MEMORY AND LEARNING
MEMORY AND LEARNING

EXPERIMENT ON SONATA KV 331, IN A MAJOR BY W. A. MOZART

Summary/Abstract: The brain is the most complex object studied. Musical research results showed that classical music could improve spatial-temporal abilities. Music written by great composers is used in order to cure disorders and develop the brain. My experiment presents the very well-known Sonata KV 331, in A Major, including the third part – Alla Turca in a minor, as a background for a thirty minutes logical test. There are two groups, each one containing 5 people. During this test, the first group will listen to the piano sonata while the second one will solve it in complete silence. As many studies showed, music helps the brain to function better. Music activity involves every part of the brain and improves it temporarily. Of course, if such a music therapy is constant, it can get to permanent improvements. This experiment involve a temporarily situation, in which classical music helps the individual to concentrate better and to focus on the final goal. It is surprising what a song can do, but the group that solved the test in complete silence was far more slowly that the one that was accompanied by music. Experiments like this one and the therapy with music play an important role in increasing the brain mobility but also in helping movement rehabilitation. Music can bring down blood pressure and this can lead to reliving the muscle tension. In what concerns listening to classical music and solve a logical test, the results were significantly better for the group that listened to Mozart, the written exam being finished earlier and exam’s grades being higher.

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