Does Music Affect Learning of Students?

Answer:

Yes music greatly affects the learning of all people. Without getting too technical the predisposition of the brain for learning depends heavily on the brain wave patterns, Alpha and Beta waves. Music is believed to be a stimulant for the production of Alpha waves which are activated when the brain is in a non stressed state. Alpha wave activity in the brain permits the chemical encoding of information to occur in a context that the brain recognizes as beneficial. This is in direct opposition to Beta wave activity that is generally stress based where the brain acts on the limited information or stimulii it receives to react to the stimulii.

The optimal choice for music in a learning environment is wordless music with a non-descript melody performed at 60 beats per minute.

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