Classical Music = Better Grades?

Listening to classical music while studying helps improve the memory of students, and also provide some relief.

You must have read this line about a million times, but do you know why, and if it is even true?

If you have a test coming up, and you are so stressed while studying that you can’t concentrate, listening to classical music is a great way to recover and meditate as it provides calming motives, through compositions written by Mozart, Vivaldi, and Chopin.

All those stories you might have hears about Mozart compositions helping to improve your memory and abilities, known as the Mozart effect isn’t applicable to all, and you haven’t heard the whole story.

Though it may not work for all, the right music at the right time does have an impact on an individual, and in this case, it leads to better concentration.

The classical era is vast, with numerous instruments, moods, periods and stories portrayed. Focusing on a single mood to correlate the studies and the composer’s pieces are more beneficial while studying.

In fact, certain subjects have different preferred composers. For example, research shows that while studying for history, religion or politics Bach and Beethoven are more relevant choices, however, while studying the sciences, it is helpful to listen to Debussy or simple music that deals with the imagination. Fascinating, right?

When deadlines for all your subjects get closer, more and more stress is added on, although classical music helps release some of the tension. It physically reduces blood pressure, which is good for the wellbeing.

I had made 2 people take a general knowledge test, where one of them did it with classical music and the other one didn’t. The piece that I made them listen was Mozart’s Concerto No. 6. As a result, both of them got the same score, but the person who didn’t listen to classical music took 10 minutes longer to complete.