Blood Pressure Lab Report
The effect of different music styles on blood pressure
Experiment by: Claire Mouser and Garrett Swearingen
Written by: Claire Mouser
Written: 3/13/14
Abstract:
The purpose of this experiment was to inform teenagers about the effect different genres of music can have on your heart rate. The heart rates of teens are affected differently when they listen to rock versus classical music. The goal of this experiment was to find out whether teens heart rates would change while they listened to rock versus classical music. The step of the experiment was to have high school students get their heart rate once for sixty seconds without listening to any music. Their heart rate gave us the independent variable. The independent variable …show more content…
(Effects of music tempos on blood pressure, heart rate, and skin conductance after physical exertion; University of Wisconsin – Madison; Lab 601, Group 10: Robyn Armon, Adam Fisher, Brittney Goldfarb, Caley Milton) The experiment by the University of Wisconsin says that the effect of music on an individual is a frequently researched topic, especially in regards to emotional response, relaxation, and anxiety. One study found that while listening to a Mozart sonata, participants’ tension increased as tempo increased and decreased with moderate tempos. It is also suggested that music increases learning ability and memory. The increasing number of studies on the effects of music on emotion and memory have led to further research. It has been shown through other experiments that music can have varying effects on heart rate depending on what genre, tempo, or other factors are affecting it. It has been shown that some music can lower heart rate while others can raise it. Elevated heart rate can lead to other illnesses such as tachycardia, a type of increased heart rate that can lead to heart failure, heart defects, and lung and heart diseases. This new knowledge, on heart rate and how it can relate to music, may be used to help patients with high heart rate or stress levels. Doctors can play calm, slower tempo music in hospitals and/ or rehabilitation centers so that patient’s heart rates will lower and they will stay more
Experiment by: Claire Mouser and Garrett Swearingen
Written by: Claire Mouser
Written: 3/13/14
Abstract:
The purpose of this experiment was to inform teenagers about the effect different genres of music can have on your heart rate. The heart rates of teens are affected differently when they listen to rock versus classical music. The goal of this experiment was to find out whether teens heart rates would change while they listened to rock versus classical music. The step of the experiment was to have high school students get their heart rate once for sixty seconds without listening to any music. Their heart rate gave us the independent variable. The independent variable …show more content…
(Effects of music tempos on blood pressure, heart rate, and skin conductance after physical exertion; University of Wisconsin – Madison; Lab 601, Group 10: Robyn Armon, Adam Fisher, Brittney Goldfarb, Caley Milton) The experiment by the University of Wisconsin says that the effect of music on an individual is a frequently researched topic, especially in regards to emotional response, relaxation, and anxiety. One study found that while listening to a Mozart sonata, participants’ tension increased as tempo increased and decreased with moderate tempos. It is also suggested that music increases learning ability and memory. The increasing number of studies on the effects of music on emotion and memory have led to further research. It has been shown through other experiments that music can have varying effects on heart rate depending on what genre, tempo, or other factors are affecting it. It has been shown that some music can lower heart rate while others can raise it. Elevated heart rate can lead to other illnesses such as tachycardia, a type of increased heart rate that can lead to heart failure, heart defects, and lung and heart diseases. This new knowledge, on heart rate and how it can relate to music, may be used to help patients with high heart rate or stress levels. Doctors can play calm, slower tempo music in hospitals and/ or rehabilitation centers so that patient’s heart rates will lower and they will stay more