If you listen to music while you study its easy to remember stuff if you listen to music while taking a test. Ive began doing that and my grades have went up drasticallly.
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It's best to make your own little tunes for items and not melodies already tied to lyrics to remember your lists. The tune of "Happy Birthday", for example, conjures images...
I used to wonder that too. It's because when a child developes ( or college student/adult) how to do something, having to do it and practice it themselves drills it in their head and makes them learn...
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....