Music has been the basis of life all along. Its far-reaching impact has not spared any place on the planet. It has been imbibed in the human mind for so long that even workplaces cannot neglect the magic it provides, the symphony it creates in people’s hearts and minds, switching their mood through its relaxing effect and pushing their imagination further.
Music has transformed itself by evolving into many genres to spread its reach to all types of people. Similarly, workplaces have been using all sorts of music for their workspace by understanding what will click best in particular surroundings. One will find different music in a workplaces’ reception, canteen, working section, board rooms and even in your lifts. It is a difficult task to figure out the effects of music on individuals, although there are studies that help you understand its effects on individuals.
If we talk about effects music has brought to workplaces then studies conducted around the world can help us figure out that. A number of studies conducted as far back as in the early ’70s found that music can have a positive impact on workers. A similar study conducted in 1972 discovered that factory employees did their best work, when they were allowed to listen to happy or upbeat music. Also, a 2012 study conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong found that those who favor multitasking may be better at absorbing and integrating information from several senses at once.
An Inc. report mentions a study conducted by Terese Lesiuk, an assistant professor in the music therapy program at the University of Miami, on the effect of music on work performance. According to Dr. Lesiuk’s research, those who listened to music completed their tasks more quickly and had better ideas overall than those who didn’t.
Even CEOs and MDs have adapted themselves as per evolving workplaces, agreeing to the fact that music has grabbed the first seat in the lives of the present generation. But what most of us are listening to? Music is a vast subject when it comes to its genres. One survey tries to answer this question. As per their research outcome, out of the 85 % of people who like listening to music at work, three genres topped the list in terms of popularity: pop, rock, and country.
So even if you are not able to connect to everything that has been told to you about music and its amazing effects, you can’t deny the fact that music has become a universal language. It’s as old as time, it communicates what words alone cannot, and it speaks to each and every one of us in a deeply personal way. Music offers us ways to express ourselves creatively and emotionally, but perhaps more importantly, it seems to speak to all of our schools’ core disciplines: math, science, history, and language.
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