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Most athletes listen to music during workouts and prior to competitions as a motivational tool that makes them work harder. The effect of music on athlete’s performance offers important insights on the influence of music on speed and endurance.

Since listening to music alters the mental states that influence human activity, various structural aspects of music can also alter the physical speed. Webster and Weird established that people who listen to faster music, have much happier moods, thought they talked faster and conversation subjects progressed much faster than people who listened to slower music (2005, p. These emotional responses perhaps relate to people’s perception of time and speed. Music, therefore, elicits emotional responses, which in turn influence the human perception of speed. In contrast, slower music or lyrics produce unhappier emotional responses.

Edworthy and Warring (2006), established that faster music elicits happier responses and can influence the mood (p. Most of previous researches centered on aspects of human behavior such as mood, emotional responses, and personal preferences. The effect of music upon human behavior has aroused much interest in psychology. Understanding how the tempo of music affects the speed of performing a task is not only helpful in keeping work schedules but also increasing physical productivity. These findings have potential implications for labor force in enhancing labor productivity and sports psychology and training. This indicates a correlation between the effects of music upon the subjects’ lives and task performance. The results showed that the control group, on average, completed the mazes at a significantly lesser time than the experimental group.

The experimental group listened to fast music while the control group only listened to low tempo music. To examine this concept, the current study, involved 28 participants grouped into two categories, the experimental group with 15 participants and the control group with 13 participants, who were required to complete three mazes before filling out questionnaires. This research aims at determining how music tempo affects human performance in specific tasks. Findings from previous research have established that various features of music have profound effects on human behavior particularly the mood and endurance in exercise and sports domains.