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Stirling Menzies Malcolm Campbell English 1103 11 September 2013 Music, the Next Adderall Introduction/Overview !o" does music a##ect beha$ior in the "or% place and school Music is po"er#ul& in pre$ious cultures music "as a "a' to communicate "ith the gods or #or an' other spiritual agenda( Experiments #rom dozens o# respected uni$ersities sho" that music can ha$e a pro#ound e##ect on mood( )# this holds true, could the abilit' to utilize music to alter moods to be more producti$e in a "or% and school en$ironment( *hough this topic concerns a broad $ariet' o# people, students and emplo'ers "ould be the target group "ho "ould bene#it the most #rom this in#ormation( )# music can pro$e to boost moral in the "or% place, #ocus on school"or%, or e$en boost creati$it' "hen "or%ing on a problem ) belie$e %no"ledge o# this topic "ould be bene#icial( *eenagers listen to music #or an a$erage o# 2(+ hours a da'( ,hile music is en-o'able because o# the dopamine release, "hat is the music doing #or 'ou Studies b' .r( /esui% suggest that listen to instrumental music #or 1+01+ minutes can help regain concentration on dail' tas%s( )# these studies are still up to date, can this understanding o# music be applied to stud'ing #or tests, "riting long papers, and in general help boost #ocus #or long periods o# time ,hile most o# the research in#ormation has been #ound online, ) "ill be #inding boo%s such as Musicophilia and The Power of Music to gather more in#ormation on ho" music can be applied in a "a' to get the best brain #unctions 2memor' and concentration3( Apart #rom these boo%s,
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man' institutions ha$e done their o"n studies on the sub-ect and related sub-ects 2ho" music a##ects mood, brain de$elopment, etc(3 and ) #ind that these "ill be use#ul in addition to the online papers ) ha$e alread' #ound( ) ha$e al"a's been a belie$er in music ha$ing the abilit' to bring #ocus to studies 2used this method since middle school3, but ha$e ne$er had studies bac%ing m' claims up( *al%ing to #riends and teachers about the sub-ect has heightened m' curiosit' in "hat the truth sa's about the "hole matter( ,hile a ma-orit' o# people listen to music dail', some might not agree that music helps bring #ocus( Although "ith certain genres o# music ) "ould agree that some genres "ould not assist in studies or "or% ethic( *here are studies out no" b' Nicholas Spitzer that suggests the 4Mozart E##ect5 is nonexistent( *he Mozart E##ect is the theor' that listening to classical music "ill encourage brain #unction( ,hile this puts a bump in the road #or m' sub-ect, it does not dismiss the chance o# music bringing #ocus, it -ust sa's listening to Mozart "ill not ma%ing 'ou more intelligent(
Initial Inquiry Question(s) Can music be utilized to impro$e "or% ethic and stud' habits
My Interest in this Topic Music pla's a role in e$er' culture, -ust li%e art, and -ust li%e religion( 6ut music in all these cultures can $ar' so much and produce di##erent e##ects to the listener( ,ith all the $ariet' o# e##ects #rom music, is there a speci#ic genre that produces the e##ects that help #ocus )7m interested in this topic because it7s a 4simple enough5 topic( Meaning, i# the studies pro$e #or it to be e##ecti$e, appl'ing music to 'our stud' routines "ill not be di##icult( )t is a small change in 'our stud' or "or% patterns that can impro$e 'our creati$it' and "or% 8ualit', and i# it "or%s,
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'ou can bet that it can be help#ul to all students and emplo'ees( Alread' ) %no" that music has $arious e##ects on the brain 2metal causes aggression, classical causes a more mello" mood3, but ) hope to learn ho", i# at all possible, "e can use music to bene#it the 8ualit' o# "or%(
Next Steps ) "ill be researching this topic #urther b' means o# scholarl' articles and the most updated reports concerning an' e##ect that music has on the brain( )n addition ) "ill be using reputable establishments such as The New York Times, which ma%es re#erences to man' o# these studies ) need( /astl', ) plan to $isit the librar' #or the appropriate boo%s on the sub-ect(
