Alex

My project is on the effects of music on a persons heart rate. I am going to take 7 different people, and have them listen to various kinds of songs while measuring their heart rate. I will be using Grief and Sorrow by Toshiro Matsuda, Kotov Syndrome by Rise Against, Caramell Dansen by Caramell, Welcome 2 Detroit By Eminem, Inhuman Creation Station by CKY, The Light That Blinds by Shadows Fall, and Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith. All of these songs are very different in mood, tempo, and beat, which most studies have shown to be the leading factors in heart rate change from music. I plan to get a base reading on the subjects heart rate, have them listen to 3-4 minutes of song, measure the heart rate, record it, and then let them sit with no music until the heart rate returns to the base reading, and then repeat with each song. While the tests are being administered I have a short list of questions for each subject to fill out. The questions contain some points I would like to see that might also have an effect on the heart rate, such as do they already know the song? Or do they like the song? I plan to administer the tests during lunch periods or during free time in class. I had the idea for this project because I did my science fair project last year on the effects of pain relievers on daphnia heart rate; I love music and decided to test music on peoples heart rates. There have been some tests of this already but with the typical Mozart and such, so I would like to see if some of my songs have the same results because my music is very varied. The only materials I will need for this experiment are a clock/watch to monitor the time and help obtain the heart rates at the correct times, an Ipod and headphones to play the music, and a quiet place to test. Testing on this subject has shown that music can have a calming or quickening effect on a persons heart rate depending on the music, but this was mostly tested with Mozart and other classical music.

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