01-04-2009, 06:43 AM
There's actually been quite a few studies, none I can link to off the top of my head. But they all pose the same basic principal. As long as you aren't distracted by the music, classical music will help your brain relax and thus absorb knowledge better.
Also since the theory tends to state: "as long as the music isn't distracting" to you, I pose that any type of music you feel esthetically pleasing can carry the same result as Classical music does. For me I use to study with Metallica cranked in my headphones, metal doesn't distract me as it may others so I had no problem relaxing while I studied. I've never got less than an "A" on a test in my high school years (when I started getting into the metal genre).
Carry on.
Also since the theory tends to state: "as long as the music isn't distracting" to you, I pose that any type of music you feel esthetically pleasing can carry the same result as Classical music does. For me I use to study with Metallica cranked in my headphones, metal doesn't distract me as it may others so I had no problem relaxing while I studied. I've never got less than an "A" on a test in my high school years (when I started getting into the metal genre).
Carry on.