Music has been subjected to psychological tests several times to determine whether or not it has a positive influence on memory. The Mozart effect has become a very popular theory, according to which listening to Mozart's classical music can improve memory. This well-known theory has become very influential, people listen to Mozart while studying for tests and parents even purchase videos for their children that supposedly use Mozart's music to improve their children's metal skills at an early age. If Mozart's calming symphonies can improve cognitive memory, then can more upbeat, distracting music damage the brain's ability to register information? Unpleasant music influences people's scores on cognitive tasks, compared to people who listen to pleasant music, such as Mozart, who tend to do much better (Hallam, Price & Katsorou, 2002). The world's fascination with Mozart and his music's supposed ability to enrich people's learning abilities is incredible, if it can ever be truly demonstrated. In the article Arousal, Mood, and the Mozart Effect (Thompson, Schellenber...