Cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and respiratory changes induced by different types of music in musicians and non-musicians: the importance of silence.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the potential clinical use, particularly in modulating stress, of changes in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems induced by music, specifically tempo, rhythm, melodic structure, pause, individual preference, habituation, order effect of presentation, and previous musical training.

Design

Measurement of cardiovascular and respiratory variables while patients listened to music.

Setting

University research laboratory for the study of cardiorespiratory autonomic function.

Patients

12 practising musicians and 12 age matched controls.

Interventions

After a five minute baseline, presentation in random order of six different music styles (first for a two minute, then for a four minute track), with a randomly inserted two minute pause,

SUBMITTER: Bernardi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1860846 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature