In the whole historical process of mankind, the relationship between music and society can be seen everywhere. As we all know, there is music in every culture on earth, and music seems to be one of the basic activities of human beings. However, early music has not been handed down or recorded from generation to generation, so there is no officially recorded "prehistoric" music. Even so, flutes carved with bones can prove the existence of prehistoric music.

From modern history, we can clearly see the influence of music on society. Did music ever help Thomas? Jefferson was writing something. When he can't find accurate words to describe some chapters, he will play the violin to help him think. Music helps him extract accurate words from his brain and write them in chapters.

Albert, a famous theoretical physicist and founder of relativity? Einstein is recognized as one of the smartest people in the world. A little-known fact is that Einstein did poorly in school when he was young.

His primary school teacher once asked his parents to take him out of school, because he was "so stupid" and it was a waste of school resources to spend time and energy on him.

The school advised his parents to find Einstein a simple manual job as soon as possible. However, his mother didn't think Einstein was stupid. She didn't follow the school's advice. Instead, Einstein's parents bought him a violin. Einstein likes violin very much, and music effectively helps him to become one of the smartest people in the world in the future.

Einstein himself said that the reason why he was so clever was that he often played the violin. Einstein likes Mozart and Bach best. His friend Weislow said that Einstein solved problems and equations while playing the violin.

In general, the reaction of music in the body can be observed. Facts have proved that music has a good or bad influence on people. These effects can be divided into transient effects and persistent effects.

Music is considered as an element connecting all emotions, spirit and body. Music can change a person's mood, at the same time, it can also cause people's physiological reactions. Music can also strengthen or weaken emotions in certain circumstances, such as funerals.

people perceive and respond to music in different ways. Compared with ordinary people or beginners, an experienced and versatile musician may listen to and perceive a piece of music in a completely different way. This can explain why the same piece of music has a completely different understanding.

rhythm is also an important aspect of music. Rhythm guides body movements and is closely related to the body, such as the heartbeat rhythm in the body when walking and breathing, and so on. A famous example of rhythm guiding action comes from an autistic boy who can't tie his shoelaces. Matching the task of tying shoelaces into songs, he learned it on his second attempt. The rhythm helped him control his body movements.

different people will have different feelings when listening to the same piece of music. For example, early missionaries to Africa thought that Africans had a poor sense of rhythm. The missionaries said that these people did not beat the drums according to the proper rhythm. However, they later discovered that these Africans played complex multi-melody beats, such as 2/3 notes and 3/4 notes. These beats are too complicated for missionaries to understand.

the reaction of music in human body is easy to be detected. When people listen to the classical music of Baroque period, the beating of the heart and the frequency of the pulse will become relaxed with the melody; As the body becomes relaxed and awake, it is easier for the brain to concentrate.

In addition, baroque music can lower blood pressure and improve learning ability. Music also affects the amplitude and frequency of brain waves, which can be observed through EEG. Music can also affect breathing frequency and skin resistance. It is observed that music can also cause pupils' pupils to dilate, blood pressure to rise and heart rate to accelerate.

the influence of music on memory is wonderful. Mozart's music and baroque music are both 6 beats per minute, which can activate people's left and right brains. Synchronous activities of the left and right brain can maximize the learning effect. Playing musical instruments or singing can greatly improve the brain's ability to process information.

New research has found that listening to music with 6 beats per minute can increase the learning potential by at least 5 times. The famous Bulgarian psychologist George? Professor Rozanov designed a set of methods to learn a foreign language between normal study hours. Using his systematic method, students can learn words and phrases for half a semester (nearly 1 words and phrases) in just one day. Through this learning method, his students' average retention rate of words is as high as 92%.

Professor Rozanov's systematic learning method makes use of classical music with 6 beats per minute in the Baroque period. He confirmed that it only takes 3 days to learn a foreign language with these baroque music, and the efficiency can reach 85% ~ 1%. Four years later, even if his students didn't review any materials, the recall accuracy was close to 1%.

In p>1982, researchers at the University of North Texas in the United States conducted a test on graduate students to see if music could help them remember vocabulary. The students are divided into three groups, and each group takes three tests-pre-test, post-test and two tests one week later. The first group read the words with the background music of German composer Handel on the water.

At the same time, they are also asked to imagine words; The second group also read the words with Handel's water background music, but they were not asked to imagine the words; The third group only needs to read the words aloud, without background music and without imagination.

