GrimmHallows 17 Report post Posted November 5, 2011 Alright, here is the issue at hand that has been getting my attentions. Students will often complain that thier homework is really boring, but after giving some of my friends my music, they listened to it as they studied, and then they said it was the most "Epic study sesh ever!" and that they entered a state of mind that overcame boredom, simply with my music, So . . . if there are any students out there willing, I'd like to test this new theory more; IF you have a final test coming, study to my music, and tell me what grade you get after the test! Thanks! You can find some of my music in the Game Dev shop! I need to know just how effective this music is on the mind! it might even help uni students study! ^^ :lol: -Grimm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jon Bon 43 Report post Posted November 5, 2011 Alright, here is the issue at hand that has been getting my attentions. Students will often complain that thier homework is really boring, but after giving some of my friends my music, they listened to it as they studied, and then they said it was the most "Epic study sesh ever!" and that they entered a state of mind that overcame boredom, simply with my music, So . . . if there are any students out there willing, I'd like to test this new theory more; IF you have a final test coming, study to my music, and tell me what grade you get after the test! Thanks! You can find some of my music in the Game Dev shop! I need to know just how effective this music is on the mind! it might even help uni students study! ^^ :lol: -Grimm Nice. I have been listening to music when I work for years now, many people do the same. Music affecting concentration has long been studied before, and is by far not new. Music will generally help people who have problems concentrating, but help to lose the concentration of those who are normally on task. This is the way I look at it. Most if not all can have two thoughts at one time, a doing and a thinking, example is juggling while doing math(in your head). People who have problems concentrating generally have their thinking thought wander. As I study/work I often find my mind wandering, I am still 'on task' as I am thinking: "move this here, then organize this, ok now take this apart". But at the same time I am thinking: "ok when I get home I need to do my laundry, clean the kitchen cook dinner, etc." it's the difference between your conscious thoughts and subconscious thoughts. As your preform more repetitive/boring tasks, this is when your mind will wander, either conscious or subconscious, an example of this is smokers who light a cigarette while doing something without even realizing it, or the guy who drops what he is dong half way through to start another task, only later to realize he didn't finish the first one. Listening to music however eliminates my conscious/subconscious thoughts accordingly, as I swap back and forth using which ever is needed for the task ahead. I find the music focuses you on something as you use your subconscious, and distracts you enough as you use your conscious mind. As most students don't care for their studies, music will help to not only bring an enjoyable experience to what they are doing, but it will also help focus their minds, as most younger students minds are working 'a mile a minute' as they say. If your brain is going a mile a minute, and you only have a 1/2 mile of road, you need to find some more road for your brain, ie music helps fill that gap. This kind of touches on the slacker turns out to be gifted scenario. Often times parents and teachers will mistakes a child's low concentration or lack of interest for generally low intelligence, but in many occasions it turns out these students were simply not getting enough stimuli. Things like this have lead to alternate means of learning/teaching, ie with music/songs to help people learn/concentrate and ultimately retain the information (which is of course the goal). I have actually put a great deal of thought into this before, so I was glad to see this topic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heretic86 25 Report post Posted November 17, 2011 (edited) Alright, here is the issue at hand that has been getting my attentions. Students will often complain that thier homework is really boring, but after giving some of my friends my music, they listened to it as they studied, and then they said it was the most "Epic study sesh ever!" and that they entered a state of mind that overcame boredom, simply with my music, So . . . if there are any students out there willing, I'd like to test this new theory more; IF you have a final test coming, study to my music, and tell me what grade you get after the test! Thanks! You can find some of my music in the Game Dev shop! I need to know just how effective this music is on the mind! it might even help uni students study! ^^ -Grimm I believe I read a study some time ago that said that Music can raise a persons IQ by as much as 20 points. Thus, Music is probably more effective on helping people study than Caffeine! The other thing I think I vaguely remember is the more complex the music (regardless of style, Country, Latin, Trance, Classical), the more of an effect it had on the persons ability to comprehend. --- Edit: Came across this article on Cracked. It may not be scientifically accurate, but at least it is entertaining! :D Edited November 17, 2011 by Heretic86 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
