Music’s Effect on Heart Rate
Sadye Luttig, Diane Mahoro, Aland Mustafa
Professor Kabeer BIOL 202
Hypothesis
If an individual is to listen to music set at a high pace then they will have an increased heart rate. Whereas if they listen to slower music, then there will either be no change or a decrease in heart rate.
Methods and Materials
We took each individual’s heart rate before and after listening to the song they were assigned. We did this by measuring their radial pulse for 15 seconds, then multiplying by four to conclude their heart rate. We had six participants total, three for each song. The songs we used were Silent Night by Kelly Clarkson, which represents the slow song and Back for More by Five Finger Death Punch, which represents the fast song. They were set to listen to one minute of the song, and their heart rates were recorded both before and after.
Conclusion
On average, heart rate increases when listening to music regardless of the song’s pace. While the results of this paper don’t support the hypothesis that low pace music lowers heart rate, it does support the hypothesis that high pace music does increase heart rate.
Results
Diana
December 5, 2022 — 11:44 am
Hi! This is a nice presentation is really important to know how listening to music every day can affect our daily basis. It is cool to know how our heart rates work when we listen to music. I agree with your conclusion about a heart rate increase when listening high pace music. I had felt that situation before, is weird but it actually happens! is incredible how your body responds to certain things you do on a daily basis and time can get to affect you in a bad way.
Zoey Aikins
January 16, 2023 — 3:56 pm
I thought this was a great presentation to show what listening to music can do to your body also. personally, I listen to a lot of music at high volumes so I was interested to read more about this. The outcome really amazed me because I figured that fast-paced music would increase your heart rate much more. There was only around a 2% difference between high-paced music and heart rate which is insane. Normally when I listen to that type of music it makes me alert and wakes me up. The graphs were so helpful to see a comparison chart between each piece of music and the heart rate after listening.