T/F: Exercising seems easier when using a Jymmin machine than just listening to music while exercising.
True
What is another good title for the reading?
a. The Life of Nina Kraus
b. Talented Musicians
c. Music and Language
c. Music and Language
T/F: Tom Fritz thinks that Jymmin exercise is bad for people with health problems.
False! He thinks that Jymmin exercise can benefit people who have health problems.
What bird lives in Antarctica and cannot fly?
What do we naturally do when we hear dance music?
We start to move to the beat.
Which two things have a connection?
a. sound and illness
b. noise and memory
c. music and language
d. speech and concentration
c. music and language
Which sentence shows how music affects us?
a. Generally, songs in the 120-140 BPM range are the best.
b. An upbeat song also puts us in a good mood, so we feel happier.
c. In an experiment, Fritz put 61 people in small groups.
b. An upbeat song also puts us in a good mood, so we feel happier.
What does a thermometer measure?
Temperature
What is the reading about?
a. how music affects people when they exercise
b. why people who are depressed should listen to music
c. who the researchers studying music and exercise are
a. how music affects people when they exercise
What is the selection about?
How music improves certain language abilities in the brain
What would Nina Kraus agree with?
a. Musicians are more likely to get ill as they age.
b. Singing is the cause of brain damage in old people.
c. Taking a music class can benefit your health.
c. Taking a music class can benefit your health.
Which country has the second largest population?
India (1,380,000,000 people)
What does a Jymmin machine allow people to do?
It allows them to create music while exercising.
How does singing help stroke patients speak?
Singing helps the patients use the damaged parts of their brains.
What is the example given in the readings demonstrating the connection between music and speech?
Dr. Schlaug found that singing words helped his stroke patients speak.
Name a land mammal that can't jump.
Elephant, rhino, hippo, or sloth
What is the effect of listening to music while exercising?
It helps us exercise more.
According to Nina Kraus, what happens when violinists play their own instruments with an orchestra?
They are able to focus on what they are playing and ignore other sounds.
In the Northwestern University study, how were the musicians and the people with no musical training different?
The musicians could hear better than the people with no musical training.
Name the 7 continents.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Europe, Antarctica