This is for real. Here is the test and results:

Plants were subjected to different kinds of music with the following reactions:

-Hard rock=the plants leaned away from the speaker and withered.

-Classical music=the plants leaned toward the speakers and flourished.

-Jazz=the plants leaned toward the speakers and flourished.

-Country music=the plants did not respond. No changes noted.

For what its worth department.

Best

Scott Langholff

Though I'm not surprised at the results, Im really curious if the same volume (decibel) level was used for each type of music. I suspect that if the hard rock music was played softer than the classical & jazz, that the results might have been different. - Scott

Baldardash! There are country songs that are heavily jazz-influenced, others that are heavily Rock influenced. Some are soft ballads, some are loud, racous anthems.
The categories had to be too general, and most likely biased.
...and that's my biased opinion, so it must be right.
DonM

Scott (Langholff),

Can you give us a direction to the source of this study? I heard something similar many years ago... Here's the link to the study I believe I heard of while I was a child. http://www.dovesong.com/positive_music/plant_experiments.asp
A bit of caution with calling a study "scientific"...

-- José.

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ScottY: I don't know about the volume levels.

DonM: lol. I think they used "pure" rock, country etc. No crossover as far as I know. I also think music has changed a quite a bit since this study which was a number of years ago. A lot of todays music defies catagory now.

Jose: That sure sounds like the study I was refering to.

Another interesting note. In the study of kinesiology, it was found that the bass drum pattern of rock music was just the opposite of a healthy heart beat. It turns out this has the effect of weakening the body and lowering energy levels.
There was also a book called Superlearning a few years back, that had to do with the then east block countries in a race with mind experiments. They found that people (adults) that relaxed in a reclined chair listening to certain classical music at 60 beats a minute (I think)and having gone through a body and mind relaxation excercise learned things two to ten times faster. They were talking about one could learn an entire foriegn language in a few weeks.

This seems to go along with the proof that children under about 7 or 8 years old learn at an incredibily fast pace.

Look at the Japanese. They teach 2 and 3 year olds how to swim, play violin and piano etc. At this age the brain waves are slower. They are called alpha brain waves. The same thing happened to these adults using the techniques in Superlearning.

After the age of about 8 the adult mind takes over and everything is questioned. Unlike the younger ones below eight where their minds take in everything like a sponge.
At the age of about 8 beta brain waves predominate which slows down the learning process.

So, when do we start our kids in school? It is also known that a persons basic personality traits are already set at the age of 6.

So, if this is all true, our culture is doing it the hard way. I guess that means a 14 years old college graduate is not only possible but could be the norm if we started teaching the kids early on.

I have noticed, in general, that people taking up piano or organ before 7 years old are the really gifted ones, and tend to be the ones with perfect pitch.

In my career, we teach seniors to play organ which they can do with all the modern aids like one finger left hand etc. But an adult wanting to take up piano, while if there is a real burning desire and persistance may do better than the norm, in general will only tinkle at the piano. A way lot to learn about for the adult mind.

Golly, what got me started on that?
lol

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Do you know the 'astrological sign' of these plants?

Jerry

" Thank God I'm not a plant!! "

Was Audrey II the test subject?

Plants and music ... hee heee....

Seeing how sensitive plants are, I have decided to forgo eating plants as well. Iw will become a breatharian. Do water molecules have any feelings?

Beakybird

You and Phoebe .... "No food with a face"