Statement of the problem

Objectives:

1. To determine the effects of listening to music while studying.

2. To identify the reasons why students tend to listen to music while studying
rather than studying without music.
3. To classify the characteristics of music that give benefits to the listener.

Research questions:

1. What are the effects of listening to music while studying?

2. What are the reasons why students tend to listen to music while studying
rather than studying without music?
3. Is there any significance difference between studying without music and
studying while listening to music?

Dominick’s story

Music is a source of great interest for Dominick Albano, a pharmacist and Vice
President of Global Medical Information, Pfizer. “I’ve played guitar for 35 years,”
says Dominick. “It’s always been my personal way of expressing my creativity. I
use music as a source of balance, to relieve stress, and as a source of enjoyment in
my life.”

Dominick took guitar lessons when he was in high school, but gradually stopped.
However, during his first 2 months in pharmacy school, Dominick realized that he
needed something to offset the heavily science-based education. “I started taking
guitar lessons again because I needed a sense of balance in my life. I wanted to
immerse myself in the science that I would need for my career while still nurturing
my creative side.”
Today, Dominick credits music with helping him maintain his overall well-being.
“Being healthy doesn’t just mean you don’t have an illness or medical condition.
It’s much more than that. People need a sense of well-being too. That’s where
music, and the arts, can fit in—it does for me, at least.” - Dominick Albano

https://www.gethealthystayhealthy.com/articles/10-health-benefits-of-music

Charles Darwin once remarked, “If I had my life to live over again, I would have
made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every
week.” Albert Einstein declared, “If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a
musician.” Jimi Hendrix called music his “religion.”

https://www.lifehack.org/317747/scientists-find-15-amazing-benefits-listening-
music

If you love listening to music, you’re in good company. Charles Darwin once
remarked, “If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read
some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.” Albert Einstein
declared, “If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician.” Jimi Hendrix
called music his “religion.”

I’ve always been in awe of people who can sing and play guitar. As a young girl, I
secretly listened to singer-songwriter music in my bedroom into the wee hours. As
a rebellious teenager, I cranked rock ‘n’ roll in the house whenever I had to do
chores. I always felt great afterwards – now I know why.

Recent research shows that listening to music improves our mental well-being and
boosts our physical health in surprising and astonishing ways. If we take a music
lesson or two, that musical training can help raise our IQs and even keep us sharp
in old age. Here are 15 amazing scientifically-proven benefits of being hooked on
music.

1. Music Makes You Happier

“I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.” – William James

Research proves that when you listen to music you like, your brain releases
dopamine, a “feel-good” neurotransmitter. Valorie Salimpoor, a neuroscientist at
McGill University, injected eight music-lovers with a radioactive substance that
binds to dopamine receptors after they listened to their favorite music. A PET scan
showed that large amounts of dopamine were released, which biologically caused
the participants to feel emotions like happiness, excitement, and joy.[1]

So the next time you need an emotional boost, listen to your favorite tunes for 15
minutes. That’s all it takes to get a natural high!

2. Music Enhances Running Performance

“If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that
anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don’t back down.” –
Eminem

Marcelo Bigliassi and his colleagues found that runners who listened to fast or
slow motivational music completed the first 800 meters of their run faster than
runners who listened to calm music or ran without music.[2] If you want to take
your running up a notch, listen to songs that inspire you.
3. Music Lowers Stress and Improves Health

“I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s

something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from.” – Billy Joel

Listening to music you enjoy decreases levels of the stress hormone cortisol in
your body, which counteracts the effects of chronic stress.[3] This is an important
finding since stress causes 60% of all our illnesses and disease.[4] One study
showed that if people actively participated in making music by playing various
percussion instruments and singing, their immune system was boosted even more
than if they passively listened.[5]

To stay calm and healthy during a stressful day, turn on the radio. Be sure to sing
along and tap your feet to the beat to get the maximum healing benefit.

4. Music Helps You Sleep Better

“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” – Berthold Auerbach

Over 30% of Americans suffer from insomnia.[6] A study showed that students
who listened to relaxing classical music for 45 minutes before turning in slept
significantly better than students who listened to an audiobook or did nothing
different from their normal routine.[7]

If you’re having trouble sleeping, try listening to a little Bach or Mozart before
bedtime to catch some Zs.

5. Music Reduces Depression

“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my
back to loneliness.” – Maya Angelou

More than 350 million people suffer from depression around the world.[8] A
whopping 90% of them also experience insomnia.[9] The sleep research above
found that symptoms of depression decreased significantly in the group that
listened to classical music before bedtime, but not in the other two groups.

