Why Students Should Listen to Music While Taking Tests

For some people, listening to music helps them focus and keep them on tasks. This i agree on. Music has been shown to help kids with ADD or ADHD, and it helps adults do better at their jobs. Music can also keep the environment more quiet because if everyone is listening to music then there is no time to talk to their friends or create distractions. When music is playing in class, it acts as white noise in the background preventing students from noticing little distractions such as pencil tappings, school bells, fidgeting, etc. While music blocks out the little noises, it also relaxes your body and muscles, music also calms your mind allowing it to think without as much noise as it use to be. According to Elona Hartjes 90% of students or employees find listening to music while working boost their focus and productivity, Elona also mentions that 69% of people humming along to music improves their job satisfaction of productivity. Music can only be distracting if you allow it to be: when you are concentrating on the work it becomes a tool. The beats and rhythm go along to help memorization. However there has to be some limitations, like during lectures kids will have to listen so they don’t miss out on important information. Now think back to how many times you have listened to music while working, exercising, or just relaxing, doesn’t it make you more energetic and concentrate? And isn’t that how we are suppose to feel when we are working or taking