Have you ever thought about how much music you are exposed to? Music involves every aspect of every activity our life encounters. Analyze your average day, from the familiar sound of the radio alarm clock, to the slow melodies that put you to sleep. During the scariest part of your favorite movie, to that person in the mirror humming their favorite song, music is behind you every step of the way.
             Americans spend an extremely large amount of time and money on the intake of music. There are many different types of music; this is evident through the vast selection of compact disks available. The better half of Best Buy electronics store is dedicated to CD sales. The remainder half of the store is directly related to music. CD's are about the only thing Americans want to purchase used. We live in a "throw away" society, but even tunes that are years old retain their value.
             Music affects people's mind in many scientifically measurable ways. Educationally, nonverbal music can increase your learning ability by using the right side of your brain. All retail operations play music that appeals to your senses and creates atmosphere. Grocery stores play slower paced music, which lowers your heart rate and walking speed. This allows you to glance at more products, which equals more money spent. Boston Store plays Christmas music as a constant reminder of the list of gifts you need to buy. Foreign music is incorporated into restaurants achieve a feeling of ethnic surroundings. Music even has the ability to relive pain with an equivalent potency of 2.5 milligrams of Valium.
             Modern communications have made it possible for music to take over the world. The affect of music is seen in anything from clothing to our dialect. We expose ourselves to more music than live interactions with humans. Music does have its advantages to communicating with live people, for example the off button. Music has obviously found its niche. How mu...