This Will Convince You To Listen To Music During Your Workouts
Music is a lot of things: It’s restorative, motivational, moving and educational. There are endless ways we use music to get through our days, whether listening to a sad song on repeat or hitting play on an upbeat tune. According to Ronna Kaplan, a clinical supervisor and adjunct music therapy faculty at Cleveland State University, […]
Do You Always Need Background Noise? There’s A Psychological Reason Why.
If you see me in the car not listening to music, you should check on me. Seriously. The same goes for when I’m in the shower, trying to fall asleep, cooking dinner ― you get the gist. I’m not the only one, either: Multiple Reddit users shared similar takes, saying background noise can be calming […]
Opinion | Why Can’t We Say ‘Suicide’?
Iconic singer Naomi Judd died at age 76, one day before she was to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley Judd, shared a statement confirming her death: “Today [April 30, 2022] we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness.” […]
Acoustic illusions
When listening to music, we don’t just hear the notes produced by the instruments, we are also immersed in its echoes from our surroundings. Sound waves bounce back off the walls and objects around us, forming a characteristic sound effect — a specific acoustic field. This explains why the same piece of music sounds very […]