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(1) Research Question – How does music influence emotions/feelings? (2) Title: THE SURPRISING SCIENCE BEHIND WHAT MUSIC DOES TO OUR BRAINS (3) Author: Belle Beth Cooper; Organization: Fast Company (4) [] (5) I accessed this website source on Thursday night. (6) SOAPSTone – S peaker : Scientists; people interested in the effects of music; researchers; Belle Beth Cooper; fans of music; psychologists O ccasion : Researching music; understanding the effects of music; creating music that will reach out to a specific audience A udience : Teenagers; bands; classical players; scientists; psychologists; people who listen to music P urpose : Explain how music affects/influences one’s emotions and feelings; describe how music explains one’s personality; explains that music can be used for therapy to improve moods S ubject : Music; psychological affects on the nervous system Tone: Informal, informative, knowledgeable, understanding (7) The source explains how listening to a short segment of music can initially create an emotional response to match that of the piece. Though, quickly a person can change one’s response because of one’s personal connections and feelings toward the piece. Additionally, music can be used as a therapy to improve mood and explain one’s personality based on extensive research. (8) Music is fundamentally responsible for forming one’s emotions based on the beat and message of the piece. (9) I agree that music can immediately change one’s mood and day. Although, I do not agree with the statements made about personality as I listen to indie and punk music and I **am** hardworking. But, I guess there is always that odd case that contradicts the studies. (10) Key sentences/passages –
 * “…after hearing a short piece of music, participants were more likely to interpret a neutral expression as happy or sad, to match the tone of the music they heard. This also happened with other facial expressions, but was most notable for those that were close to neutral.”
 * Different influences besides emotional influence: “ The way this works is that moderate noise levels increase processing difficulty which promotes abstract processing, leading to higher creativity.”
 * “…looking at each other’s top 10 favorite songs actually provided fairly reliable predictions as to the listener’s personality traits.”
 * “Listening to music competes for our brain’s attention, and can help us to override those signals of fatigue, though this is mostly beneficial for low- and moderate-intensity exercise.”