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Your Brain on Music
Listening to music - Resting
The level of brain activity when we do different tasks: The red and yellow areas are the active parts of the brain.
Does music make you cry or feel happy? Most people agree on what music sounds "happy" and what sounds "sad." But no one really understands why music makes us feel different emotions.
Researchers say that music makes our brain active. It makes our brain "feel happy." This explains the importance of music in cultures all over the world.
A. (🎧1-45) Listen to the music. Check (✔) the feeling you think each piece represents. Then compare results as a class.
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B. Do an experiment. As a class, create a list of ten random words. Then get into two groups.
Group 1: Remember the words on the list by reading them.
Group 2: Remember the words on the list by singing them. Use any song you know.
Cover the list and say the words in order. Count the number of words people in each group remembered correctly.
Discussion. Was there a difference in the results of the two groups? Why or why not?
