Have you thought of listening to educational songs to help you study?
Educational songs are no longer only for young children. Nowadays students of all ages, even adults at the university level, are using educational songs to enhance their learning and boost their grades.
Whether you need to remember the steps of meiosis, the bones of the skeletal system or organelles within a cell, quality educational songs, and music videos help you improve your long-term comprehension.
Andrew DeBell is the founder of one popular educational song library, Jam Campus Education.
“Students love music. And when learning topics are blended with modern hip-hop and pop beats, you create memorable and enjoyable learning experiences for students,” says Andrew.
Not only does music make learning more fun, but it’s also been shown to drastically boost student grades. Frequent Jam Campus listeners tend to see a 26% boost in grades over the course of one year time period.
While listening to educational songs are certainly useful tools for memorization and recall, additional supplementary tools can further enhance studying efficiency. To complement the music videos, every Jam Campus music video comes with an included lyric sheet, karaoke video version, and an online practice quiz.
Source: Learning LiftoffWhy Music Helps With Studying
Research shows that content-based educational songs can improve memory and recall of target learning information.
One study tested this hypothesis involving 1,000 university level students. Testing if content-based science songs are effective teaching tools, researchers found that students that had watched music videos had higher long-term comprehension than those that watched traditional learning videos. In simple terms, the content within a science music video was more memorable than a traditional video.
Educational songs can also work similarly to mnemonic devices to memorize vocabulary, important lists, and definitions. Since the human brain is partial to pattern memorization, the organization of song lyrics allows students to easily compartmentalize information making recall a breeze.
Music related to school topics also helps students create their own meaning of the material. Since every student learns differently, educational songs align with constructivist theory, allowing students to build an in-depth understanding of concepts on their own terms.
Source: SpotifyCreating Your Own Educational Song
The ultimate learning experience always comes from creating.
While listening is certainly a useful exercise for memorization, creating your own song allows for a deeper long-term learning experience. From research to final song production, the full process is a tenuous, yet rewarding experience to maximize the learning experience.
If it’s your first time creating a song, educational song experts recommend starting with a parody of a popular song. By changing the lyrics of a popular song, this allows the learner to follow a proven lyrical pattern and gain instant song recognition by their peers.
If you’re a student looking to enhance your studying or impress your teacher on the next group project, consider making your own educational song.
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Where To Start With Educational Songs
For free songs, YouTube also offers a bountiful supply of educational music videos. However, the song and video quality is often hit or miss.
If you are looking for high-quality educational songs and music videos that span all ages and grades, check out the Jam Campus Education Song Library. If you can’t find a song on your topic, you can always submit your song request here.
