How Music Genres Affect Test Anxiety Among Third-Grade Elementary Students

This descriptive case study investigates the effects of classical, rap, electronic, and jazz genres of music played during a test administered to third-grade elementary students. Many studies focus on three main genres, such as classical, rock, and popular music, and not new, emerging popular music genres. With learning performance being a primary concern in education, it is beneficial to ascertain if different music genres affect anxiety in third-grade elementary students. Third-grade students serve as the population for this study; the sample involves 123 third-grade students from Chelsea Park Elementary School. This study implemented the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAI-CH) to evaluate the anxiety of third-grade students at CPES after listening to different genres of music while completing tasks. After analyzing the data collected from the STAI-CH survey, the researcher effectively identified significant relationships between variables of genres of music and anxiety.