Another study by Hans Joachim Trappe in Germany also demonstrated that music
can benefit patients with depressive symptoms, depending on the type of music.
Meditative sounds and classical music lifted people up, but techno and heavy metal
brought people down even more.[10]

The next time you feel low, put on some classical or meditative music to lift your
spirits.

6. Music Helps You Eat Less

“There’s a friendly tie of some sort between music and eating.” – Thomas Hardy

Research at Georgia Tech University showed that softening the lighting and music
while people ate led them to consume fewer calories and enjoy their meals more. If
you’re looking for ways to curb your appetite, try dimming the lights and listening
to soft music the next time you sit down for a meal.[11]

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7. Music Elevates Your Mood While Driving

“That’s what I love. Not being interrupted, sitting in the car by myself listening to
music in the rain. There are so many great songs yet to sing.” – Alison Kraus

A study in the Netherlands found that listening to music can positively impact your
mood while driving,[12] which can lead to safer behavior than not listening to
music. The next time you feel frustrated in traffic, turn up the tunes to improve
your state of mind. It won’t hurt your driving performance – it may even help you
drive more safely.
8. Music Strengthens Learning and Memory

“Music is the language of memory.” – Jodi Picoult

Researchers discovered that music can help you learn and recall information better,
but it depends on how much you like the music and whether or not you’re a
musician. Subjects memorized Japanese characters while listening to music that
either seemed positive or neutral to them.[13] The results showed that participants
who were musicians learned better with neutral music but tested better when
pleasurable music was playing. Non-musicians, on the other hand, learned better
with positive music but tested better with neutral music.

Memorize these results. You now have a strategy to study more effectively for
your next test.

9. Music Relaxes Patients Before/After Surgery

“He who sings scares away his woes.” – Miguel de Cervantes

Researchers found that listening to relaxing music before surgery decreases

anxiety.[14] In fact it’s even more effective than being orally administered
Midazolam, a medication often used to help pre-op patients feel sleepy that also
has gnarly side effects such as coughing and vomiting. Other studies showed that
listening to soothing music while resting in bed after open heart surgery increases
relaxation.[14]
Globally, 234 million major surgeries are performed each year.[15] If you or
someone you know is going into surgery, be sure to bring some soothing tunes to
ease anxiety. It may work better, and will certainly have fewer adverse side effects,
than the meds they dispense.

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10. Music Reduces Pain

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” – Bob Marely

Research at Drexel University in Philadelphia found that music therapy and pre-
recorded music reduced pain more than standard treatments in cancer patients.
Other research showed that music can decrease pain in intensive care patients and
geriatric care patients, but the selection needed to be either classical pieces,
meditative music, or songs of the patient’s choosing.

Bob Marely was right about this one – listen to music you love to take your pain
away.
11. Music Helps Alzheimer’s Patients Remember

“The past, which is not recoverable in any other way, is embedded, as if in amber,
in the music, and people can regain a sense of identity.” – Oliver Sacks, M.D.

A non-profit organization called Music & Memory helps people with Alzheimer’s
Disease and other age-related dementias remember who they are by having them
listen to their dearest songs. The awakening is often dramatic. For example, after
Henry listens to music from his era, this wheelchair-bound dementia sufferer who
can barely speak sings Cab Calloway songs and happily reminisces about his life .

Dr. Laura Mosqueda, Director of Geriatrics at the University of California at the

Irvine School of Medicine, explains that because music affects so many areas of
the brain, it stimulates pathways that may still be healthy.[16]

One in three seniors die with Alzheimer’s Disease or another dementia,[17] so

odds are you know someone who has it. To connect with loved ones who suffer
from age-related dementia, try playing some of their best-loved music.

12. Music Improves Recovery in Stroke Patients

“I know why the caged bird sings.” – Maya Angelou

Research at the University of Helsinki showed that stroke patients who listened to
music they chose themselves for two hours a day had significantly improved
recovery of cognitive function compared to those who listened to audio books or
were given no listening material.[18] Most of the music contained lyrics, which
suggests that it’s the combination of music and voice that bolstered the patients’
auditory and verbal memory.
Stroke is the number 5 cause of death in the United States.[19] If you know
someone who has suffered a stroke, bring their favorite songs as soon as you can.
Listening to them can significantly ramp up their recuperation.

