What is music?

Music is an art whose medium is sound. Music

goes back thousands of years and the styles vary
from culture to culture. It is used to express
emotions through lyrics and melody.
 How does music affect humans?
Music can affect people in many ways. It can
alter their emotions, let them see through the
eyes of another person and even stimulate their
minds and bodies to perform better. Studies
show that the pace of the music affects the pace
of someone’s exercise for those who exercise
while listening to music. Music is even used as a
form of therapy for those who are prone to
seizures, strokes, epilepsy and much more.
 So?
So music has all these incredible affects on the
human mind and body. So what if we continue
using it for our advantage? Let’s say… studying?
 Music and Memory

An Experiment by Aurelia Bordet and

Anthea Hickey
 Do you listen to music when you study?

Do you ever wonder what kinds of music help

your memory work at its best?

Or if silence is the best of them all?

LET’S TEST IT OUT~!

 So how are we going to test this?
• 4 victims participants: 2 boys, 2 girls (14 y/o)
• Given a list of 40 words to remember in 3
minutes
• Then given 2 minutes to write as many words as
they can remember from the sheet
• Each time the students do this, different types of
music will play in background at controlled
volumes
• Record results after each round (%)
What kinds of music are you testing?
We plan on testing using these genres of music:
Pop
Rock
Rap
Classical
Techno
Heavy Metal
Jazz
-Silence-
 So how is this
experiment relevant to
us?
 It’s relevant because we’re students!

Students need to study on a regular basis in

order to remember all the things they need to
know for exams and for their future careers.
Have you ever looked at all your study notes and
thought “Is there an easier way to remember
this all?!” Well, we’re going to put it to the test!
 Stay tuned for the results of this
experiment later on ;)

(And feel free to volunteer to be part of our experiment!)