Lo-Fi Music and its Effect on Memory Retention Among Selected Freshmen Board Program Students from a University in Quezon City, Philippines

With its relaxing but nonsleepy atmosphere, lo- fi music has gained popularity among students while  studying with younger students being more likely to listen to music to aid in their concentration. However, previous research on the effect of music on memory retention has produced conflicting results on its efficacy and little research has examined lo-fi music in particular. This study explored the effect of lo-fi music on memory retention through an experimental, between-groups research design. The memory retention test utilized was patterned after Ebbinghaus’s research on memory, a list of 50 3-letter nonsense syllables with a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern. An allotted time of 2 minutes to memorize and 5 minutes to write down what was retained was given to the 150 participants who were divided into two groups: default classroom noise and lo-fi music. Through the independent samples t-test, it was found that those exposed to lo-fi music during the memory retention test had significantly higher scores.

Keywords:- Lo-fi Music, Board Programs Students, Memory Retention, Quezon City, Philippines.