13. Music Increases Verbal Intelligence

“Music is to the soul what words are to the mind.” – Modest Mouse

After only one month of music lessons (in rhythm, pitch, melody and voice), a
study at York University showed that 90% of children between the ages of 4 and 6
had a significant increase in verbal intelligence.[20] Researcher Sylvain Moreno
suggests that the music training had a “transfer effect”[21] which enhanced the
children’s ability to understand words and explain their meaning. Other research
found that musically trained adult women and musically trained children
outperformed those without music training on verbal memory tests.

No matter whether you’re an adult or a child, if you want to boost your verbal
skills, try taking music lessons!

14. Music Raises IQ and Academic Performance

“Music can change the world because it can change people.” – Bono

Research shows that taking music lessons predicts higher academic performance
and IQ in young children.[22] In one study, 6-year-olds who took keyboard or
singing lessons in small groups for 36 weeks had significantly larger increases in
IQ and standardized educational test results than children who took either drama
lessons or no lessons. The singing group did the best.

To help your children achieve academic excellence, encourage them to sing or

learn to play an instrument.

15. Music Keeps Your Brain Healthy in Old Age

“Music is the true breath of life. We eat so we won’t starve to death. We sing so
we can hear ourselves live.” – Yasmina Khadra

A study with healthy older adults found that those with ten or more years of
musical experience scored higher on cognitive tests than musicians with one to
nine years of musical study.[23] The non-musicians scored the lowest. “Since
studying an instrument requires years of practice and learning, it may create
alternate connections in the brain that could compensate for cognitive declines as
we get older,” says lead researcher Brenda Hanna-Pladdy.

Business magnate Warren Buffet stays sharp at age 84 by playing ukulele. It’s
never too late to play an instrument to keep you on top of your game.

Plato had it right when he said, “Music and rhythm find their way into the secret
places of the soul.” No matter whether you’re young or old, healthy or sick, happy
or sad, music can improve the quality of your life in numerous ways. It reduces
stress and anxiety, lifts your mood, boosts your health, helps you sleep better, takes
away your pain, and even makes you smarter.
The Benefits of Music: How the Science of Music Can Help You

There are so many benefits of music that we can enjoy. The science of music is
fascinating and can help us be more productive, enjoy music more and leverage the
benefits of music in every area of our life.

Music can soothe the brokenhearted, motivate runners and kickoff the most epic
dance parties, but it also has some serious scientific benefits for our health and
overall wellbeing.

Listening to music has been shown to improve memory functioning, increased rate
of healing, improve your workouts and more.

And now… a crazy science fact:

The Scientific Benefits of Music Table of Contents

Music Benefits Memory

Music Improves Workouts

Music Helps You Heal

Music Reduces Stress and Eases Anxiety

Music Improves Sleep Quality

Music Benefits Your Task List

Music for Brainstorming

Music for Working

Music for Working Out

How else can we benefit from music? Listening to music is one of the easiest and
most fun ways to strengthen the bonds between people. Researchers have found a
part of our brain dedicated solely to music. Because of this, all sorts of reactions
occur in our brains in response to hearing it. Among the most powerful responses
are the ones that are elicited when we listen with other people.

Here are three ways that music can improve your relationships:

Hearing music alters the neurochemicals in our brains and triggers the release of
dopamine and endorphins. These neurotransmitters boost our mood and allow us to
share that positive chemical rush with the people we are with.

Several studies observing indigenous people who use music in their community
gatherings, found that listening to music together strengthens the bonds in groups
by making people feel like they belong, increasing people’s positive perceptions of
the people they are sharing the experience with.

Another part of the power of music comes from the way the beat synchronizes
people–even if it’s just a slight sway, tapping of your foot, or nodding of your
head, moving in sync with other people makes you in tune with them.

Want even more ideas about how to leverage the science of music? Read on…

Music Benefits Memory

Patients with memory loss can often remember songs and specific song lyrics.
Doctors will often use music and lyric recall to help individuals retrieve lost
memories. Certain music can trigger particularly unique memories- music from a
specific time period will trigger memories from that time period. Want to
remember something from the past? Listen to songs you listened to during that
time!

Music and its effect on memory has been a heated debate in the scientific world,
but researchers now have evidence that the processing of music and language,
specifically memorizing information, rely on some of the same brain systems.
Researchers have also uncovered evidence that suggests the music we heard as
teenagers has a greater emotional bind to our brain than anything we’ll listen to as
adults. This idea of musical nostalgia is a fun exercise for anyone, but is most
impactful for people suffering from memory loss, including those with dementia or
Alzheimer’s.

