Listening to certain types of Music raises your IQ

There are actually proofs and I have seen many tv programs about it. There was also an album released by Reader's Digest entitled Music for Listening, because our brain is mostly tuned to melody that's why (classical) music helps us retain things and thoughts in our mind. I have actually seen the Born Genius (as far as I remember) from National Geographic Channel, and other tv programs that showcased things about being intelligent and knowledgeable.. One of the people I remember being smart is the child prodigy Shaira Luna and Mark Yu :) their mother used to listen to classical music frequently while she was still conceiving her baby. In the TV program, it has been told that melody is the prime thing our brains can retain. That is why if you want your child to be a prodigy, you should engage yourself with lots and lots of classical music. :D

I don't know about any actual proof but it seems right to me. I think that listening to symphonic music (not just Mozart and not only the stuff composed in the Classical period) generally has a corrolation with intellegence. I don't know if the music causes the intellegence or the intellegence causes more enjoyment to be gained from the music. I do think that symphonic stuff has a bit more variety and would therefore stimulate the brain more than some other genres, especially dance music with its repetitive overwhelming *DOEF* *DOEF* *DOEF* *DOEF*.

a few years ago, i've heard of studies about this. apparently, listening to these classical music (not just Mozart's) gradually "helps" increase the IQ. the music isn't exactly the cause of the increase, but instead, its the effect of the music that does. listening to classical music relaxes the brain. this helps the brain assimilate more knowledge, and thus, helps increase the IQ of a person.

If music affects your IQ, then I can easily understand why rappers are so "intelligent"

I think that would be a myth propagated by those arty farty types so that others may come to think that classic music is other than boring. I think Mozart might raise your snooze factor though.