Classical Music
Music by classical composers such as Bach or Mozart can be beneficial for extra help focusing on a project.
A study found that participants performed better while listening to Mozart than in silence or while listening to a modified version of the classical tune.
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Does background music affect creative problem solving?
That was the conclusion of a study published earlier this year in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology that examined the effect of different types of background music on creative problem solving.
For the study, UK researchers presented people with a series of word puzzles designed to measure creativity and “insight-based” processes.
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Does listening to classical music facilitate divergent and convergent creativity?
The current study experimentally tests whether listening to specific types of music (four classical music excerpts systematically varying on valance and arousal), as compared to a silence control condition, facilitates divergent and convergent creativity.
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Does listening to Happy Music promote creativity?
A new study suggests that listening to happy music promotes more divergent thinking—a key element of creativity.
In today’s world, creative thinking is needed more than ever.
Not only do many businesses seek creative minds to fill their ranks, but the kinds of complex social problems we face could also use a good dose of creativity.
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Instrumental Music
For some people, music with lyrics can be very distracting, particularly when a complex task or project needs to be completed.
Instrumental music can provide a calming and relaxing background noise.
Here are four great examples of instrumental tunes:
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Music You Enjoy
If classical music is not your thing, there is nothing wrong with listening to music you enjoy, whether that be Pop, Country or Rock.
In fact, a study found that people perform tasks better when they listen to their favorite hits.
The Psychology of Music, a study conducted by, Dr.
Teresa Lesiuk, shows that people perform tasks better when they list.
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Nature Sounds
Playing natural sounds like flowing water or birdsong can improve mood and concentration.
These sounds tend to be less distracting than other types of music.
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What is creative thinking?
The ability to imagine new and various sounds or ideas, remember and recall them over a period of time, and use these sounds through listening, composing, performing, or improvising is at the core of the creative thinking process—what Hickey and Webster (2001) call “thinking in sound” (p. 21).
