| Music, this word means different things to | | | | brain, thus helping the brain cells |
| different people. Some people listen to | | | | communicate more effectively with each other. |
| music, while others create it for us to | | | | |
| listen too. Regardless of which category you | | | | A few years back a study was conducted trying |
| fall into, music, in some way, has touched | | | | to demonstrate the effect of certain types of |
| your life. | | | | classical music such as Mozart or Beethoven |
| | | | on intelligence. Students were instructed to |
| There are sad songs, love songs, songs of | | | | listen to a 30 minutes session on already |
| hurting hearts, aggressive rock songs, the | | | | chosen classical pieces while the other group |
| list goes on and on. For those who do not | | | | had no musical preparation for the spatial |
| like singing, there are numerous | | | | reason test. The students that listened to |
| instrumentals, such as classical music. Even | | | | the classic piece before taking the tests |
| plants like music. A recent study was | | | | scored better on spatial reason and the logic |
| conducted where plants were placed in an | | | | portion the standardized test. So if this is |
| environment where music was played and while | | | | true, some music CAN make you smarter. More |
| a group was placed in a natural silent | | | | studies do need to be "conducted", no pun |
| environment. The plants that were in the | | | | intended, before a final word can be said |
| music environment had deeper roots and grew | | | | about classical music and the brain. Recent |
| at a faster rate and appeared to be healthier | | | | studies have also shown that there may be |
| than its counterpart in the control | | | | electrophysiological and molecular changes to |
| environment. | | | | the brain while listening to certain types of |
| | | | music, mainly classical. |
| Although this may not come as a full | | | | |
| surprise, it does demonstrate some phenomenal | | | | From the author's experience, classical music |
| characteristics about music and tone. Music | | | | does seem to have a calming effect and seems |
| has the ability to make us smile, cry, or | | | | to clear the brain for heavy studying. In |
| even make us a little nervous, depending on | | | | contrast, listening to rock music seems to |
| the type of tone and rhythm of the music. | | | | negatively affect memory, focus and retention |
| Symphony pieces, such as Mozart, have also | | | | of material studied. William is the owner |
| been studied in relation to increasing | | | | of Free Sheet Music A site dedicated to |
| intelligence in the hearers. Concertos have | | | | music! |
| been said to increase oxygen uptake in the | | | | |