Mind Versus Music

According to an article in the April 2011 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine, listening to music has plenty of benefits, but helping kids memorize isn't one of them, say researchers from the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.  Students were more likely to recall a list of letters in a specific order that they would memorized in silence than a list they would studied with music on.  The result were the same, regardlesss of whether or not they liked the songs.  For a boost, have kids use their iPods before a big test or competition.  Researchers suggust it may actually improve some kinds of performance.