Music Facts That Will Shock You!

Your favorite song - Research suggests that our favorite song is likely linked to a significant emotional moment in our lives.

Mood shift - According to a study, the type of music we listen to not only affects our mood, but can also shift our perception of the world around us. 

The pleasure of music - According to several studies, music releases the same amount of dopamine in the human brain as eating or having sex.

Metallica - Metallica is the first and only band ever to perform on all seven continents.

Fastest rapper in the world - Twista is reported to be the fastest rapper in the world, able to produce 10.87 syllables per second.

Olympic Games - The Olympic Games included art competitions between the years 1912 and 1948. Music, poetry, literature, and painting categories were all included.

Group singing - In 2013, Time magazine reported findings that singing in a group lowers stress levels, relieves anxiety, and releases endorphins.

Piano parts - A piano contains around 12,000 individual parts.

Broken record - In 1997, saxophonist Kenny G broke the record for longest-held musical note by playing an E flat for 45 minutes and 47 seconds without pause.

Music helps plants grow - Research has shown that plants grow faster when music is played around them. It's theorized that they have genes that enable them to "hear."

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