Having music in the background can be very pleasant, and can affect your mood. It can help when you are doing very mundane jobs such as housework or cleaning the car, when easy going sing along is usually the best. Supermarkets and other shops have cottoned on to the way the right music can make you feel happier, and have decided that then you will buy more. Sometimes you want to listen to different types of music though, depending on your favourites and what you are doing.
Driving Music
There is much said about how drivers can be distracted and how it causes most road traffic accidents. Playing background music can have the opposite effect, however, and help drivers to concentrate on the road. Although, because the type of music you listen to can affect your mood, it is best not to play anything really aggressive as that can make your driving erratic.
The same applies to having the music too loud. This can have the opposite effect to background music and can make you lose concentration. In fact, now you can be fined £100 if you are playing loud music with your car windows down, and be given 3 penalty points on your licence.
Playing music while you are driving can help to make the journey less tedious, you just need to find a type of music that you really like that will not affect your concentration.
Most of the online video games come with their own musical accompaniment. This is not always the case when you are playing live casino games such as blackjack and roulette. Then you might need to supply your own music, and if you are playing the games in your own home, the choice is endless.
You don’t need a record player anymore. With digital devices you can play any type of music whenever you want with just about every artist, band and genre being available online.
Marketing Music
Have you have wondered why marketers go to so much trouble to find the right music for an advert? It does not matter if the ment is on TV, at the cinema or online, most times they seem to get the background music just right. This is due to associations we make in our minds. Having good music connected to a product means that even if we do not realise it, every time we hear that tune we are reminded of whatever it is that is being d.
Music can have more effect on what we buy than any words or pictures will do and so will always be an important tool for the marketing industry.
Have You Found Your Favourite Background Music?
It is often the case that people play different types of music to suit the time of day. They will play one sort while on the way to work, another while they are at work if it is allowed, and a different sort again when they are relaxing at home in the evenings or weekends. What kind of music do you always have to hand?
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