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It was hypothesized that a person’s musical taste or preference would have no relationship with the age at which that person became sexually active. Many previous studies related to this topic have been conducted focusing on one or a very few musical genres. Contrary to popular belief and previous findings, musical taste had no significant relationship to when a person became sexually active. In direct contrast too much of the previous and published research, those preferring Hard Rock and Rap had the highest average ages in regards to engaging in initial sexual activity.

The results of this study are probably heavily influenced by the age of the participant and the popularity of certain genres over others in the participants peer group. Further research could prove useful if any causation is to be explored. Much of the previous research on such a relationship has only focused on only one or a few pre-determined genres of music at a time. Studies such as the one conducted by Kevin and Weiss were not only limited to certain musical preferences, but also explored a wide range of aspects of personal life that might have been affected by the music (Kevin & Weiss, 1994). Their study looked for a relationship that Heavy Metal and Rap music might have with a wide range of problems experienced by adolescents and not just sexual experience. Other research has focused on sexuality and in these studies the media has continually turned up as a major influence on sexual activeness (Pediatrics,2001).

Again, however, a wide range of sexual activities and habits were explored as well as other types of media other than just music. Television is cited most often as being the single most powerful media-influence on the cognitive processes and behavior of people in today’s society (Thompson & Pingree, 1991). Music videos have been scrutinized by researchers and have been identified as being very powerful in their portrayal of sexual issues such as teenage pregnancy. While these and other studies have yielded some useful and interesting information, none have established a clear relationship between musical taste and the age of initial sexual activity.

It is not enough to know that the media is having some influence on sexual activity or even how that activity is being influenced. There is a need to identify specifically what in the media, if anything, is having the most direct influence. Initial sexual experiences can be life-changing events that could possibly be the source of turmoil for many years to come. The age at which a person becomes sexually active is of great concern to parents and society in general from a medical as well as emotional perspective. By focusing only on sexual activity including, but not limited to, intercourse and the type of music that was most prevalent at the time of that experience, I hope to expose any clear relationships that sex might have with a certain genre or genres.

Music therapy gives cancer patients a better chance of survival

Doctors in the United States are using music to help children with cancer cope with chemotherapy. Researchers have found that young patients stand a better chance of recovery if their treatment is accompanied by music.

Children at Rainbow Babies Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, are receiving music therapy. They sing and play along to tunes played on a portable electric piano.

The programme was started by Deforia Lane, herself a cancer survivor.

If nothing else, music brings a smile to children’s faces

She says it can reduce pain perception, help with blood pressure problems and improve the children’s emotional state.

But the effect of music on cancer patients may be even more profound. There is evidence that it can actually boost the immune system.

A group of children at the Rainbow Hospital took part in a half-hour music therapy session, singing and playing instruments to simple tunes. Each child’s saliva was analysed before and after the sing-along.

Researchers prove music improves immunity

Researchers found that levels of immuno-globulin, a key indicator of the strength of the immune system, was higher after the session than in other patients.

The music seemed to act as a stimulant helping the children cope with the treatment.

“It’s becoming very clear that interventions such as music can have a significant impact on the ability of the patient to withstand the things that we do to them,” says Dr Susan Shurin, an oncologist.

Music appears to reduce the stress hormones that impair the immune system. Doctors say it also encourages children to become more involved in their own care and willing to accept painful but necessary treatment.

Source: BBC News

Laughter is good for vascular health, so does joyful Music. Listening to your favorite music may be good for your cardiovascular system. Researchers at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine in Baltimore have shown for the first time that the emotions aroused by joyful music have a healthy effect on blood vessel function.

Music, selected by study participants because it made them feel good and brought them a sense of joy, caused tissue in the inner lining of blood vessels to dilate (or expand) in order to increase blood flow. This healthy response matches what the same researchers found in a 2005 study of laughter. On the other hand, when study volunteers listened to music they perceived as stressful, their blood vessels narrowed, producing a potentially unhealthy response that reduces blood flow.

Quoted Dr. Michael Miller, “We knew that individual people would react differently to different types of music, so in this study, we enabled participants to select music based upon their likes and dislikes.”

By Michael Miller, M.D., director of preventive cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center and associate professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

When people think of depression and what can help treat it, the first thing that will often come to mind will be medication or antidepressants. Though medication can be an effective treatment, they are not a cure for depression and they are not the only treatment option for people suffering depression. As depression is studied to gain more understanding about why people become depressed, it has been found that certain types of music may also be an effective treatment method for improving a depressed individual’s mood. Tests are still being conducted to find out why it works for some people.

Not all music will affect a person in a positive way and not all the same music will affect different people in the same way. It depends on the individual and what they find to be calming. It also has much to do with what lyrics are in the music, because even subconsciously an individual can pick up on what is being said, and also what kind sound the music has, such as a harsh or soft sound. The effectiveness of this type of therapy can also vary depending on what kind of depression the individual has and the cause of the depression. For music therapy to work, it is best to listen to solitudes or music that doesn’t really have lyrics in it or any harsh tones or sounds. Tests have shown that calming music of this sort can calm a person’s heart rate as well as their mind when they were in a relatively agitated state. It really is amazing how much music can affect an individual’s mood. It can make a person happy, sad or even angry. This is why it is important that if a person is attempting to improve their mood by music, they are sure the music they choose will have a positive effect on them.

Music therapy may not be for everyone, and many may not believe in it, but many believe that it has and does work. To find out more about music therapy, one can always look it up on the internet to find answers. There are also online therapists and counsellors that a person can contact in order to find out more about this. Someone who believes they might be suffering from depression should be consulting a therapist or a counsellor, so they can ask their therapist about this kind of therapy during their next session. An online therapist can also help the patient to work through their depression using other methods. While music therapy may prove useful to some, others may not find as much of a positive result from it. Either way, a therapist can help the patient to figure out what is causing their depression as well as to treat it properly. Trying to self-medicate or treat depression on one’s own is never recommended. If seeing a therapist in person is too uncomfortable, then online therapy is available. A therapist can give the patient the treatment they need so that they can be successful in getting out of their depression.

Music therapy is not just an art, it is also science… enjoy this clip.