How Does Music Affect Sports Performance?

Are sports beneficial or detrimental to youth? Why and how? When and where? A lot of questions have been asked either by parents or by other people who are doing this type of research. Although the physical exercise provided by sports is essential, there are many other benefits both immediate and long-term. Some state that it gives children an opportunity to play Sports and interact with other children and form social bonds and relationships but along with that it is beneficial but from the research I looked at and my own opinion, I feel that most children drop out or do not play because of lack of interest or other reasons.

There has been extensive research focusing on the various types and attributes of music, and on the types of participants that researchers have studied. Dobbs, Furnham, & McClelland (2010) found that music can be distracting to a person when they are trying to study for an important exam. There has also been research that found that when the therapeutic values of music are applied to those suffering from pain or disease, that music is very beneficial as it releases endorphins and chemicals in the brain that

If you find it takes you a split-second longer to react when you’re driving, playing sport or catching a falling vase, or you’re no longer quick off the mark with a witty comeback, your reactions might benefit from a little sharpening up. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-428903/How-improve-reaction-times.html) The experiment we have chosen is: does the beats per minute in a song affect reaction time when a ruler is dropped between their index finger and thumb? The reason this topic was chosen was to see if certain music beats could help people react faster or slower to things in front of them. This could potentially help people if the experiment shows significant results in a certain tempo. For example, someone is driving down the street listening to a slow tempo song and a car cuts in front of

Competitive sports have been apart of american culture for as long as time has existed. Nowadays, there are forty million kids who play competitive sports. These sports have a critical affect on children. They help shape children, and help determine who they are in adulthood. With forty million children playing competitive sports, people need to know whether these sports affect children for better or for worse. Well, competitive sports do have multiple beneficial effects on children. Such as it keeps children healthy physically and mentally. This is important because keeping a healthy mind and body will allow kids to do their very best. Competitive sports also reduce drug and cigarette use in children, which is significant because drugs

MacNamara, Holmes and Collins (2006) state that there are numerous similarities between performances in music and sport. Expert musicians and sports performers are more able to adapt to setbacks than lesser skilled performers, as well as experts having higher levels of dedication and motivation and can communicate more emotion through the pieces being played. Similarly to Chaffin et al. (2003) this communication of emotion may be related to the artistic image with both requiring focus and decision-making.

The influence of music on humans contributes to a healthier brain and overall stronger human health. The strong influence music has on humans is undeniable due to the emotional, social and psychological effect it has on the body.

Sports have always been a hot topic in the academic world. They are seen as a great extracurricular activity that creates a sense of community between players. On the other hand, sports are viewed as a distraction from school. Everyone can agree that sports have become the focal point at many schools leading teachers to feel academics have become secondary. The seemingly endless debate is addressed by Dr. Mark Edmundson in an article of his that was published in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Character in sports – Does it still exist? What is character, anyway? Character is what makes up an individual. Possessing character implies that an individual possesses good behaviors and virtues. There is a popular belief among many people that being involved in high-school sports develops character and makes student-athletes better people. Participating in athletics is supposed to teach sportsmanship, leadership, self-control, sacrifice, fair play, important life skills, and both social & moral values. The afore mentioned values are some of the main reasons why parents make the initial decision to get their children involved in sports at an early age and why they continue with their involvement in sports into high school. There has been a question for many years now: Does participation in high school sports build character? Does participating in high school sports build the good character that student-athletes need to succeed in life as athletes and as human beings?

Wozzeck, a tragic story about a soldier who suffered from cruelties portrayed by society, has music that expresses many feeling and emotions. For example, at opening the music gives a sensation of fear, anger, and suspense portrayed by the captain. As it continues, when Marie is reading the Bible, the music turns softer, holistic, and become slower paced to give an impression of worries and desperation. At the same time, when Marie is alone with Wozzeck, the music changes to express tension and a visualization of what could happen to Marie. Towards the end, the orchestra’s performance by itself gives a feeling of climax.

Some people think that music can positively influence the listener while others disagree and argue that it has a negative impact. Mark Edmundson, the author of “Can Music Save Your Life?,” asserts through his own experience and the research of others that music solely “preserves” the listener’s life as a “balm—cortisone spread” (paragraph 25). His use of a well-known medical supplement makes it more relatable and believable to the reader. The authors of “Feeling the Beat” support Edmundson by stating that they observed an increased sense of confidence in oneself and one’s beliefs in the people they interviewed(Iwamoto, Creswell, & Caldwell 346). Their main support is the quote from one of their interviewee’s who said, “We can identify what they are talking about” (Iwamoto, Creswell, & Caldwell 343). This not only explains why students listen to certain types of music, but also why it can have such an impact on them. Derek Iwamoto, John Creswell, and Leon Caldwell declare their statement that positive influence of music by stating that the majority of the students they observed used their music as a way to

Music is my best method of release, enhanced by my run. My exercise playlist never fails to mirror my mood. Harmonies of classical composer used to fill my time as I would tirelessly pound their pieces on the piano and violin. My naivete concealed the agonizing stories behind the stark white sheet music. I’m astounded as I now unveil their stories throughout my run: Shostakovich rebelling against the Russian government and fighting for his freedom through his melodies. Beyonce radiating strength and power yet beauty in women through her lyrics. The notes intertwine to form stories that transforms a calming yet repetitive task, like running, into a captivating new

When i workout, i like to listen to music.Personally, rap music ,because the beat goes fast and allow me to preform better. Most of the time i listen to “Broccoli”, it’s catchy and has many upbeat lyrics. This song pushes me to do more reps or even add a mile to my run.

In recent years it’s become noticeable that students are using all different forms of music to help them while studying or doing homework. When listening to music one may notice how that person may tap their foot or drum their fingers, even though they appear to be focused on the task in front of them. The rhythm of the piece, whether it is fast or slow, causes the listener’s heartbeat to synch with it (How Music Affects Our Mood, 2014). The question however is which music to listen to. In some studies, test subjects show that the louder the music the more distracted the subjects became (Manthei, 2014). Doctor Emma Gray, a clinical psychologist in Britain, says, “If you choose the right music for the topic you are

Media takes all forms of shapes, from video games to music it influences people daily because we are always surrounded by it. Music especially impacts individuals because in a lot of ways it can say what we want to say in times when we as individuals cannot say it. In those times we lean on music to help us understand the hardship we are going through, or as a mechanism to face our feelings or to block them out. Interpersonal violence which is defined as an individual using power over another in the form of violence whether that be emotional, physical, or sexual. With the many forms of interpersonal violence it’s apparent that it has been expressed in the form of music for quite a while, and sometimes not always in a preventative way. By

Music in sport is a subject which in recent years has become a more researched as, in 2007 the New York Marathon banned the use of music as it was thought if the professional runners had access to technology they would