Here’s a story about the transformative power of music from one man whose father
has Alzheimer’s:

“As a family, we didn’t know what to do when our father was diagnosed with this
Alzheimer’s disease. We have been through so many stages and now he seems to
just be deteriorating to nothing. However, the music seems to have brought back
some of his brain to him!”

Music and musical training have also been shown to protect the aging brain and
keep it healthy.

University of Kansas Medical Center researchers conducted an experiment where

they divided 70 healthy adults, ages 60 to 83, into three groups based on their
amount of musical experience: no musical training, one to nine years of music
lessons and at least 10 years of musical study.
The participants, who had similar fitness and education levels and were free of
Alzheimer’s disease, were given several cognitive tests:

Those with the greatest amount of musical experience did best on these tests of
mental acuity, followed by those with less musical study followed by those who
never took music lessons.

Compared to non-musicians, the individuals with a high degree of musical

experience had much higher scores on the cognitive tests, including those related to
visual and spacial memory, naming objects and the brain’s ability to adapt to new
information

The really cool part? The benefits of musical study and training were still apparent
even in participants who no longer played an instrument.

Bottom Line: You can now tell your mom that those hours of trombone practice
for high school band were totally worth it.

Music Improves Workouts

StairMaster got you down? Feeling sluggish on the treadmill?

Grab your earbuds and get jammin’!

Not only can music distract you from “bodily awareness” aka the aches and pains
of working out, it has a health effect too.
Listening to music releases endorphins in the brain. Endorphins give us a
heightened feeling of excitement. In addition to feeling euphoric, endorphins quell
anxiety, ease pain and stabilize the immune system. With high endorphin levels,
we have fewer negative effects of stress.

Turning up your tunes can also up the effort you exert during exercise. In one
study, researchers found that cyclists worked harder and biked a further distance
when listening to faster music as compared to music with a slower tempo. When
the tempo slowed, so did their pedaling and their entire effect. Their heart rates fell
and their mileage dropped. They reported that they didn’t like the music much. On
the other hand, when the tempo of the songs was upped 10 percent, the men
covered more miles in the same period of time, produced more power with each
pedal stroke and increased their pedal cadences.

For pace-based exercises like running or weight-lifting, music can help regulate
rhythm and signal to the brain when the body should move. This signal helps us to
use our energy more efficiently, so we’re not exhausting ourselves too soon.

Got the groove? In scientific terms, groove is often described as a musical quality
that can induce movement in a listener. Basically, you can’t stop yourself from
moving! The next time you hit the gym, channel your inner diva and get groovin’!

Bottom Line: Make a playlist just for the gym or for working out. Need some
ideas? Check out this list of the 100 best workout songs from FITNESS. (and see
the rest of our playlists below!)

Music Helps You Heal

A study from Austria’s General Hospital of Salzburg found that patients recovering
from back surgery had increased rates of healing and reported less pain when
music was incorporated into the standard rehabilitation process.

“Music is an important part of our physical and emotional well-being, ever since
we were babies in our mother’s womb listening to her heartbeat and breathing
rhythms.” – Lead clinical psychologist of Austria General, Franz Wendtner.

Music connects with the autonomic nervous system (brain function, blood pressure
and heartbeat) and the limbic system (feelings and emotions).

When slow music is played, the bodily reaction follows suit– the heart blow slows
down and blood pressure drops. This causes the breath to slow, which helps release
tension in the neck, shoulders, stomach and back. Listening to slow or calming
music on a regular basis can help our bodies relax, which over time, means less
pain and faster recovery time.

Finnish researchers conducted a similar study, but with stroke patients. They found
that if stroke patients listened to music for a couple of hours a day, their verbal
memory and focused attention recovered better and they had a more positive mood
than patients who did not listen to anything or who listened to audiobooks.

These findings have led to a clinical recommendation for stroke patients: everyday
music listening during early stroke recovery offers a valuable addition to the
patients’ care by providing an “individually targeted, easy-to-conduct and
inexpensive means to facilitate cognitive and emotional recovery,” says Teppo
Särkämö, author of the study.
With brain-imaging techniques, such as functional MRIs, music is increasingly
being used in therapy for brain-related injuries and diseases. Brain scans have
proven that music and motor control share circuits, so music can improve
movement for those with Parkinson’s disease and for individuals recovering from a
stroke. Neurologic music therapy should become part of rehabilitative care,
according to this group of doctors. They believe that future findings may well
indicate that music should be included on the list of therapies and rehabilitation for
many disorders.

Bottom Line: Adding music to a standard rehabilitative process helps patients heal.

