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0 Literature Review

Music is a significant part of our life, in other words most people in this generation
cannot live without the companionship of music, it was clear that music is the way of life for
each and every person in this world. But can music help students in their academic? It has
shown that music can help university students to improve their academic performance. Whether
music may bring benefits in studies among students or not, it has been investigated for several
years until now. Research into the field has proven that music can help a student to improve
their academic grade and understanding. Thus, effect of music on emotions influence memory,
learning and cognitive functions. (Pérez Galdón, Patricia, Nicolau Gonzálbez, Juan Luis, 2013)

Exposure to music enhances a student’s ability to relieve stress. Among the major
number of university students, most of them experience in significant levels of stress in their
studies and exams. Music helps to release biochemical substances that would help you relieve
stress, reduce muscle tension and anxiety, which you will feel more relaxed and comfortable.
Moreover, music also helps in doing mathematics calculations. Researchers has found that
using specific music and sounds help to activate some area of the brain and also create more
balance in the brain which allow students to actually do well in their mathematic assessment.
As in the year of 2012, one study showed that while listening to music during a math test, it
could improve a student performance by 40 percent. In order to improve the brain’s ability for
spatial-temporal reasoning, visualizing and transform objects in space and time is by listening
to music. (Marie Duplessy Civil, 2007)

However, listening to different types of music could have different effects on studies.
For instance, the volume, style and rhythm of the music that a student listens to, may lead to a
variance of mood and sensation. For an example, classical music is popular during studying,
but instead listening to Mozart effect makes you smarter. The Mozart effect helps in promote
healing and improve the development of the brain. In fact, listening to Mozart effect has said
to be able to allow students to have a deep rest so that in the following day student could be
more energetic and more focus during class. Also, Mozart effect can actually boost a student
imaginative and creativity skill, it also can help a student memorize better which will be a
reliable skill set. It has been discovered that college students who listened to 10 minutes of
Mozart effect helps to further spatial intelligence. Other than that, Mozart deal with cognitive
education for disorder children. It helps to soothe mind, induce sleep, relaxation, stress,
memory and awaken body. (Deedee Moore, 2013)

Few years back, music was a source that distracts study. Most students tend to get
interrupted by their music while trying to study and they claim that music was very likely to
make them unable to focus on their studies. But as the world changes and advanced technology
has made music accessible in anytime through their mobile device, which is now popular
among all the teenagers, and appears to be one of the benefits that helps in human beings as
well. Even researches have shown that music improves student’s concentration and their ability
in solving problems. In the fullness of time, no matter how many years has pass, music will
always play an important role among students whether it may interrupt a particular student or
not, the benefits of music will still help students boost their academic performance.
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Deedee Moore (2013, p5) The Mozart Effect

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