All Ages Rhythmic learning

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remnant

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Some people have an enhanced learning in an environment where soft music is playing in the background. Others find it distracting and can hardly concentrate. I belong to the latter category and prefer total silence. I used to live in a shared room with another student who liked the beats and I was worse off for it.
 
Music is essential to my existence. Not exaggerating in the slightest. I have severe Misophonia, so even the floor creaking can drive me into an anxious fit. Music calms me down and makes me a function. When I was in school, my mind use to wonder because I couldn't concentrate in the silence. Though I'd learned to tolerate it, I do my best thinking when there's music playing. Even now, I'm listening to some tunes.
 
I cannot concentrate with any noise on. Even music can be a distraction when I'm studying or working. I try to work in a very quiet environment so working at night is best for me. All the people at our house are asleep, there are no barking dogs and there are less cars on the road as well. Don't get me wrong, I love music but just not when I'm doing something that requires deep concentration. When I'm doing chores or cooking though, I don't mind having music on.

My husband is the opposite though. He can study while listening to very loud music. He can even sleep with loud music blasting off his phone. Even with the television on, he can still focus on whatever he's reading.

I think it all boils down to personal preference in the end.
 
I agree with briannagodess. I am the kind of person who wants no distractions of any kind whenever I work on something that requires me to think. When I was still a student, I would shut myself inside my room whenever I am reviewing for an exam because I want to concentrate. Whenever I hear any noise, even the sound of music, I tend to lose my focus and eventually lose my enthusiasm on my review. I know some people though who could still function well and concentrate on their work despite all the noise. I even have a friend who prefers to read or review in front of the television because she says she learns better that way. So yeah, I think it is on a case-to-case basis.
 
I use music as part of my teaching program. Specifically, I teach my students to sing. My subject is actually Conversational English. However, I found that my students were very shy about opening their mouths to speak. So, I teach them to sing. The first song is usually 'Row, row, row your boat'. This is because most of my students have problems with rolling the 'r'. Then I progress to other traditional nursery songs. From there, I continue to simple folk songs.

So, my time in class tend to be filled with the sound of music. Does it help my students to learn? Oh yes, it does.
 
Well, it could be a good teaching program, but I wouldn't find it way too useful or accurate, I don't really know why, but it doesn't make me feel like it's a good system at all.
 
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