Sitting in a waiting room to see the dentist or a doctor isn’t most people’s idea of fun, so anything that can make it a less stressful experience is a must. That’s where background music comes in. The right tunes can help relax, reduce anxiety and stress levels and help people feel calmer, making it a more positive experience.
This post looks at some of the main benefits of playing music in your waiting room, the options for playing it legally, and explores some of the best playlists and genres to help ease your patients’ nerves.
Research shows that music in waiting rooms creates a relaxed environment.
3 Benefits of Playing Music in Your Waiting Room
Background music not only sounds good and helps to disguise outside noises, but it also has several benefits for those using the waiting room, including:
1. Reduce patient anxiety and put them at ease whilst they wait
Silence can make patients feel self-conscious and anxious. Background music fills this void by providing a comforting buffer and a sense of privacy, which in turn makes them feel more at ease. Studies have shown it also reduces anxiety.
2. Reduce your patients’ perception of their wait time.
A patient’s perception is that their waiting time is shorter when background music is playing. Handy on an afternoon when you’re running behind.
3. Improve the mood and motivation of your staff
Music in the workplace has a lot of benefits for employees and is particularly good at helping to reduce stress, improve concentration and boost mood. And happier staff = happier customers 🙂
⭐️ TOP TIP ⭐️ Opt for a mid to low-tempo playlist to reduce arousal levels in your patient and put them at ease.
What Are the Options for Background Music in Waiting Rooms?
There are two ways you can play music legally in your waiting room; one is considerably cheaper than the other.
The first way is to buy a music licence, which allows you to play the radio and copyrighted music. The cost of this varies depending on the size of the premises and the number of seats. For example, the music licence for healthcare premises with a floor area of up to 600 sqm playing music from the radio or TV in a waiting area of up to 19 seats and two surgery rooms would be £495.62 plus VAT a year.
The second option is royalty-free music. This is a more cost-effective way of playing background music as it doesn’t require a PRS PPL music licence. Using the example above of the healthcare premises, playing this type of music with a subscription from Background Sounds would save you over £400 a year. That’s a lot!
Background Sounds Royalty-Free Music for Waiting Rooms
Background Sounds is a specialist provider of royalty-free music. Healthcare providers across the UK use our royalty-free streaming service to play quality background music to create a warm and friendly atmosphere in their waiting areas.
We have over 50 playlists covering a wide range of genres, so there’s something for every setting. To give you an idea of what’s available within our music library, we’ve put together a gallery of the playlists we recommend for waiting rooms.
Waiting Room Playlists – Instrumental Collection Examples
Waiting Room Playlists – Vocal Collection Examples
⭐️ TOP TIP ⭐️ Avoid making your staff listen to the same tracks over and over. Instead, opt for a supplier with plenty of suitable, regularly refreshed playlists. Your staff will appreciate the variety.
We think our music is great, but don’t just take our word for it. Sign up today for a 7-day free trial, check out the playlists yourself and make sure your audio setup is compatible.
Waiting Room Music Player
Our online music player is designed to give you a fast and easy way to play music in your waiting room. You can stream our playlists using your PC, laptop, mobile or tablet device. It’s quick and easy to set up, and then you just press play and enjoy quality background music all day.
Easy Set Up
Log in via your device, select a playlist and press play! The playlist will continue until you press pause or swap to a new one.
Why Choose Background Sounds?
We’re committed to providing easy access to high-quality royalty-free music and supplying a service to business owners that saves them money and adds value.
5 Benefits of a Background Sounds Subscription
▶️ Save Money – You don’t need to pay for a PRS PPL music licence to play our music, giving you access to an affordable music library with a huge choice of tracks in a wide range of genres. At either £15 plus VAT per month or £150 plus VAT for the year, our clients save hundreds of pounds by switching to us.
▶️ Choice – There are more than 50 playlists to choose from covering over 20+ genres. Additionally, you’ll have immediate access to new playlists added to the library.
▶️ Convenience – Save time and effort with playlists that we refresh for you.
▶️ Peace of Mind – A certificate of subscription is available on request with all paid memberships. You can pass this on to PRS PPL so they can update their records.
▶️ Control – You decide how and when you pay with our subscription packages. You can choose between a flexible cancel-anytime monthly subscription or save with an annual subscription. Both packages offer the same great service and sign-up is easy.
About Us
We’re Mel and Grant, co-founders of Background Sounds, which is a specialist provider of royalty-free music. That’s music you can play without a PPL PRS Music Licence. We supply businesses across the UK with background music at a fraction of the cost of a music licence because we’re passionate about making high-quality music accessible to all businesses.
Access is via online music streaming and is available when you purchase a subscription to Background Sounds.