The results of the first two tests show that the scores of the first and second groups are much higher than those of the third group. The results of the third test a week later show that the scores of the first group are much higher than those of the second and third groups. However, the use of music alone cannot guarantee absolute effectiveness in learning, but it may improve the learning effect. Background music itself is not a part of the learning process, but it will enter the memory with the learning information. Rhythm seems to be the key factor of music memory effect.

Another simple way to improve students' grades is to listen to certain types of music, such as Mozart's piano sonata in D major. This kind of music can soothe the neurons in the brain, thus helping the body to relax.

The effect of Mozart's sonatas can be seen from the results of IQ tests conducted by three groups of college students. The first group listened to Mozart's sonatas before the test, the second group played relaxed music before the test, and the third group didn't listen to anything before the test. The results show that the first group scored the highest, with an average of 119, followed by the second group with an average of 111, while the third group scored the lowest, with an average of 11.

Three researchers from Pennsylvania State University studied the influence of music style and rhythm on memory retention. They asked four groups of people to learn words with slow classical music, slow jazz, fast classical music and fast jazz respectively.

The four groups were divided into smaller groups for recall test. In the memory test, some of the music used by these newly divided groups are the same (that is, slow classical music) and some are different (that is, slow jazz and fast classical music). The results show that if the same music is used in the study and test, the recall effect will be better.

The researchers also conducted another test, changing the music rhythm (that is, slow jazz becomes fast jazz) or changing the music type (that is, slow jazz becomes slow classical music). Surprisingly, the results show that changing the music type has no effect on the recall effect, but changing the music rhythm reduces the correct recall rate.

Many inspiring scientific experiences, study and research projects try to find out and discover more functions of music. It is found that soothing music can slow down the heartbeat and respiratory rate and lower blood pressure, while fast music can accelerate the beating of these human organs. Music sequences in Baroque and Classical periods can make the brain respond in a special way.

these sequences include repetition and variation, specific beats, tones and emotional contrasts. Listening to these music sequences can make the human body and brain in a better state. An obvious example is King George I of England (166-1727).

George I had problems with memory loss and stress control. He read from the Bible that Saul, the first king of Israel, had a similar problem, but King Saul recovered by listening to special music. George I wrote down the story and called it George? Friedrich? Handel (1685-1759, a famous British German composer) wrote some special music for him to make him recover, just like King Saul. Handel wrote Water Music for this purpose.

John, an Australian doctor and psychiatrist? Diamonde discovered the direct connection between body function and music. He found that when people hear people like led zeppelin, Queen and Janice? Joplin (American female rock singer) and other rock musicians will feel uncomfortable when their rhythm is intermittent and disorderly. Dr. Diamonde also found that the disorderly rhythm of rock music can lead to the decrease of work efficiency, and harsh music is harmful to health.

researchers have found that music also has different effects on animals and plants. For example, experiments have shown that certain kinds of music (including Austrian composer John? Strauss's waltz "Blue Danube")

can make hens lay more eggs; Music also helps cows produce more milk. Researchers in Canada and the former Soviet Union found that wheat grows faster when it hears certain ultrasonic waves and music. Psychologists tested Bach's music and rock music on mice to observe their reaction.

The mice were put into two different boxes, one of which played rock music and the other played Bach's music. Rats can run from one box to another through the passage. It was found that almost all mice chose the box to play Bach's music; Even when the music played in the two boxes was switched, the mice ran to the box playing Bach's music.

in p>1968, American female college student Dorothy? Reitala started to study the influence of music on plants. She used different music to test the growth effect of plants, including classical music, jazz, pop music, rock music, psychedelic music, East Indian music and country music. She found that almost every kind of music can make plants grow well except rock music and psychedelic music.

jazz, classical music and ravi? Shankar's music is the best for the growth of plants. However, plants will wither or die when they hear rock music, and psychedelic rock music also has a negative impact on plant growth. In 1973, Reitala published his book The Influence of Music on Plants.

the role of music is undeniable. High school students who study music have higher average scores than those who don't study music; The height of music students has also increased faster. Through music education, students' listening ability is also improved. The three best schools in America attach great importance to the study of music and art.

Hungary, Japan and the Netherlands, three countries with good academic atmosphere in the world, also attach great importance to music education and participate in it. Most of the top engineers in Silicon Valley in the United States are also good musicians. The French emperor Napoleon also understood the importance of music. He concluded: "Let me rule a country with a good musical atmosphere, and I am not concerned about who will make laws."