills (with the help of dance)

•Coordination and Rhythm

•Sleep quality, happiness, and immune system

•Reduces depression and anxiety

(http://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/04/19/google-confirms-that-their-contractors-suppressed-alternative-media/)

Why do we tap our feet to music?

•There is a connection between sound and body motion

•Simulate body movements to produce the sound we hear

•People physically react to the same music in similar ways

(Taylor & Francis. "Why do we tap our feet to a musical beat?." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 8 July 2016. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160708082033.htm>.)

Music Preference

•Theory 1: Acquired through senses

•Familiarity and Connection

•Musical preference is about more than lyrics

•Gender, Age, Situation

•Culture

•Unlikely to enjoy music that we have never heard before. (Cannot relate to it)

•Theory 2: Musical Preference is innate

•Individual personality has an effect on music preference

•Some siblings have different music preference despite similar upbringing

•Major chords sound “happy” while minor chords sound “sad”

(http://themodernape.com/2014/06/18/different-tastes-music/)