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"Research shows that under some conditions, music actually improves our performance, while in other situations music makes it worse — sometimes dangerously so." A British researcher, Nick Perham, noted in an online Time article that "playing music you like can lift your mood and increase your arousal — if you listen to it before getting down to work. But it serves as a distraction from cognitively demanding tasks."
"Classical or instrumental music enhances mental performance more than music with lyrics. Music can make rote or routine tasks (think folding laundry or filing papers) less boring and more enjoyable. Runners who listen to music go faster. But when you need to give learning and remembering your full attention, silence is golden."
Beginnings Workshop: Music and Movement
Beginnings Workshop is an invaluable resource for staff training. In each 16-page unit the top experts in the field address a specific curriculum topic in depth.
For the Love of Music and Children by Cindy Smith
Music - The Great Connector by Thomas Moore
Learning Through Music - The Support of Brain Research by Elizabeth B. Carlton
Music and Movement Bring Together Children of Differing Abilities by Carol Stock Kranowitz
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Displaying 1 CommentCSBC
Denver, United States
I totally disagree with this research. From my studying of how the brain works, and over forty years of observing how children learn, it is very clear to me that processing information is a highly idiosyncratic activity: some prefer silence, others (like me) have to have classical music in the background, and still others need more stimulation to be able to think clearly!
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