CLASSICAL

THE GOOD...
Known as therapeutic, Classical music holds true to a long life time sprouting out from The Catholic church through Gregorian chant of the 10th century. Many scientist claim classical music benefits moods, reduces crime, and encourages learning in children. In "Classical Music Therapy" by C. Bailey Lloyd claims that classical music can be "used to for pain, migraines, cancer, stress, upset stomach, fatigue, depression and other multiple disorders." He goes on to say that it can help stress and reduce heart and breathing rate.
In one of London, England's most dangerous areas, a British Transport police played classical music and reportedly after 6 months found that robberies were cut 33% and staff assaults decreased by 25%. Vandalism went down as well.
In hospitals, some physicians have commented that classical music creates an efficient and relaxed work place. There are documents which states that classical music creates an environment conducive to creative and intellectual development in unborn babies (The Secret Life of the Unborn Child). For preschoolers studying piano, performed 34% better than other preschoolers who spent the same amount of time on the learning the use of computers in spatial and temporal reasoning ability (Rauscher and Shaw).
An article titled, "Psychology of Classical Music," Mozart's music has displayed many benefits for those suffering from epilepsy. Though its affects on mood vary depending on music preference, classical music has shown to decrease tension.


...AND THE BAD
"If you walk into a store that's playing classical music, be careful: the music is likely being played on purpose, as a tool to get you to buy more" comments "How Classical Music Can Reduce Crime, Benefit Your Mood and Increase Your Spending", referring to Brian Vaszily's "How Stores are Secretly Using Barry Manilow to Rob You." One of Cincinnati's marketing professors, James Kellaris explains that music contorts the customer's time perception and lowers sales resistance causing them to want to spend more money. In Don Roberson's "About Positive Music" he describes the "father of negative music" to be Arnold Schönberg, the first person, in the 20th century that is, to openly create negative music. His music, rejected by Europeans, Schönberg's music caused his audience much discomfort. Robert continues to explain that Schönberg's music opened doors to Western Classical music which would then contribute to the introduction of Rock music in 1960's.