draft of paper (so far)

Researchers have long wondered about whether or not music increases brain activity, having been unable to determine if a certain type of music increases spatial-temporal abilities. My research offers an answer: there is not a certain type of music that makes someone smarter. The music listened to depends on the person. One type of music may affect some by distracting them, while for others it may soothe them. There is not one type of music that increases spatial-temporal abilities, but music certainly does. But when and where can music help?
Music has played an important part in history. Many people think that no important person used music to help them with ideas and problems. I even thought that music didn’t have a significant role in history.
Well, those people are wrong, as am I. Take for example, Thomas Jefferson. He played the violin to help with the construction and editing of the Declaration of Independence. If he couldn't figure out how to word what he had in mind, he would play the violin to clear his thoughts and organize his words.
But that is not all! Even Einstein, the smartest mathematician in the world played the violin to help him solve math problems and equations. If he couldn't figure out the problem, then he would play his violin to relax and organize his thoughts. Einstein himself even said he was so smart because he played the violin. As a friend of Einstein said, "The way Einstein figured out his problems and equations was by improvising on the violin."
So far, violin seems to be the prominent instrument for clearing the mind. But is that the only instrument, and is classical the only type of music? Well, before I can go into what certain type[s] of music and instruments help the most, we need to first uncover what different types of music “require”, if it need be put that way.
First off, rock music. What do we think about rock music? Some say that it is a waste of time, and that it does not have any melody to it at all. Well, rock music originated in the 1950’s by blacks. It’s true, though most people believe that white people created rock music. Blacks created rock, but whites stole the ideas and became rich off of it. John Lennon, of the famous British group, The Beatles, says that “It hurt my heart that they were not as big as they were in the 1950s," he said. "[Chuck] Berry is the greatest influence on earth. So is Bo Diddley, and so is Little Richard. There is not one Mute group on earth that hasn't got their music in them. And that's all I ever listened to. The only White person I ever listened to was [Elvis] Presley on his early music, and he was doing Black music."
So now we know about rock music’s origin. But what about classical? From where does classical music originate? Classical music originated between mid-16th and early 19th centuries. The music is mostly the focus of “classical traditions, formal styles and is technically very complex” (1).Classical music wasn’t even a term per se, until the late 19th century in order to distinguish the period of Bach to the period of Beethoven.
But of all those different types of music, which one makes the most impact? Which one makes you the smartest? Studies show that each music affects people in different ways. A study conducted by the University of California-Irvine about Mozart's music showed that the spatial-temporal abilities of the subjects increased significantly. The students' test scores increased significantly after listening to Mozart immediately before taking the test. The test also showed that the increased spatial-temproal abilities decreased after about an hour. But is Mozart the only music to do this? Well, a study done at ISU on the effects of whether rock'n'roll affects the brain's ability to solve math equations and their understanding of speaking and reading material. The study concluded that rock "interfered with math and verbal, but not reading"(Dahlager 1). So rock is good for reading, but what about classical and jazz? For what are those good? Well, resesrachers say that classical music relaxes people, and for me, I know that it does. Instrumental soundracks are the best for those ever stressful tests. But jazz? One researcher supports the idea that jazz does increase brain activity, but for a short time. Jazz is helpful if you need to write a creative paper. It helps you to bring ideas that you would not normally think about.