Loud Music Experiment

Introduction The purpose of this experiment was to test the effects that different sound barrier materials (foam, fiberglass, and cork) had on sound absorption at varying frequency levels. It was hypothesized that foam would be able to absorb the most sound for all frequency levels. Sound is the mechanical disturbance from a state of equilibrium that propagates though an elastic material medium, which was air in this project. (1) Air is considered an elastic medium because it tends to return to its original shape after being deformed through the application of force, which were the sound waves in this experiment.

In a study done by Jennifer L. Lilley, Crystal D. Oberle, and Jon G. Thompson, Jr. at Texas State University, they tested the effects of grade consequences and music on test anxiety and performance. The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of the participants grades if there were consequences and how music effects the participates anxiety and their test performances. There were previous works cited on how people improve their spatial cognitive task performances after listening to Mozart (Ho, Mason, & Spence, 2007). They also included studies where there were no benefits to people’s spatial cognitive task performances after listening to Mozart (Hui, 2006).

Just a few seconds later in the same scene, he hears the sound of bombs exploding nearby, and desperately starts running in the opposite direction. The sound of the bombs give the audience the impression that danger is near. When the protagonist is running away from the sound of the bombs, the viewer can hear the playing of drums in the background. This shows the audience the intensity and nervousness that the man is going through in that specific scene. I analyzed and concluded that every sound/music being played in this film had a specific reason of why it was played.

Music has the unique power to influence the attitudes and actions of a person. Whether it is used as a source of hope and soulful reflection on past struggles, like in Whitney Houston’s When You Believe, or to draw strength and determination to Olympians in Vangelis’ Chariots of Fire, music can provide spiritual, inspirational or hope-filled meaning. In order to inspire and motivate year 12 students, the electrifying Chariots of Fire is clearly a superior choice compared to the spiritual and soulful When You Believe. This is evident through the analysis of timbre, dynamics and expression and pitch.

In conclusion, this experiment was successful. The purpose of the experiment was to observe the change in heartbeats per minute before and after a physical activity, in this case, ten jumping jacks. As predicted, the data proved that the hypothesis was correct because you can clearly see in the graph that the heart rate after exercise was higher. One point that I noticed from the data was that the ten jumping jacks affected the subjects differently. Subject two’s heart rate after exercise was significantly higher than subject one’s. Subject one’s heart rate increased only slightly; whereas subject two’s heart rate increased significantly. This experiment is a good basis for additional testing involving heart rates and exercise. If this investigation

If the tempo of the music is increased, then the time for a mile run is greater. This experiment will be done by using 3 groups. The control group, which has no music, and the 2 experimental groups, which have 2 set tempos of music. The results recorded after 3 trials of each group will be recorded and analyzed to see which group ran

Being a college student in this day in age is never easy. We are always on the move and become stressed very easily. One of the ways students deal with the pressure of ongoing assignments, papers, and various projects is to simply listen to music. Music is very popular to our specific age group, but is consuming different styles of music necessarily a healthy alternate to the stress? How does music affect the heart rate and what different types of music have a greater affect on heart rate? Music most definitely has emotional value. Heart rate can be directly influenced by these emotional changes. Our group decided to test music tempo’s effect on heart rate. This experiment is relevant to one’s health because it is

Components of sound-track such as dialogue, music, sound effects and even silence work to establish the meaning in Die Hard (1988). The scene where John first makes his way to the party, classical diegetic music plays in the background to establish the setting. Dramatic non-diegetic music that plays in the background as the truck makes its way to the building is an indicator of the rising action. Sound in these cases function to shape the audience’s attention. The difference between these two sound-tracks tell us that something is going to happen. Sound also reveal character especially when John walks around the room. He is not used to the environment as he looks around impressed. This shows that Holly is different from John. She works for a wealthy company while John is a New York cop. There are also a few seconds of silence as Holly and John meet for the first time in six months. There is a connection between the two and even though things do not look like they are getting better; they still love each other. The scene where John hears gunshots from the bathroom shows that he is brave because his first instinct is to grab his gun and go see what is happening. Usually people would try and find the safest place to hide, but John decides to others before himself, which tells a lot about his character. The sound effects in this case are very loud and disturb the ambiance created by the classical music.

