Relaxation Value of Music and Biofeedback in Relation to Musicality

The present investigation was designed to study the comparative relaxation value of electromayograph (EMG) biofeedback training and instrumental music on musicality groups (high-musicality group and low-musicality group). All participants (N = 60) were medium on Extraversion and Neuroticism as determined by Hindi version of Eysenck Personality Inventory (Gupta & Poddar, 1979). A control group design with pre-post assessment vias adopted. Alpha EEG was the dependent variable. It was found that music-treatment had significantly higher relaxation value for the participants with high­-musicality as compared to those with low-musicality who relaxed more with biofeedback-treatment.