Is the music for humans only?
This post has been on my to-do list for a little longer than I expected, but the time has come, as someone who is not professionally engaged with the music but certainly enjoys it at every opportunity, to write a few lines about whether it's intended only for humans, or are the melodic frequencies far usable than we think they are...
A long time ago, I exchanged a couple of comments with @mipiano about how I managed to calm down my ex beloved dog from making crazy stuffs [like tearing apart toilet paper all over the flat, biting raw potatoes and taking them to my bed] when he had to stay alone in the apartment. I couldn't bear that howling after closing the apartment door, I just felt terribly and the feeling of guilt was hunting me each time, so I came up with the idea of leaving the radio on when I'm not at home.
I remember that I found a station that broadcast exclusively EDM, and considering that it is a genre that I myself would listen to, I decided to give it a chance.
Wrong decision, doll, I found the apartment in complete chaos, as if a party had just ended there, and everyone had gone to the after-party. The curtains were damaged, and the toilet paper greeted me in tatters at the very entrance, I flipped out!
[he got a couple of gently slaps with a newspaper]
In the meantime, I realized that the music was perhaps too "aggressive" to calm anyone down, so next time I found the station with classical music.
When I returned, I found him sleeping like a bear in the basket, so nappy that he barely reacted to my entrance.
BINGO!
Dogs aren't the only ones who has good taste in music....
Researchers at the University of Leicester have spent a lot of time researching different types of music to play to cows to see if it affects milk production.
Interestingly, not all cows are fans of popular music, so for those with a special taste, the modern farmer compiles a list of classical music, which includes Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony and Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto. University of Leicester researchers found that production increased when cows heard the songs Everybody Hurts (R.E.M.) and Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel), but that there was no change if they listened to Juicy's Horny. Also, research by National Public Radio in the USA showed that theater comedy also increases milk yield.
But we don't have cows on the homestead at the moment, so this interesting topic made me sniff around and check if music has any effect on plants?
If your answer was yes, you are right!
Some more researches proved that music also affects plants growth and yield.
The question is, what actually causes the impact? Rhythm, volume, specific genre?
Vibrations...that's the catch!
Every living organism reacts differently to different vibrations, just as the human ear does not enjoy sharp sounds, noise, but therapists advise us that when we are in a state of anxiety, we allow ourselves the sounds of low vibrations so that our thoughts calm down and the body relaxes.
All of you are probably familiar with the "white noise" trend, which they claim strengthens sleep [had no effects on me - tried on contrary made me more nervous and awake].
As we are growing vegetables and fruits mostly, I have the habit of listening to music while working, but I am wondering what would my plants like to hear, what would move them, strengthened and contributed to their growth?
I still have no plans to install a surround system in the garden, but who knows, summer is just around the corner!
According to the plant, my music list would be composed like this:
For all root plants like beets, carrots, parsnips, radishes, rock would play, somehow it goes with their badass nature, imagining them as their roots spread and penetrate deep into the ground, making room for themselves to grow.
AC/DC
Although the above link claims that rock music encourages plants to die prematurely, it literally kills them, I would give it a chance.
As for leafy vegetables, which I consider delicate, the melody would be much more sophisticated, dramatic as I watch the leaves unfolding and spreading wide...
Franz Peter Schubert
And for beans, what would move the beans?
Japanese lofi is my latest discovery and I LOVE IT, mostly while I'm condemned to sit in front of the screen for hours, the rhythmic bass somehow goes very well with beans that swell while growing and mandolins sophisticated sound is there to keep everything under control and balanced.
It lasts only 3 hours, trust me you wouldn't even notice when it ends and you'll want more!
Kami
Maybe it sounds weird or silly, but I would give a try to this plant growing music therapy theory, it can't hurts no one, right?
Well, except rock, but let's not judge in advance. 🙄
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Maybe classical music was too boring for your dog, that's why he was sleeping? :D
Yeah, vibrations, probably that's the catch. I know what I listen to when I want to write. Sometimes I need action in that thing growing on my neck. And focus. Other times just to isolate myself from any other sound.
