Is Learning While Listening to Music Effective? Here's an Explanation from an Expert

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JAKARTA - One of the activities that many people like is listening to music. Everyone has their own favorite music genre. Usually people listen to music while doing other activities together. There are many reasons why people do this. In addition to overcoming loneliness, music can also help drive away other sounds that will enter the brain so that concentration is better maintained.

However, research conducted by medical students at Harvard Medical School, as reported by Health Harvard Edu, Friday, February 6, revealed that there is actually no direct relationship between music and the level of human cognitive ability. Although some people believe that music can be a "pacemaker" to support learning concentration, in fact it can actually break the concentration of the brain.

Still in the same study, tests were conducted on human cognitive display as depicted by three people who carried out the learning process with different qualifications. One person learned while listening to pop music, one person learned without listening to music, and the other listened to classical music.

The results of the study prove that people who study without music accompaniment can produce the most optimal cognitive ability at all. He has a better level of concentration than the other two because of the level of full concentration.

So, it's clear that music doesn't have a direct relationship with cognitive ability. Even so, actually music has more influence on the emotional condition of its listeners.

Although there is no causal relationship, if you really need to listen to music, you can choose classical music as an option to accompany learning. Classical music is believed to create a good mood. If the mood is good, it will produce optimal cognitive abilities.

Classical music can also help relieve stress. Research proves that the nerves of the brain become more active so that information will be absorbed faster when you listen to classical music.

So, you can still listen to music while studying. However, you must pay attention to the choice of music genre. Preferably, choose classical music or light instruments so that your brain is not too distracted by the noise of other types of music.