Research Paper: Effect of Music on Memory and Learning

Classical Music and Memory

Effect of Classical Background Music on Memory and Learning

Abstract

Music is known to effectively promote a positive environment which facilitates in cognitive performance. Classical music has thought to be the choice of music amongst others in terms of its stress-reducing effect which leads to an improvement in cognitive performance. This study investigates on the effect of background classical music on memory and learning. Participants are asked to recall information from a story that they are told to be familiarized with. In this study, background classical music is expected to improve memory and learning, compared to silence–not listening to music at all. As a result, participants in the classical background music condition is expected to perform better than the silent control group in a memory recall test. This study hopes to find the significance of the effect of classical music in reading, studying for a test, or work on homework assignment.