Music can have a great influence on a person's life. For some people, music can tell a story. Inspire creations and influence behaviors. Artists can use music to express themselves. Different musical styles and eras refer to different cultures and time periods. What some are not aware of, however, is that music also affects a person on a physical level. Listening to and playing music can improve brain efficiency and health; therefore, children should be exposed to music at a young age. During one experiment, subjects were exposed to classical music and silence. Next, the subjects took a spatial IQ test. Electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings, which measure brain wave activity, were taken before and after the test. The results showed that the group listening to Mozart had a noticeable increase in brain activity (Lerch 5). Children who have undergone musical training have been shown to have better long-term memory and brain function. A group of children, after being trained musically for a year, scored significantly better on a memory test related to literacy, verbal memory, visuospatial processing and mathematics (First Test 1). Learning to play has the greatest effect on children. According to Lerch, there may be a connection between listening to music and improving intelligence during adulthood. Children trained musically perform better on spatial tests than children trained in other things such as computers (Rauscher 1). These are some of the many reasons why children should have a musical education. Dr Fujioka, who has studied the effects of music training, said: Previous work has shown that assignment to music training is associated with IQ improvements in school-age children. Our work explores how mu...... half of the article ......persistent patterns of brain activity: an EEG coherence study on the positive effect of music on spatio-temporal reasoning”, pubmed.gov. United States National Library of Medicine, 1997. Web. May 15, 2011. Rauscher, H. Frances, and Gordon L. Shaw. "Key Components of the Mozart Effect". uwosh.edu. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1998. Web. May 14, 2011. Rauscher H. Frances. "Musical training causes long-term improvement in preschool children's spatio-temporal reasoning." faculty.washington.edu. Forefront Publishing Group, 1997. Web. May 11, 2011. Sinha, Y, N. Silove, D. M. Wheeler, and K. J. Williams. “Aural Integration Training and Other Sound Therapies for Autism Spectrum Disorders.” The Cochrane Collaboration. Wiley, 2009. Web. May 14, 2011.Zhan Cindy. “Intelligent imaging: Spatial reasoning and its role in cognition.” serendip.brynmawr.edu. Serendip, 2002. Web. 14 May 2011.