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Your task for this week is to find at least 1 interesting music fact to share with your friends through this padlet. 

Research has consistently shown that the synchronization of music with repetitive exercise provides enhanced physical performance, helping people both work out for longer and train more efficiently. In one study, participants who cycled in time to music found that they required 7 percent less oxygen compared to cycling with background (asynchronous) music. In other words, music provides temporal cues that have the potential to make more efficient use of physical energy. 

2.  Music Helps Plants Grow Faster

A study conducted by South Korean scientists from the National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology found that plants grow faster when music is played around them. The study used 14 different classical pieces, including Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata," in rice fields. Findings were that the music helped the crops grow at a faster pace, and pointed to evidence that plants have genes which enable them to "hear."

3.  A Song That Gets Stuck in Your Head is Called an Earworm

An earworm, also sometimes called "a brain worm," "sticky music," or "stuck song syndrome," refers to catchy music that continually repeats through a person's mind, even after it's no longer playing. There have actually been studies done on earworms, including one out of the University of London, which found that earworms could also be triggered by experiences that bring up a memory of a song, such as seeing a word that reminds you of the song, hearing a few notes from the song, or feeling an emotion which you associate with the song. 

4.  Monaco's Army is Smaller than Its Military Orchestra

Monaco's army has just 82 soldiers. Its military orchestra has 85 musicians. This makes Monaco the only country whose army is smaller than its military orchestra. This is not surprising, though, seeing as its army has only been put on alert once throughout the country's history—when French President Charles de Gaulle threatened to cut off Monaco's electricity and water in 1962 if Monaco's Prince Rainier III did not impose an income tax to Monaco's residents. (Eventually, Rainier complied.)

The word “music” comes from the Muses, goddesses of the arts in Greek mythology. Who doesn’t like music? It can do wonders for your mood and health, it cheers you up from sadness.

Music greatly impacts and boosts our learning capabilities. Listening music, while reading or learning something could trigger the learning and you can memorize the stuff in a better way as compared to be in complete silence.

Nationality: American

Age: 27 Years, 27 Year Old Males

Sun Sign: Taurus

Also Known As: Christopher Comstock

Born Country: United States

Born in: Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

Famous as: DJ & Music Producer

Marshmello is the pseudonym of an American dance music producer and DJ whose real identity is a subject of speculation. He wears a bucket shaped Marshmallow helmet on his head to hide his face. He first burst into the electronic music scene in 2015. In 2017, sufficient indications appeared on social media that identify him as American DJ Chris Comstock but officially, Marshmello has neither confirmed nor denied that he his Comstock. In November 2017, Forbes magazine published an article in which they claimed Chris Comstock to be Marshmello based on an old interview with another DJ, royalty earnings records and the common manager for Marshmello and Chris Comstock but there was no official confirmation of the same from the management and the lawyer of Marshmello. Despite speculation about his identity, Marshmello remains one of the most popular as well as acclaimed DJs in the world today. According to some, his anonymous identity adds an element of mystery to his persona that helps him gain popularity. He has been prolific and has built an extensive body of work in a short period of time

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2. Mozart disliked performer Adriana Ferrarese del Bene, who was known for nodding her head down on low notes and raising her head on high notes, so much, that he wrote a song for her to perform that had lots of jumps from low to high just so he could see her head “bob like a chicken” onstage. – Source

3. The Beastie Boys won a lawsuit against a company for the unauthorized use of their song “Girls” and had the $1 Million settlement donated to a charity supporting education for girls. – Source

4. Eminem set the Guinness World Record with “Rap God” for most words in a hit single. The song has a record-breaking 1560 words in 6 minutes 4 seconds and averaging 4.28 words per second. One section of the song features 97 words in 15 seconds at 6.5 words per second. – Source

So, how'd an 18th-century composer sell more than pop music's greatest names? Well, in October 2016, the Universal Music Group released a box set commemorating the 225th anniversary of Mozart's death. Each disc included in the box set counted as one CD sold, and each set contained 200 discs. Throw in the proliferation of streaming—which has significantly dampened CD sales—and voila. Plus, the box set itself flew off shelves: As of this writing, there are only four remaining on Amazon ($686).

2.      It was evident at birth that Bocelli had numerous problems with his sight.

3.      He started piano lessons at age 6.

4.       He plays also the flute, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, and drums.

5.      At age 12, Bocelli lost his sight completely following an accident during a football game.

6.      He won his first song competition at age 14 with "'O sole mio".

Warner Chapel Music bought the copyright of ‘Happy Birthday to You’ for 25 million dollars in 1988. The copyright will be expiring in 2030. Film producers pay 10 thousand dollars to Warner Chapel Music in order to sing ‘Happy Birthday to You’ in a film.  

#2: Jingle Bells was first song to be performed in the outer space by Astronauts, Walter Schirra and Tom Stafford using harmonica and bell (first musical instruments to be carried in space) on Gemini 6 in December 1965.

#3: The Nokia tune is probably the most popular ringtone inspired from a music composition called Gran Vals composed by a Spanish composer – Francisco Tarrega.

#4: Seikilos epitaph (The Song of Seikilos) is believed to be the oldest known music composition that survived in its entirety.

Music helps to cheer up your mood.  Researchers have found that music helps you to think about yourself and escape the negative thoughts and thus powers up your workout.