REVIEW ARTICLE I MOZART EFFECT
FROM MOZART TO MYTHS:
Dispelling the “Mozart Effect”
ALEXANDRA CONG
ABSTRACT
Lynbrook High School. Email: ardnaxela151@yahoo.com
Music is, and has been since ancient times, an integral part of human culture. Its many purposes range from entertainment to career options and it plays a large part in cultural enrichment. It’s a commonly accepted idea that listening to music, specifically classical music, can even make babies smarter. This so-called “Mozart effect,” named after the composer, whose music is thought to be especially effectual, is common in daily usage; it is not rare to hear mothers speaking of how they have their babies listen to Mozart, even in the uterus, in the hope that it will make their children more intelligent. Young scientists journal
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