Music Reduces Stress and Eases Anxiety

Music has a unique link to our emotions, and research has found that it can be used
as an extremely effective stress management tool.

Just like listening to slow music to calm the body, music can also have a relaxing
effect on the mind. Researchers at Stanford University found that listening to
music seems to be able to change brain functioning to the same extent as
medication. Since music is so widely available and inexpensive, it’s an easy stress
reduction option.

So, what type of music reduces stress best? Here’s what we found:

Native American, Celtic, Indian stringed-instruments, drums and flutes

Sounds of rain, thunder and nature sounds

Light jazz, classical and easy listening music

You must be the ultimate judge, however, of “relaxing music.” If Mozart isn’t
quite doing it for you, explore other options that help you naturally relax.

HelpGuide.org, a nonprofit mental health and well-being organization encourages

individuals to practice a healthy sonic diet. They suggest that:

“When choosing locations to eat, hold business meetings, or visit with friends, be
conscious of the sound environment, including the noise level and type of music
that is played. Loud noisy environments, as much as we try to ignore them, can
contribute to unconscious stress and tension build-up without us even knowing it.”

Just like junk food increases stress in our system, a poor sonic or listening diet can
do the same. Choose quieter environments and settings to prime your body to relax
and recharge.

Making music can also release tension and relieve stress. Dana Marlowe, a
technology accessibility consultant, gets relief from her daily work challenges in
her toddler’s playroom:

“I just jam out with his toys — the xylophone, the baby piano. I almost have
‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ down.”

Research has shown that casual music-making can short-circuit the stress response
system and keep it from recurring or becoming chronic. WebMD tells us that
“stress starts in the brain and then kicks off a chain reaction that switches on the
stress response in every cell of our bodies. Over time, these cellular switches can
get stuck in the ‘on’ position, leading to feelings of burnout, anger, or depression
as well as a host of physical ailments.

Bottom line: Both listening to and making music can alleviate mild and chronic
stress.

Music Improves Sleep Quality

Insomnia and other sleep deprivation issues can wreak havoc on our lives. What if
music could help?

According to one study conducted by Harmat, Takács and Bódizs, 94 students

(ages 19 to 28) with sleep complaints were brought into the lab. Participants were
split into 3 groups. The first group listened to classical music at bedtime for 45
minutes for 3 weeks. The second group listened to an audiobook at bedtime for 45
minutes for 3 weeks. The control group received no intervention.

Sleep quality and depressive symptoms were measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep
Quality Index and the Beck Depression Inventory respectively. The results?

The participants who listened to music showed statistically significant

improvements in sleep quality and a decrease in depressive symptoms. There were
no statistically significant results found for the audiobook or control group.

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes claim that “an
estimated 40 million Americans annually live with chronic sleep disorders, while
20 million more have trouble sleeping from time to time.”
In one meta-analysis of 10 randomized studies, researchers tracked 557
participants with chronic sleep disorders. They found that sleep quality was
improved significantly with music and concluded that “music can assist in
improving sleep quality of patients with acute and chronic sleep disorders.”

Get even more tips on a good night’s rest in our article The Science of Better
Sleep.

Bottom Line: Sleep better, longer and with fewer disturbances by listening to
music at bedtime.

Music Benefits Your Task List

Music is one of the best ways to motivate yourself. Research has found that music
can change your effectiveness depending on the type of work or task:

Pre-task music: This is music that gets you in the right mindset before the task at
hand.

During-task music: This is music you listen to while you are working to stay on
track and enhance performance.

Post-task music: This is music to help you wind down, recover, and cool down
after an intense task.

Researcher Anneli Haake was curious if everyone responds to music the same way.
She found that extroverts tend to work better while listening to music, while
introverts find music distracting.
For introverts, your “Pre-task” and “Post-task” playlists are more important.
During your task, you might want white noise, purely instrumental music, or
simply noise-canceling headphones as your “playlist.”

Our Favorite Music for Work: Playlists to Help You

Take advantage of the benefits of music by incorporating music into as many areas
of your life as possible. Here are a few of our favorite playlists to play to help you
bond in these unique situations.

What music reminds me of how I want to feel?

Is there a movie soundtrack that tells the story I want for my story?

What is your anthem?

Is there a song from my teenage or college years that will get me in the right
mindset?

