The effects of repetitive exposure to music on subjective and physiological responses

Author(s): Ikeda, M., Iwaki, T.

Journal/Book: J Music Therapy. 1996; 33: 505 11TH St Se, Washington, DC 20003. Natl Assn Music Ther Inc. 219-230.

Abstract: The present study was designed to examine the effect of repetitive exposure to music on subjective and physiological responses. Subjects were 12 undergraduate and graduate behavioral sciences majors. The pieces used in this study were Stravinsky's ''Sacrifice Dance'' from The Rite of Spring as the excitative selection and the orchestral version of Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1 as the sedative selection. Both pieces were presented a total of four times at 5-minute intervals. Musical activity was perceived as consistently higher for the excitative selection than for the sedative one. Subjects reported consistently high levels of relaxation and low tension while listening to the sedative music while they reported contrasting feelings during the excitative piece. Subjects also reported that relaxation increased with repeated listenings. There was significant music by phase interactions for heart rate (HR) and respiration rate (RR); HR and RR did not change during the excitative music, while they gradually decreased during the sedative music. Results indicate that the sedative effect of music was more apparent in the second half of the pieces.

Note: Article M Iwanaga, Hiroshima Univ, Fac Integrated Arts & Sci, Dept Behav Sci, Hiroshima 730, Japan

Keyword(s): EMG BIOFEEDBACK; SEDATIVE MUSIC; RELAXATION; ANXIETY

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