Do you know of, did you see a TV program years back of a study that was done ( in a sound ‘pod’ in a street ) Different kinds of music played to people. I think they played Mozart first then played music of the favourite kind of style that person liked. Music did cause a physiological response and, guess what , anchoring maybe, the endorphins and +ve physical responses flowed more from the one the person liked.

I’m co-authoring a book on music as medicine, and would love to track down that research – know of it, or any thoughts on how to find it?

One correction, though: Mozart is a composer of the Classical, not the Baroque, era. The Baroque style (e.g. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi) was considered old-fashioned in the later 18th-century, although Mozart himself helped keep Handel’s music alive by writing new harmonies for pieces such as “Messiah.”

Thank you for your comments. I agree with you that music is a great state management tool and I think it also has many other uses. One of the ways we use music is to create anchors for specific pieces of learning so that later, when the participants hear the song they automatically recall the learning associated with it.
This also works for feelings too so if we want people to be able to recall what it felt like to, say, feel unstoppable, we get them into that state, anchor it to a specific track and then, whenever they want to feel unstoppable they just have to play the track.

Carry on blogging. You grow up faster than you think

Paul

I do remember seeing a TV documentary way back about a school in Wales where they played Mozart in the background all the time (60 beats per minute where possible: supposedly the optimum speed). They came to the conclusion that this was affecting exam results (for the better).

Anyway, as a trainer I use music for the very much more straightforward purpose of bringing peoples’ energy up or down. If it’s time for a break, whack on some Michael Buble quite loud, and if you want people to do some reflecting after an action packed afternoon, Debussy’s Claire de Lune or Canteloube’s Chants de l’Auvergne work well. And first thing in the morning Day 2 people always seeem to appreciate Pink Floyd’s Shine on you crazy Diamond whilst they’re getting settled!

Autonumic response to music is well researched, I believe, ie we can’t stop our bodies from responding with heart and breathing rates to certain styles of music. Use this as a trainer to get the blood pressure you need in the room!

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