MUSIC FOR THE BRAIN #3: 25 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT MUSIC!

25 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT MUSIC

1. Did you know listening to music while you workout can measurably improve your physical performance

2. People tend to associate certain songs with emotional events that have occurred in their life

3. None of The Beatles could read or write music.

4. How crazy is it that your heart mimics a song that you're listening to at any point in time

5. Barry Manilow did not write his song titled "I write the songs"

6. Musicians have a life expectancy 25 years shorter than the average person

7. The Beatles band name used to be Johnny and The Moondogs

8. The world's highest priced instrument is the Stradivarius violin. It was sold in 2011 for 15.9 million dollars.

9. This one is crazy. Did you know the song Jingle Bells was originally written for Thanksgiving?

10. For every 1,000 US dollars of Music sold the average musician will receive about $24.

11. Digital downloads outpaced CD sales for the first time in 2014

12. Tiesto was the first ever DJ to perform at the Olympics in 2004

13. Jay Z shot his own brother for stealing money from him

14. Justin Timberlake is the voice for the "I'm loving it" campaign for McDonald's

15. The chills you get when you listen to music, is mostly caused by the brain releasing dopamine while anticipating the peak moment of a song.

16. Playing music regularly will physically alter your brain structure.

17. Listening to happy vs. sad music can affect the way you perceive the world around you.

18. An “earworm” is a song that you can’t seem to get out of your head.

19. Music is often prescribed to patients with Parkinson’s Disease and stroke victims.

20. Elvis was a natural blonde. He began dying it black in his high school years

21. Jennifer Lopez was the first actress to have a movie and an album hit number one in the same week

22. The world's longest concert goes so slow it would last 639 years

23. Only about one in every 10,000 people has "perfect pitch"b the ability to identify a musical note just by hearing it.

24. The word "music" comes from the Muses, goddess of the arts in Greek Mythology.

25. Group singing has been scientifically proven to lower stress, release anxiety, and elevate endorphins

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