What kind of music has been scientifically proven to improve students in their studies?
Hi!
I have a 14-year ancient student who is a “C” student. She knows it and is determined to increase on it. She has questioned me (a composition teacher) what kind of composition will help her in her studies.
I have sort of heard about listening to composition by Bach can help infants in their learning. But, what about teenagers? Is this scientifically proven? Are there excellent information on the internet?
Please help and advise.
Thank you.
Mild Classical….nothing loud or brash….something along the affect of Ravel’s Bolero……excellent luck
I heard somewhere that a test scientifically proved that classical composition not only does not make infants smarter, it stops them from sleeping properly. There is no composition that makes someone in fact smarter. Composition that the student likes may increase their mood while doing homework so may increase their ordinary of work but they may just become distracted by it. This is as reliable as I can make it.
Mozart. There is also something really clean called binaural beat composition. You know, if you believe something, that’s half the battle. Why is she a C student? Does she not study as well as she would like? Is she stressing out? Does she convince herself that she doesn’t do well on tests?
Well I’ve watched this one Mythbusters episode where they experimented with composition and plant growth (i.e. is classical better for plant growth, or talking, or etc), so I’d have to go with metal.
Other than that, anything that’s relaxing to the student and helps her concentrate. You could experiment with different kinds of composition too.
Try http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0675/is_5_21/ai_112982435 for a bit more info, though I’m not sure of the credibility of the article. Worth a shot though.
Go to Google and search on “music that improves learning”. You will get many results that I think will answer your question. Good luck.
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Here is an eric search:
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Qa/archives/General_Education/Learning_Theories/musiceffect.html
and a piecve of research that links any social class composition to learning (seems like suggestion is it lessens distractions so simple listening is the key…students force have negative results if lyrics or pace of composition is something they need to concentrate on)
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:iLxbEsaTZFUJ:www.cs.ubc.ca/labs/egems/kamran7.doc+Davidson,+C.W.,+%26+Powell,+L.A&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us&client=firefox-a
excellent luck!
I’m a teacher and I’d say none to most students, because it’s distracting. Others, though, find composition to be soothing, and therefore are able to complete more work. Have them listen to something soothing, but something that they like.
First, sad to say but mozart doesn’t make you smarter. Those studies that proved that were all proven fake because the people who played mozart for their babies were oddly enough, the same ones who read to their babies, and talked to them, and did everything else.
There is no composition that will make you smarter by inactively listening to it, just as there is no pill that will make you stronger by simply putting it in your mouth. All excellent things cost, and smartness costs work. Some composition can simple the pain of study, but it can’t make the study simpler.