Being stuck in a building all day is a little more tolerable . . . thanks to music. Listening to music takes you to your own place and allows you to block everything else out. As a high school student the most important thing that I always carry around are  headphones.

Music doesn’t just block out other discussions; music also reduces stress that we all have from time to time. According to The Huffington Post, studies show listening to music can physiologically ease stress and even reduce depressive symptoms.

Besides reducing stress and depression, depending on what music you’re listening to, it can change your overall mood to be happier. Listening to music also enhances your performance.

The Huffington Post suggests that studies show background music can boost cognitive performance on tasks like studying and test taking. Study.com notes that “in some cases, students have found that music helps them with memorization, likely by creating a positive mood, which indirectly boosts memory formation.”

The teachers that do not allow their students to listen to music in class will surely not allow their students to listen to music during a test. Although LTHS has a few teachers that do not allow music, there is a handful of teachers that do at appropriate times. Thanks to those teachers, high school is more bearable.