Sound is everywhere, do you wanna know about how sound works? Sound is everywhere you can think of. I like to go outside and listen to the birds. there are amazing sounds , annoying sounds , loud sounds , and low sounds.

The movie scene chosen to represent my song is a scene in “Annie” called “Little Girls.” This scene was made to show the misery and frustration of one character, Miss Hannigan, living with and fostering a group of little girls. The song starts as a moderate speed, in a spooky mood, so that is why I decided to add many flat keys into my composition. I also made my composition in a minor key (G minor) for the same reason. The speed starts to accelerate a bit with more staccatos and the scene tends to be more enthusiastic and powerful. This is why I decided to add notes forming intervals or triads with a happier mood and I incorporated more ties throughout that part. After that part, it repeats the first section, so I returned to adding a spookier

The opening credit starts with a thunder sound which immediately get the audience’s attention. Then the electronic music starts to play with a lot of unusual noises along the visuals and at the end we hear “will bring you closer to god”. The opening soundtrack perfectly sets the mood for audiences that they will be introduced to dark and mysterious story. The music involved throughout the movie are dark tones that intensify the sense of thrilling for each scene. Moreover, the sound designs such as car sirens, trains, neighbors talking and etc. helps to create a theme for the movie. Best example of using sound design and music is the last scene when detective Mills found out that John Doe killed his wife and detective Somerset is trying to stop Mills before he kills John Doe. The intense music gets louder when get close to the final climax and the sound of the helicopter helps to make the scene more

Despite their outspokenness and misery, those lyrics and feelings were indeed the most important part of the tunes: the ones that determined their structures.

Whether they address political issues, genocides (both historic and contemporary) or anxieties caused by alienation or inability to cope with the overwhelming pace of the 21st century, the band smoothly blends the beautiful with the ugly. In between the noisy, razor wired guitar attack you also get lovely picked chords or bouncy bass lines. ‘I’d Kill for Her’ & ‘Medicine’ are perfect examples of intertwining styles, whereas the barn burning groove of ‘Comanche Moon’ is probably the strongest moment here. Jumping from swaying to pounding beats, we’re kept in a tensed state (something they worked on since day one), until they kick the door down with the main hook. These mood shifts occur throughout the entire album, each song delivering at a different tempo and sharing its own diversity. ‘Estimate’ brings to mind the dreamy side of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, only to be followed by ‘Death March’, resembling Interpol, but with a heavy dose of psychedelic drugs on board. As ‘Life Song’ closes this affair, leaving us to forever float in space (much like Major Tom, may him rest in peace), there’s a bittersweet feeling that things aren’t right around us and seem to continue going

The second song I analyzed was “Paradise” by Coldplay. Similarly to “Kids”, the song “Paradise” starts with the idea of childhood. “When she was just a girl she expected the world. But it flew away from her reach so she ran away in her sleep and dreamed of paradise” is the opening verse for this tune. It talks of a young girl with big dreams expecting the world. As the girl in the song grows up she finds that life is not as simple as she believed. “Life goes on, it gets so heavy. The wheel breaks the butterfly. Every tear a waterfall. In the night the stormy night she'll close her eyes.” Those lyrics are a good example of how life has some downs, tears, and storms, but it talks of how the girl stays positive when the song says, “She’d say, ‘I know the sun must set to rise.’” I think this song is a good reflection of me. I have big dreams for myself, but as life goes on I go through some bumps in the road. I have encountered many of my own stormy nights, but I know the sun will rise to a clearer and brighter day in time. I have learned not to expect things to be handed to me, but to chase after my dreams, and my own perfect paradise to a path of success.

The goal of this lab is to evaluate the effect of different music on test subjects taking math and literature tests, and see which music is the most distracting and the most helpful for subjects. . The objectives of this lab are to observe the effect that the pop, country, rock, and classical music have on the test subjects, and to measure the amount of problem marked wrong against the amount of problems not completed during the task.