Any advice about music and the effects it has on the brain?

Question

Hey everyone,

I have to teach a lesson about music and the effects it has on the brain this Thurs. for my Psych class. Any good information, advice, or topics I should specifically talk about? Links to any good websites?

Also do you know of any good interactive exercises I can do with the class to support my lesson or of any videos online I can show?

Thanks much for any help you can provide....

Scott

Answer 1

here ya go
In general, responses to music are able to be observed. It has been proven that music influences humans both in good and bad ways. These effects are instant and long lasting. Music is thought to link all of the emotional, spiritual, and physical elements of the universe. Music can also be used to change a person's mood, and has been found to cause like physical responses in many people simultaneously. Music also has the ability to strengthen or weaken emotions from a particular event such as a funeral.
People perceive and respond to music in different ways. The level of musicianship of the performer and the listener as well as the manner in which a piece is performed affects the "experience" of music. An experienced and accomplished musician might hear and feel a piece of music in a totally different way than a non-musician or beginner. This is why two accounts of the same piece of music can contradict themselves.

(MUCH more at site; secod web site with more too!)

Answer 2

just search the web and not waste time askin about it. There has been research on classical music and studying, gets ur brain in some rythm to get u to be organized and shizat. search classical music and brain or some variation of that on yahoo.