Had you ever felt a sudden rush of joy because a favorite song came on the radio? Then you know that music can have a strong effect on your emotions.“You should try to take this power of music. It can help you beat a bad mood or maintain in a good one," says Alicia Ann Clair, a professor a the University of Kansas.“Music can also help you relax and feel rejuvenated (有精神的).”
To cheer up, listen to pop music or anything with a fast rhythm ( 节奏). When you want to relax after a busy day, music with a slower rhythm can calm you down.“Listen to calming music before you start stressful activities," advises Dr. Clair. “Once you are in a good state of mind, it's easier to maintain. And to reduce stress at work, put on relaxing tunes(曲调) only when you really need them. If you listen to them all day long, you'll stop noticing them," Dr. Clair explains.“Then the music won't have any effect.”
You can change your mood by switching from one kind of music to another. To feel energetic, start with something peaceful and relaxing, and then increase the speed and beat. For example, play some nice slow songs,and then listen to something more energetic. Again, when you want to calm down after a busy week at work, just do the opposite.
Some scientists believe that music can affect the way you behave. For example, loud, fast music makes you eat faster. People usually chew (咀嚼) their food faster when the music gets faster. And it is a fact that students learn better when they are relaxed.
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Music can have a strong effect on people's
2 . An expert on the effects of music on exercise, Dr Costas Karageorghis, claims that listening to music while running can boost performance by up to 15%. To put this theory to the test, I took part in a special Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon, which had groups of musicians playing at various points along the route.
As I lined up at the start with almost 4,000 other runners, a singer sang an inspiring song for us. It may explain why I got off to a good start. I only came eighth in the end, though, even though I’d just spent six months training hard.
“Elite athletes,” says Karageorghis, “tend to focus inwardly when they are running.” According to him, most other runners look for stimulus and distractions from what is going on around them. “Judging by your time,” he says, “you are one of the former.” It is true. Apart from the song at the start, when I was standing still, I can barely remember the music played along the course. The first act I passed, a folk group, made me smile, and at one point I found myself running in time to the beat of some hard rock.
Adam Bull usually runs marathons with no music and little crowd support. “
The only person I found who was less than happy with the music was Lois Lloyd. “There wasn’t enough of it, and I found it wasn’t loud enough, so I ran with an MP3 player,” she said. “
One runner told me there was a direct correlation between the quality of the music on the course and how much it helped. But quality, of course, is subjective. I remember feeling annoyed as I ran past one band playing Keeping On Running.
A.I need my music all the time. |
B.I think they knew why I found the music here so distracting. |
C.I enjoyed that for a few moments, but both of them came and went in a flash. |
D.Along with some spring sunshine, it certainly achieved that. |
E.Someone else, though, may have found it uplifting. |
F.I was, in fact, taking my running pretty seriously at that time. |
G.The music here has been great for my performance. |
3 . Many high achievers credit music with opening up the pathways to creative thinking. And their
Will your school music program turn your kid into a Paul Allen, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft (guitar)? Or a Woody Allen (clarinet)?
Look carefully and you’ll find musicians at the top of almost any
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Paul Allen offers an answer. He says music “reinforces your confidence in the ability to
The veteran advertising executive Steve Hayden
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Music plays a important role in my life and listen to music is my favorite activity. Usually I preferred to express my feeling through music, and I like pop music best. I don’t like rock music because of I think it’s too noisily. When I am tired after studying or when I am nervous before exams, music helps me feel relaxing and fresh. I am not good at singing or I can play the piano and the violin. In addition, I am fond of listening to foreign song in order to learn more about the cultures of different countries as well learning about the world better. Music makes your life more colorful.
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删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
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I like music very much, pop songs particularly. Every evening then I am doing homework and at weekends when I at home, I always play some of my favorite songs on my tape recorder. The familiar patterns of notes attracts me into the colourfully world of music. Now and then I stopped to follow the songs. Sometimes, my mother comes in, asking me to fix my attention to my homework. She does not like the pop music. Like most grown-ups, she enjoys folk songs, because the peaceful music reminds her of their beautiful life when she was young. It is a truth which people of different age understand music differently and enjoy different kinds of music.