Discussion

When doing this experiment the results that I have found, is those who listens to Classical and R&B both had an average of 0.61%. Those who listened to Metal got an average of 0.51%. Those who listened to Country music, had on an average of 0.44%. From this average result, it shows that my result, does agree with the hypothesis that were stated, which was:

“Music with a heavy beat decrease the rate of your concentration, while music with a mellower beat will allow your mind to relax, allowing you to concentrate more”

The amount of concentration is measured by creating 5 different set of word list for each round, so each person would have to memorise under the given condition. (E.g while listening to music and without music). Four adolescents at different ages participated in the experiment in order to broaden the experiment. Each individuals have 5 rounds: No music, Classical, Metal, RnB and Country. The tested indivduals were to memorise the words without music and without music. This allows us to analyse the different scores with music. By comparing the scores of each individuals.

In conclusion, the purpose of conduction this experiment was to see which music would help you concentrate better. I state the mellower music would help you brain relax more, allowing you to memorise more words. By this I believe that I have proven that mellower music does help you concentrate more then music with a heavier beat.

Result

	No Music	Classical	Metal	Rnb	Country
Courtney	41.00%	41.00%	41.00%	50.00%	25.00%
Michelle	79.00%	95.00%	75.00%	83.00%	66.00%
Billy	37.00%	41.00%	45.00%	50.00%	45.00%
Adrian	50.00%	66.00%	41.00%	62.00%	41.00%
Total	2.07%	2.34%	2.02%	2.45%	1.77%
Average	0.52%	0.61%	0.51%	0.61%	0.44%

Experiment_update

Today I managed to gather 4 people to do my assignment. But I had to complete my experiment through Skype as all of them couldn't come over to my house, due to my parents not able to be home in time.

I have decided to change my experiment around again.Instead of having 2 list - one with music; one without music. I have decided that each of the 5 genres should have a specific word lists:

• Without music
• Classical
• Metal
• RnB
• Country

 The people participating in the experiment would then have a 2min limit to memories these lists before having 1 min to write down as much words possible from that list.

Word List #1 and #2

This is officially my chosen word list for Round 1: The Memory Test WITHOUT Music

This is my list of words for the Round 2 of the experiment: The Memory Test WITH Music.

             

                                 

Experiment_Draft

   

   

Aim:
      To investigate how music can
      affect the concentration of the
      teenage brain

Hypothesis:
   That music with a heavy beat
   decreases the rate of your
   concentration while music with a mellower beat will allow your mind to relax, allowing you to concentrate more.

Variables:
The controlled variables are for my experiments are:

• The time to memorise the words
• The time to write down the words
• The amount of people
• The amount of words on the list

The Independent Variables are for my experiments are:

• Different musical genre
• 5 sets of list (for each genre), with words on them

The Depended Variables for my experiments are:

• The number of words a tested individual can remember

Apparatus

• Timer
• 4 Different genres of music  (Classical, Metal (rock), R&B, Country)
• 4 sets of lists of words (round 1 without music)
• 4 sets of lists of words ( round 2,3,4,5 with music)

• 4 Pencils
• 4 Papers
• 4 Headphones

Safety

•  If the volume of the music is louder than normal, it might cause some damage too the ear, so i must ensure that the volume of the music is comfortable enough to hear for the individual.

Method

1. Gather 4 people and isolate them from one another.
2. Give each person the same list of words, and headphones 
3. Allow them to have 2 minutes to memorise those words without music
4. When the time is up, collect the list of words
5. Give them a pen and a blank of piece of paper that is folded in half. 
6. Give them one minutes to write down the words that they have memorised on a blank paper.
7. Then allocate each person a specific genre to listen to.
8. Give them the list of words for the specific genre.
9. Repeat step 3, while listening to their allocated genre.
10. Repeat step 4.
11. Turn the music off and give them 1 minute to write down the words that they have memorised.

Improving the Aim!!

Today while doing my blog, my sister helped me to think of how i could improve my aim a little bit more, but it would still have the same concept.

           BEFORE (I changed my aim):  Which genre of music will help you concentrate better. 

NOW: (This the aim for the experiment:)" Today, most teenagers owns mp3 player or Ipods, which they used to listen to music. I decided to research this topic to investigate how music can affect the concentration of the human brain in teenagers"

Variables

I have decided to do variables for my experiments today

Independent Variables:

• Different music
• 2 set of lists

Depended Variables 

• The words that are remembered

Controlled Variable

• The time to memorise the words
• The time to write down the words
• The amount of people
• The amount of words on the list

Control

• Doing the experiment without music