Music for Brainstorming

Music isn’t often incorporated into brainstorm sessions because it can be seen as a
distraction. However, with the right, subtle playlist, the background noise can
increase your group’s willingness and ability to collaborate with one another while
you generate new ideas. Here is a 2 hour instrumental that will help your
productivity without distractions:

Music for Working

If you need to crank out some work and hype up your productivity try these two
playlists:
Fast and upbeat

Soft and slow

Music for Working Out

Pushing yourself through the pain and sweat of a rigorous workout is much more
rewarding when you have a friend by your side, sharing your pain and reminding
you not to quit. To strengthen your connection during your workout, listen to these
powerful songs that will give you an extra boost to help you up your workout or
gym game:

The next time you crank up the music in an impromptu dance party, remember all
of the health benefits too. Music has been proven to help our bodies heal, improve
memory, alleviate stress and more. And that is most certainly, music to my ears.

https://www.scienceofpeople.com/benefits-music/

Music while studying – helpful or not?

on February 27, 2016

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 27) – At first, I doubt that it’s possible for
someone to hate music. But believe it or not, there are some people who genuinely
hate any kind of music. The condition is known as anhedonia, where a person does
not find any music pleasurable. Which is just sad.
Music is one of the most beautiful things that existed here on Earth but sadly, some
can’t appreciate it. Music is like our home. It has become a fundamental part of our
lives. You might agree that it’s a nice feeling for us every time we hear our
favorite music, right? It’s because it gives us the sense of relaxation and somehow
makes us comfortable. From there, we can easily process its flow of rhythm and
hear its beautiful melody. Sometimes, when we are depressed and when we listen
to music, everything will be okay. We find it is as the reliever of our stress.

Source: sites.psu.edu

In short, music is great and music is an integral part of our lives. But the question
is: when it comes to studying, should we do it music or not?

Some studies show that there are just specific kinds of music that are helpful when
studying. According to UNC Charlotte and University City, there are many types
of music that have been shown to put your mind in study mode. Here are a few of
the most mentioned.

Source: k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com

Baroque classical music is said to have mind-boosting effects. Productivity writer

David Allen of “Getting Things Done” fame has said he prefers music like
Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons,” Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #3, and other Baroque
tunes.
Others say that music at 60 beats-per-minute is required to put the brain in a
“bright and breezy” frame of mind. In this state your thinking and creativity are
said to be easier. Concertos for Recorder – Telemann & Vivaldi is recommended.

Since classical music may not be your thing there are other types of music that
have been shown to increase your concentration levels. Ambient music or sound is
designed to keep your brain engaged at a lower, subconscious level. Waterfalls,
rain, seashore, whatever your taste.

More modern electronic “Chill out” music genres such as Trip-hop, Nu jazz,
Ambient House, Ambient Trance, New Age and other sub-genres of Down tempo
are designed to relax the mind and allow it to roam.

Eno’s “Music for Airports” has been noted as being useful for serious studying and
deep concentration. This music was designed to relax stressed out travelers at the
airport and put them at ease.

Researcher says that the most cited study is the “Mozart effect” a set of research
results that indicate that listening to Mozart’s music may induce a short-term
improvement on the performance of certain kinds of mental tasks known as
“spatial-temporal reasoning” which is the ability to think long-term, more abstract
solutions to logical problems that arise.

Of course, it is really up to the one who is studying if music helps them or not.
There are those that really can’t study well when there is music playing and there
are those that need to hear music to be able to concentrate better. At the end of the
day, it’s all about your personal preference!

https://www.eaglenews.ph/music-while-studying-helpful-or-not/

Significance of the study

 The study of Implications of listening to music while studying can be a learning
model to enhance the students’ knowledge and skills as well. The research’s goal is
designed to help students improve academic performance, develop skills and
employ academic excellence through music.

SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

This study focuses on the implication of listening to music while studying in upper
elementary students. The data collection will be conducted to 70% of the total
population in upper elementary students of Bixby Knolls Preparatory Academy,
academic year 2019-2020 who will represent the population. The study would be
done through the utilization of questionnaire to the students as a survey and
reference. By their strategy the researchers will be able to know the effects of
listening to music while studying to students.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This research would be beneficial to the students because they will know the
effects of listening to music while studying in their academic performance. In this
study the students can be aware on things that music can do to them. This research
would also be beneficial to teachers and administrators because they will be able to
understand the changes of the behavior, perception in life and academic
performances of the students that were engaged to music. This research would be
help to the parents, they are able to know the effects of music to their child on their
academic performance. The parents can use this research as their guide on
developing academic performance without any hesitation. This research would be
beneficial to the future researcher because they can get some information that
might needed in their research and some of their question may possibly be
answered by this research.