Piped Music

Paper Summary:

Piped or background music (also known as muzak) is one of the most ubiquitous aspects of modern-day living. It is constantly played in public places such as shopping malls, supermarkets, pubs, restaurants, hotels, elevators and is even piped down our telephone when it is put on hold. This paper traces the origin and development of piped music and explores its negative and positive effect on people.

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Origin and Development of Muzak
How Does Background Music Affect People

From the Paper:

"In a more wide-ranging study carried out by NOP OMNIBUS in 1998, people were surveyed to determine what they thought about background music played in public places such as shops, restaurants, pubs and hotels. The research found that 86% of hard-of-hearing people find muzak annoying; 34% of the general public in the NOP survey expressed their dislike of it while 36% of the general public said that they never notice background music. Age too was found to be an important factor in how a person feels about background music as 45% of the 45-54 year olds surveyed found piped music to be annoying compared to 21% of the 15-24 year olds."

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