I think the beans will like the Japanese Lofi, maybe I can check them in two-three months ;)
Haha, perhaps not boring but less inspired to demolish the flat. 😂
Exactly, according to the mood! No wonder raving requires faster beats, otherwise no one would jump around till the early morning hours.
Let me calculate hmhmh....oh, sure, you'll be checking them on plate. 🍽️😉
But we are in the inspired corner. 😱
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Bring the dogs!
LOL the dog had a blast with the party music. 🤣 I believe so too, that they appreciate music but probably not the same level as ours. I once played this in the living room and my dog stopped what he was doing to listen and watch the TV. Maybe he was hearing all the instruments at once pretty clear but who knows haha.
The cats don't seem to mind tho. They only react to cat fight sounds on the phone.
Yeah I read about the plants as well, will be an interesting one for you to try.
He was already a small silly terrier + the chosen music is an equally crazy combination :D
My cats reacted only to the chirping of birds, so I enjoyed endlessly to tease them from time to time 😏
I consider that it would be fun to experiment during the winter period when the vegetation is slower, indoors of course...
I like this Metallica version!
Hahah I love that your dog was chillin' to classical. I can't do white noise either. I can do certain meditation music to sleep, like rolling om's but nothing too hectic with bells and bongs and shite. To sleep I usually listen to a yoga nidra - particularly voices send me right off to sleep. I know I'm not meant to be sleeping during them but I don't care - what ever sends me to la la land!
I'm in class right now so I can't listen to the music really!
In my teenage days I had a habit to sleep with the radio on, today I don't like any noise during sleep, maybe only the soft sound of the TV until I fall asleep.
Rules are there to be broken! Whatever makes you feel comfortable and relaxed enough to fall asleep is most welcome, no matter what someone says, it happened to me to fall asleep during relaxation in the final of KY, where sleeping is also not recommended but those were the sweetest moments!
David Teie actually composes music for cats and all my cats past and present have really enjoyed it.
I wonder if cows like Everybody Hurts and Bridge Over Troubled Water because of the long, held out words that might be similar to mooing?
This is new to me! Thanks for sharing, I'll test it out on my current cat, no matter she falls into zen as soon as gets on my lap.😂
Could be, I probably have to scratch and research a bit more for some real explanation as all the studies are pretty shallow, at least those I read.
You do know about this, though, right???
It's definitely the mooing thing 😂
Hahahaha... I heard about the positive impact of music on plants, but I didn't pay attention to the impact on animals... Where were you when my dog was tearing apart curtains and shoes? 😂 I remember that the poor dog didn't get a lesson from my mom only with the newspapers... 🙁
Great ideas and I'm glad that it worked out with your dog!
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Kindergarten probably :D
Oh I had to, even tho those slaps wasn't intense in order to hurt him, only to find something "scary" when he was in the mood to make dar mar - it worked successfully btw, I could never beat him up as I found him buried in snow, stinky and hungry.:(
Thank you for picking and sharing my silly stories!🙈
Kind of... it was a loooooong time ago... My parents were working, and my sister and I were in school... and the poor dog had a lot of time alone... :(
He had a blast! 🤣
Now that was fun, @alt3r. I had a good laugh reading here.
And the Japanese lofi is just fine for my anxiousness.
Haha, did you? :))
Glad you enjoyed it, both laughing and music (: (lofi thingy is great)
You made me remember, among other things, Ubre Blanca, a cow that was famous here in Cuba.
Was she fan of classic music? :)
It's a pity that this is not in English because it is a little gem ;)
Yes, they made her listen to a lot of music, classical, and even mambo and cha-cha-chá.
Absolutely not! In fact, it has been shown that the wavelike vibrations produced by the sound of music, regardless of composition, have a variable and significant impact on other animals (and yes, humans are the most evolved animal, but animals nonetheless, haha). What an interesting and inspirational perspective. @alt3r
We are the biggest of them all!:D
Thank you so much for the feedback, this is an indeed interesting topic!
No need to thanks. You did an impressive post here, mate! It is good reading your work.
Much appreciated!
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