The Effect of Bach’s Music towards Simple Reaction Time and Vital Signs

Abstract

: One of the method to influence the reaction time and vital signs is by listening to classical music especially Bach’s music. Bach’s music has a slow tempo (60-80 bpm) which can affect blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HT), and simple reaction time (SRT). Bach’s music has a composition of fluctuating tones between high notes and low notes. The objective of this study is to determine the effect of Bach’s music toward simple reaction time and vital signs Material and methods: The study design was quasi-experimental with a pretest and posttest design. This study was conducted at 30 night shift security guards aged 20-45 years. The measured data were blood pressure, heart rate, and simple reaction time before and after listening to Bach’s music "Largo Ma Non Tanto" with a tempo of 80 bpm. Statistical analysis using t-paired parametric test and Wilcoxon non-parametric test. There were 30 adult, aged 20-45 years. The systolic BP; diastolic BP; HR pre and during experiment were 116.67 ±6.4 and 101.67 ± 4.61 mmHg (p<0,01); 75.00 ± 5.08 and 61.50 ± 2.68 mmHg (p<0,01), 75.00 ± 5.08 and 61.50 ± 2.68 beats/min (p<0,01). The post experiment SRT have shown shorter time in the all colors (p<0,01) Listening Bach’s music can decrease BP, HR, and accelerate