25 facts about music…

Music fulfills three important psychological functions. Indeed, scientific research shows that people listen to music in order to: (a) improve their performance on certain tasks (music helps us combat boredom and achieve our optimal levels of attention while driving, studying or working); (b) stimulate their intellectual curiosity (by concentrating and analyzing the music we hear); and, most importantly (c) manipulate or influence their own emotional states with the goal of achieving a desired mood state, e.g., happiness, excitement, and sadness.

I consider myself a music junkie. I believe music can heal pain and get you in a happy mood. I’m so grateful whoever invent the sound of music. I decided to do a little research and learn a little bit more about music and I want to share it with you guys.

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FACTS:

1. The earliest and largest collection of prehistoric musical instruments was found in China and dates back to between 7000 and 6600 BC.
2. Research shows that music is to the brain as physical exercise is to the human body. Music tones the brain for auditory fitness and allows it to decipher between tone and pitch.
3. Schools with music programs have an estimated 90.2 percent graduation rate and 93.9 percent attendance rate compared to schools without music education who average 72.9 percent graduation and 84.9 percent attendance.
4. Katy Perry’s had as many US Number Ones (seven) from one album as Michael Jackson has.
5. In the US, the cast of Glee has had more songs in the charts than the Beatles.
6. The Dirty Dancing soundtrack has sold 42 million copies. Yay! Love this movie.
7. According to 2011 census estimates, the combined population of China and India totals roughly 2.6 billion. According to a quick YouTube search, Justin Bieber’s official VEVO account has garnered 3,169,095,207 views.
8. The list of fifteen artists who have charted the most times on the Billboard Hot 100 reads as a shortlist of music’s legends: The Beatles, Aretha Franklin, Elvis, James Brown, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Frank Sinatra, the Rolling Stones.
9. Spotify stats: 1.5B FB shares, 50B reach, 1500 yrs in apps.
10. Following 2009’s No Line on the Horizon, superstar rockers U2 embarked on their massive 360° Tour, a global two year romp that brought in $736 million in revenue, nearly $200 million more than the runner up, the Rolling Stones’ A Bigger Bang Tour.
11. In 2012, vinyl sales continued their six year upward trend with 3.2 million units sold, a 16.2% increase from 2011.
12. Micheal Jackson’s Thriller, is the biggest selling album of all time.
13. By 1983, MTV was airing as many as 300 music videos a day. What happen?
14. No one knows where Mozart is buried.
15. Tickets for Frank Sinatra’s first solo performance at the Paramount Theatre in New York City in 1942, sold for 35 cents each.
16. The CD was developed by Philips and Sony in 1980.
17. The term “disc jokey” was first used in 1937.
18. Aggressive people like Heavy Metal, clever people like Jazz and Classical, rebellious people like Hip Hop and Rock.
19. Most people do this: when we first visit someone’s home they make instant judgment of that person’s personality based on his or her playlist music collection, books, etc – these judgments are really quite accurate.
20. According to researchers, people who prefer dance music are usually outgoing and assertive.
21. According to researcher Adrian North of Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, UK, the reason people sometimes feel defensive about their taste in music might be related to how much it relates to attitudes and personality. “People do actually define themselves through music and relate to other people through it but we haven’t known in detail how music is connected to identity,” he explained.
22. While pop music lovers are hard-working and have high self-esteem, researchers suggests that they tend to be less creative and more uneasy.
23. All music involves people and can only be understood by people. Music cannot be understood by non-human animals or extraterrestrials begins.
24. Music no only changes our mood, but it also changes the way we think and our perception of the world.
25. Over 90% of people use music to escape problems of their life.

What you think? The list could go on and on, but I kept it short. I think music is amazing. If you are driving today or in your house turn up the speakers and enjoy!

Have a good day!

xoxo,

Cristina