Music as medicine | Praharshitha (Prashy) Veeramraju | TEDxKids@SMU
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0:16 - 0:19Hi everyone. How are you?
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0:21 - 0:23Raise your hand if you listen to music.
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0:24 - 0:26How many of you listen to music
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0:26 - 0:30when you're stressed out,
anxious, or all of the above? -
0:31 - 0:33Does it help?
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0:34 - 0:37So it's safe to assume that music
helps us psychologically, right? -
0:38 - 0:41Do any of you think
music can help us physically? -
0:41 - 0:42(Audience) Yes.
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0:42 - 0:43I do too.
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0:43 - 0:45Let me explain.
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0:46 - 0:47Music is defined
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0:47 - 0:51as a combination of vocal or instrumental
sounds to produce harmonies. -
0:51 - 0:53So what's a sound?
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0:53 - 0:57Well, a sound is just
a bunch of vibrations -
0:57 - 1:01that are traveled through air,
plasma, or other mediums -
1:01 - 1:04and can be heard when they reach the ear
of an animal or a human. -
1:05 - 1:08The key word here is vibrations.
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1:08 - 1:12Vibrations are known to affect
the human body in so many ways. -
1:12 - 1:16In fact, a research study
done in Berlin University -
1:16 - 1:19demonstrated that
the vibrations of a bugle -
1:19 - 1:22can kill bacteria and germs.
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1:22 - 1:24Isn't that cool?
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1:25 - 1:28How many of you listen to music
for at least an hour a day? -
1:29 - 1:32Did you know that listening to music
for at least an hour a day -
1:32 - 1:34kills cortisol?
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1:34 - 1:38Cortisol is one of the main stress
hormones in the human body. -
1:38 - 1:40It's what makes us frustrated or angry
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1:40 - 1:44and all those negative emotions
that we feel from day to day. -
1:45 - 1:50The brain is one of
the main things that uses music. -
1:50 - 1:54We use music all the time
to help us calm down -
1:54 - 1:56even if we don't know about it.
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1:56 - 2:03In fact, classical melodies,
pop music, and jazz -
2:03 - 2:08can stop seizures and strokes
from reoccurring. -
2:08 - 2:09Did you all know that?
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2:09 - 2:11I know I didn't.
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2:12 - 2:13Did you also know
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2:13 - 2:19that music and your blood pressure
and pulse have a direct relationship? -
2:20 - 2:26So, our heartbeat, or a human's heartbeat,
at average is around 72 beats per minute. -
2:27 - 2:31So if you listen to music
anywhere from 70 to 75 beats per minute, -
2:31 - 2:34you tend to feel calm and relaxed,
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2:34 - 2:39while if you listen to music
that's lower than 70 beats per minute, -
2:39 - 2:41you feel edgy and anxious.
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2:42 - 2:47But if you listen to music
that's greater than 75 beats per minute, -
2:47 - 2:51you tend to feel energetic and excited.
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2:53 - 2:54How many of you know
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2:54 - 2:57the seven syllables
that are taught to us in music class -
2:57 - 2:59starting from elementary school?
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3:01 - 3:06I'd like to reintroduce my little sister
to come sing those seven syllables. -
3:08 - 3:10(Applause) (Cheers)
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3:11 - 3:14Sister: (Singing) Do re mi fa so la ti.
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3:14 - 3:18Prashy: In Carnatic music,
a traditional South Indian form of music, -
3:18 - 3:20there are also seven notes.
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3:20 - 3:23Sister: (Singing)
Sa, re, ga, ma, pa, dha, ni. -
3:24 - 3:25Prashy: Bye.
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3:25 - 3:27(Laughter)
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3:29 - 3:33The number seven is very important
so keep that at the back of your mind. -
3:33 - 3:35How many of you know how long it takes
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3:35 - 3:40for one blood cell to travel
through the entire human body? -
3:43 - 3:45I think I heard it: seven minutes.
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3:46 - 3:51And one pluck of the veena,
a South Indian traditional instrument -
3:51 - 3:54from the bridge to the base of the frets,
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3:54 - 3:57for the vibrations to travel
through the instrument -
3:57 - 3:59takes seven minutes.
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3:59 - 4:01Mind blowing, right?
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4:02 - 4:04What's even more fascinating
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4:04 - 4:05is that the structure of the veena
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4:05 - 4:10is almost entirely identical
to the human body. -
4:10 - 4:12Let's take a look at this picture.
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4:13 - 4:17As you can see,
there are 24 frets on the veena. -
4:17 - 4:22Just as there are 24
presacral vertebrae on the human body. -
4:23 - 4:28The frets, or the length of the frets,
is 18 inches long, -
4:28 - 4:33just as the human
body's spine is 18 inches. -
4:33 - 4:36And the distance between the frets
in the lower octave -
4:36 - 4:40is quite thicker than it is
for the higher octave, -
4:40 - 4:45just as our spine is thicker at the base,
or at the bottom right here, -
4:45 - 4:47than it is at the neck.
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4:48 - 4:50What you did not know, probably,
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4:50 - 4:53is that different scales
played on the veena -
4:53 - 4:57can actually provoke
different therapeutic effects. -
4:57 - 5:02And there's so many scales,
as shown on this picture, -
5:02 - 5:04and as much as I would
love to stand here -
5:04 - 5:08and explain each effect
that each scale has, -
5:08 - 5:11I know some of you all
want to go trick-or-treating tonight, -
5:11 - 5:13so I'm just going to name a few.
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5:14 - 5:19Nattai gives courage
and confidence when played. -
5:19 - 5:26Hindolam purifies the blood
and it also decreases blood pressure, -
5:26 - 5:30or brings down the level
or numbers of your blood pressure. -
5:31 - 5:37Nalinakanthi gives off a pleasing effect
when it is heard or played. -
5:38 - 5:42And at this time, I would like
to play a song for you guys on the veena. -
5:43 - 5:46(Applause)
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6:06 - 6:08(Veena music)
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8:24 - 8:27(Applause)
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8:36 - 8:37Music is something strange,
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8:37 - 8:39but it's also very familiar.
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8:39 - 8:40It's strangely familiar.
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8:40 - 8:42Thank you.
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8:42 - 8:44(Applause)
- Title:
- Music as medicine | Praharshitha (Prashy) Veeramraju | TEDxKids@SMU
- Description:
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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences.
Have you ever wondered about the physical effects on the human body due to music? The toll each musical note takes upon each organ? What about the psychological effects of music? What does music do to people?
My name is Praharshitha Veeramraju and I am a senior attending Heritage High School in Frisco, TX. I am a philanthropist. I have organized two fundraisers raising money for both lupus and attaining physical therapy equipment for children in India. I am also very passionate about the art form of music. I play a classical Indian instrument, called veena, and I sing Carnatic music. I am a student aspiring to be a doctor in my future years. More specifically, I plan on being a neonatologist, as infants are where my true zeal lies. I am very thankful that I am able to present my two passions and the path they share.
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- Duration:
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