Children who listened to classical music for one hour a day over a six-month period exhibited brain changes that indicated greater levels of relaxation — even when the children were not asked to pay attention to the music. If testing anxiety causes sleepless nights, classical music can help soothe insomnia.

For classical music, this means the inclusion of technology in the concert hall experience, such as projections, digital visual art in the concert hall, integration of social media, and smartphone apps for audience education. The purpose of using technology in this way is to make concerts seem more interactive.

Looking at some of the scientific studies conducted recently, classical music does have benefits. Findings show that there are many benefits for our mental and physical health. It can stimulate the brain, improve sleep, reduce stress and also strengthen the immune system.

Classical music not only nurtures our soul but grows our mind in ways that have been substantiated by myriad of studies over recent years. Exposing the very young to classical music has been documented to help develop language skills, reasoning, and spatial intelligence.

It stimulates how our brain works and helps with completing the task. In addition, listening to this music improves one’s IQ level, communication skills, creativity, and efficiency. All in all, it gives a significant increase in performance and productivity.

Relaxation and reduced stress Because classical music is intrinsically linked to reducing stress. Classical music also lowers cortisol levels in the brain that can help lessen anxiety and lower blood pressure.

The Mozart effect refers to the theory that listening to the music of Mozart may temporarily boost scores on one portion of an IQ test. A meta-analysis of studies that have replicated the original study shows that there is little evidence that listening to Mozart has any particular effect on spatial reasoning.

Other studies have found that classical music enhances memory retrieval, including Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. In any case, what we do know about music and memory is that people who learn to play a musical instrument increase their memory capacity, which helps their memory in all genres, not just music.

The calming effect of classical music takes away any jitters or nervousness, and can help to decrease your heart rate and anxiety. The Mozart Effect relies on listening to classical music while performing a task, which helps to focus on the task at hand and improve memory retention.

For students who have more energy later in the day, evening or nighttime can be a more effective time to study. With fewer distractions and peace and quiet, studying at night can help improve a student’s concentration and focus.

Let us look at some of the disadvantages of music while studying.

• Can Be a Distraction. While listening to music while studying is a good habit to keep, much has been said that music can be a great distraction.
• Decreased Productivity.
• Impairing Your Cognitive Abilities.
• Different Types of Attention Focused Practices.

The sound of silence. While music is a great motivator for routine and repetitive tasks, listening to music can never be a completely passive activity. Almost all research in this area has shown that problem solving and memory recall tasks are performed better in silence than with any kind of background noise.

Music that is soothing and relaxing can help students to beat stress or anxiety while studying. During long study sessions, music can aid endurance. In some cases, students have found that music helps them with memorization, likely by creating a positive mood, which indirectly boosts memory formation.

In a nutshell, music puts us in a better mood, which makes us better at studying – but it also distracts us, which makes us worse at studying. So if you want to study effectively with music, you want to reduce how distracting music can be, and increase the level to which the music keeps you in a good mood.

The appropriate music is good for studying regardless of the quality of its reproduction, High Fidelity (Hi-Fi) or Low Fidelity (Lo-Fi). The reason it helps is because music subconsciously sets you up in the mood for different things that go from partying, to studying or sleeping.

With regard to the popular meaning of the “Mozart effect,” the answer is no. No research has ever demonstrated that merely listening to Mozart’s music can have a lasting impact on general intelligence or IQ.

How to stay focused while studying, a guide:

1. Find a suitable environment.
2. Create a study ritual.
3. Block distracting websites + apps on your phone, tablet, and computer.
4. Divide up + space out study sessions.
5. Use the Pomodoro Technique.
6. Find the best tools.
7. Focus on skills, not grades.
8. Schedule downtime.

Here are our top tips for finding ways to have fun while studying – whatever the subject may be.

1. Listen to good music.
2. Turn it into a game for yourself.
3. Turn it into a game with others.
4. Use nice stationery.
5. Try roleplay.
6. Study somewhere different.
7. Challenge yourself.
8. Write comics, short stories or songs.