My Research by Christian Fowler

Here is what one researcher is saying about the results of listening to music and its impact on the brain . . . from the book: The Bible Memory by Gary Small on page 85 & 86 he writes of the "The Mozart Effect."

Children/preteens that are exposed to Mozart piano sonata have improved thinking ability, especially in the areas that involve spatial cognitive skills such as doing origami and activities that include following patterns.

Researchers believe that listening to music helps to temporarily organize thinking. The mental processes involved in listening to music activates a neural network that is shared with spatial reasoning processes.

"We know music can elevate a person's mood, and a better mood certainly can sharpen mental ability-a depressed person is often distracted and unable to focus on mental tasks."


Even without definitive proof, the potential for a benefit and the minimal risk involves convinces me that listening to classical music may be a worthwhile habit for us all. My hypothesis is that students who listen to music while taking a test or quiz will perform better because the music will reduce the stress students are under these days with taking tests.

Research has shown that music has a profound effect on your body and psyche. In fact, there’s a growing field of health care known as Music Therapy, which uses music to heal. Those who practice music therapy are finding a benefit in using music to help cancer patients, children with ADD, and others, and even hospitals are beginning to use music and music therapy to help with pain management, to help ward off depression, to promote movement, to calm patients, to ease muscle tension, and for many other benefits that music and music therapy can bring. This is not surprising, as music affects the body and mind in many powerful ways. The following are some of effects of music, which help to explain the Research has shown that music with a strong beat can stimulate brainwaves to resonate in sync with the beat, with faster beats bringing sharper concentration and more alert thinking, and a slower tempo promoting a calm, meditative state. Also, research has found that the change in brainwave activity levels that music can bring can also enable the brain to shift speeds more easily on its own as needed, which means that music can bring lasting benefits to your state of mind, even after you’ve stopped listening. effectiveness of music therapy. From google.com

Hypothesis

Does playing certain music during an examination affect test scores?