• Question: Why do people say that classical music makes babies smarter?

    Asked by kingers7 to Mike, Pip, Tianfu, Tim, Tom on 28 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Tom Lister

      Tom Lister answered on 28 Jun 2012:

      As I recall it, there was once a study that compared cognitive ability in primary school children who were listening to Beethoven compared to silence. They found that the children could concentrate better when listening to music. Other people have found this with all different sorts of music, but there is no evidence of long term effect (once you turn the music off, its effect seems to stop).

    • Photo: Tim Stephens

      Tim Stephens answered on 28 Jun 2012:

      I’ve heard that playing music to a baby when it’s in its mother’s womb can calm it down. I didn’t know that it could make babies smarter.

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