SAT's Rock

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IT'S HAPPENED TO ALL OF US BEFORE… YOU HEAR A SONG AND IMMEDIATELY IT'S STUCK IN YOUR HEAD. YOU DON'T EVEN REALIZE YOU KNOW ALL THE WORDS. NOW, AN EDUCATIONAL COMPANY HAS TAKEN THAT IDEA AND PUT IT TO GOOD USE. AS ____ EXPLAINS, WHEN IT'S TIME TO STUDY… TEENS AREN'T CRACKING THE BOOKS, THEIR FLIPPING ON THEIR C-D PLAYERS INSTEAD.

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Shamika listening/singing
"stay together"

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LIKE MOST SEVENTEEN YEAR OLDS, SHAMIKA BROOKS LOVES SINGING ALONG TO HER MUSIC… THERE'S ONE SET OF SONGS SHE'S HOOKED ON…

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KEY @ : 09 Shamika Brooks, Studying for SAT
"I listen to them on the weekends when I have a little free time and they are quite catchy."

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BUT SHAMIKA'S NOT ONLY JAMMING TO THE CATCHY BEATS. SHE'S LISTENING CLOSELY TO THE LYRICS… WHY? EACH SONG IS CRAMMED WITH TWENTY TO FORTY S-A-T VOCABULARY WORDS.

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KEY @ : 24 Shamika Brooks, Studying for SAT
"Some words that I've learned are conflagration, enamored, senescence."

TRACK THREE Length: 08
THE DEFINED MIND C-D IS A NEW APPROACH TO STUDYING FOR STANDARDIZED TESTS… INDEPENDENT ARTISTS RECORD THE HIP HOP, POP AND ROCK TUNES.

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"…we can be symbiotic if our love is forever."

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NEUROLOGIST JAY SELMAN SAYS USING MUSIC AS A LEARNING TOOL STRIKES A CHORD WITH TEENS

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KEY @ : 47 (SHORT) Jay E. Selman, MD., Neurologist
"It engages the student immediately."

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THE SONGS USE THE WORDS IN CONTEXT… TEACHING TEENS THE DEFINITION. LISTENING OFTEN, AND DOING THE WORKBOOK EXERCISES, REALLY MAKE THE INFORMATION STICK.

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KEY @ : 1:00 Jay E. Selman, MD., Neurologist
"Because of the repetition, that's going to be imbedded in a longer term
memory, and the chances of success are much greater."

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DR. SELMAN SAYS AS MOST OF US KNOW, IT'S EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO REMEMBER MELODIES AND LYRICS THAN JUST VOCABULARY LISTS.

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"When he or she was sitting and taking the test, the melody would help key them to the vocabulary."

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"When I listen to the CD, even when I do the exercises, I get the words stuck into my head, and I'll remember them later."

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SHAMIKA HOPES THAT WILL GET HER A HIGH S-A-T SCORE… BUT SHE SAYS THE BEST PART IS THAT STUDYING WAS ACTUALLY FUN!

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"It just makes it a little bit more enjoyable."

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NATS OF SHAMIKA LISTENING UP FULL AND SINGING.

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THE DEFINED MIND PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE IN SEVERAL BOOK STORES AND ONLINE. IT COSTS ABOUT $25.

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Dr. Jay E. Selman
737 Park Avenue
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New York, NY 10021
212-288-6060

Dr. Jay Selman is a neurologist in the New York area. He is also a
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He says that a program like
Defined Mind would help students learn vocabulary because the music engages them and the repetition of the songs and doing the workbook exercises makes the information stick.

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