Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - June 23rd

Listening to my regular favourites - Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and so on - I always feel, quite misguidedly, that nothing can be too bad if such beauty and brilliance exists in the world. - Jane Asher

I love gentle, gorgeous classical music such as Mozart. - Felicity Kendal

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer that composed operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas that shaped classical music.  At age 5, he started composing music and before he died at age 35 he wrote hundreds of musical pieces.  

There is something very special about Mozart’s music.  According to some scientist, Mozart’s music is known to relieve stress, improve communication, increase creativity and efficiency.  Research has shown that listening to Mozart’s music can actually reduce learning time and increase memory of materials one is trying to master.  This is called The Mozart Effect.  Various studies have been conducted and there are various opinions if Mozart’s music does actually help increase learning.  For those individuals that believe Mozart’s music improves learning, they believe certain works were written at the appropriate tempo (about 60 beats per minute) and activate the left and right brain for ultimate learning/retention effect.  The music will activate the right brain and the words we are reading or saying aloud will activate the left part of the brain.  Research indicates that our learning potential can be increased by up to five times. 

In my quest for increased knowledge, I am starting to incorporate listening to Mozart when doing work or even writing Terri’s Tuesday Tip of the Week.  Some researchers do not believe the Mozart Effect, but Mozart’s music is calming and beautiful.  The calming, peaceful benefits of listening to the music are worth it no matter if it increases learning or not. 

This week as you work, listen to Mozart to help you accomplish your tasks throughout the day!

I'm very fond of classical music, especially Mozart. I find it relaxes me and helps me concentrate. - Guler Sabanci

Resources:

http://www.howtolearn.com/products/mozart-effect/

http://www.biography.com/people/wolfgang-mozart-9417115#budding-young-composer

http://xenon.stanford.edu/~lswartz/mozarteffect.pdf

http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/lerch1/edpsy/mozart_effect.html