Music In Sport

Music can go great with almost any activity, but it seems like music and sports just go hand in hand with each other. Athletes across the world rely on music to get them in the right state of mind before a game or an important event. There’s just something about music and the way it can instantly change someone’s mood and the way they perform. There’s a reason that music is played before major sporting events, it not only can put the athletes in a better state of mind, but can also heighten the mood of the crowd, which makes for the perfect atmosphere for the athletes.

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.

Not only does music affect thought, but it also benefits health. Students usually study in quiet, relaxed surroundings while listening to serene music. Classical music can steady a fast heartbeat and a slower heartbeat induces relaxation. Exercise plays a critical role in maintaining good health, and relaxing music can be favorable to this. Music reduces muscle tension, resulting in a better work out. Scientists performed controlled studies using adult males who were around twenty-five years old. Blood samples were taken before and after treadmill running. The experiment found that with the presence of music, “heart rate, blood pressure, and lactate secretion in the brain were significantly lower” . The results proved that music

For as long as mankind has walked on this earth, music has been an important part of our culture and lifestyles. Each walk of life beats to a different drum. Different cultures use music for many aspects of their lives; for religious purposes, for celebrations, for comfort, for sorrow, for relaxation, for sports, for dances, for energy, for learning, for sleeping, and for sexual experiences. Everyone uses music for something. Music connects with people and reaches them in ways that words simply cannot. Music is a representation of what feelings sound like. It expresses emotion and brings that characteristic out from within us; it tells us a story. Every generation has its’ own sound and different music styles have emerged and become

Music is a very powerful expression of emotions that come together as a whole to morph your psychological feelings into a sub-reality vision. Over the many years, history has been able to capture the moments at which music has made an impact on human lives. We can start with Manu Chao the artist that sings about left-wing messages and portrays his concerts as “collective therapy”. Or Juan Gabriel the young man that rose out of poverty to become the world’s most beloved artist/songwriter and whose music carried a resonate flamboyant style. Music is a way of communication that is used in many realms such as entertainment, tradition religion and sporting events. So far this semester, Chic 316 has influenced me to seek a more coherent relationship

Now, there’s music almost everywhere we go. Music is always heard in restaurants and cafes as a form of entertainment. In the smallest parts of our everyday lives, such as going to the gym or spending the day at the mall, music is played out loud to entertain the people. Music really is anywhere and can be used for anything

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

As mentioned above, music is a way to distract a person from fatigue by elevating their mood, and increasing their endurance. Recent research has found that music is more than just a distraction to a person’s physical ability. Recent studies made by athletic psychologists proved that listening to the right music while exercising can increase an athlete's performance up to twenty

Music has played a vital role in human culture and evidence based on archaeological sites can date it back to prehistoric times. It can be traced through almost all civilizations in one form or another. As time has progressed so has the music and the influences it has on people. Music is an important part of popular culture throughout the world, but it is especially popular in the United States. The music industry here is, and has been, a multi-million dollar business that continues to play an important role in American popular culture. This is also a art form and business that is forever changing as the times and more importantly, technology changes. Technology has changed the way music is made as well as how it is produced,

If musicians performed in a closed setting with sufficient preparation of the music to be performed and adequate levels of self-efficacy, this might be enough to guarantee performance success (Clark, Lisboa, & Williamon, 2014). But performances do not occur in such situations; they take place in lively, open environments comprised of many factors or variables over which musicians employ little or no control. So, what effect do a musician’s thoughts and experiences have on their musical performances? Terry Clark, Tania Lisboa, and Aaron Williamon wanted to investigate exactly that.

There have been a lot of studies that show music can help influence the sports performance, which different people tend to have different effects on each type of music toward their sports performance. I am the guy who does not really enjoy in attending in playing sport, which I usually decide to work out by going to gym instead. Regarding my personal experience, music is one of the main factors that affect my performance in the gym. Take for example strong beat song such as Hey Mama, which was released in 2014 By David Guetta, this type of music help me increase an ability to run for a longer duration and higher speed. The fact that these types of song have the strong beat and go by the similar rhythm as the running step, it motivates me to

Thesis: Music is a unique form of sound powerful enough to manipulate mood, feelings, and cognition.

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

The role of music in society can be best imagined when one thinks of a world without music. Music serves as a personal

Music elicits an emotional and cognitive response in all who listen to it. It is powerful at the individual level because “it can induce multiple responses – physiological, movement, mood, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral” (Francis, 2008,