Music And Its Effect on Studying

Written By Colēgia

One of the more common art forms available is music. It can have a wide variety of benefits along with also being fun to listen to and perform. Music has been proven to increase performance, memory, and focus, among other benefits.

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Music Helps Performance

Music is a great means of helping your performance in school. Listening to upbeat, high-energy music before a test can significantly improve how you perform. High-energy music can settle your nerves and relax and even decrease blood pressure and heart rate. Test anxiety is also very common, and music can help ease that.

“Listening to upbeat, high-energy music before a test can significantly improve how you perform.”

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Increased Memory

There is a common misconception that listening to music while studying or working is a distraction when in actuality it makes your brain pay more attention. Better memory is also linked to music. Studying while listening to music is proven to be a very beneficial practice as music, memory, and emotions are all linked. Petr Janata conducted a study where he found that music is an excellent trigger for recovering memories. This makes the act of turning on some music while studying so productive.

“Studying while listening to music is proven to be a very beneficial practice as music, memory, and emotions are all linked.”

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Classical Music Can Help Sleep

Listening to famous composers such as Beethoven and Mozart is very effective in helping your mind organize any information you are feeding it. Furthermore, listening to these composers after you’re done studying is also a great idea. In doing so you might be guaranteeing yourself a better, more peaceful, night’s sleep.

Hence, music can’t solve all your problems, just a very high number of them. Next time you’re studying or trying to fall asleep, listen to music and notice the difference it makes.

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