“Mnemonics (memory aids) are often viewed as useful in helping students recall information, and thereby possibly reducing stress and freeing up more cognitive resources for higher-order thinking,” (Mocko et al, 2017).

Mnemonic devices used with a melody, often includes a physical activity as a part of that mnemonic device.  Mnemonic devices also include techniques such as acrostics, acronyms, and rhymes.

       Linking learning with music enables the student to learn certain concepts that must be retrieved quickly with ease and efficiency.  Some examples are procedures for converting fractions to decimals, or multiplication charts, or parts of the body.

       “The hippocampus and the frontal cortex are two areas in the brain associated with memory and they process millions of pieces of information every day. Getting the information into those areas is relatively easy, says Dr. Roediger. What is difficult is pulling data out efficiently. Music, he says, provides a rhythm, a rhyme and often, alliteration. All that structure is the key to unlocking information stored in the brain—with music acting as a cue, he says.” (Roediger, 2014).