How does music affect the mind?

Answer 1

Some music stimulates brain activity, for instance a study was done where two different groups of students were given a test. The first group listened to Mozart's Sonata for Two Piano's in D Major and the second group did not listen to anything. The music stimulated the students left and right brain to work simultaneously which gave the sudents greater recollection of the things they have learned. The first groups averages on the exam where remarkably greater than the second groups scores.

Another way music effects the mind is in it's ability to change your mood. If you are in a happy or peppy mood and you listen to a slow, down-beat song you are more likely to feel more sad or depressed.