By Emily Caulkett-
Students are celebrating discounts from the world’s most popular music and movie streaming services are offering , with discounts from Spotify, Amazon, and Apple are now on offer.
Many students this summer will be assembling for creative music activities at The Music Lounge, a new contemporary music centre based at Newbury’s Waterside Centre, providing an exciting time to students who may otherwise spend their summer time aimlessly. The added benefits of discounts to music streaming services means that as well engaging regularly in musical activities at music venues or music schools, many students will be able to stream music at a discounted price from many streaming services.
News of the increased popularity of streaming music through various outlets including internet radio broadens the opportunity for students to enjoy a wide range of music during the holiday breaks.
Spotify has an incredible bundle for students, packing in Spotify Premium, Hulu (with ads), and Showtime’s streaming service all for $5 a month. That’s a saving of $22 per month over the standard subscriptions so it’s a bit of a no-brainer if you’re looking for the cheapest way to get unlimited access to both music and movies. Access of up to 12 months from the date you subscribed is on offer.
Spotify’s student discount offers are also offering Spotify Premium but also Hulu (with ads) and the Showtime streaming service. Prime are offering a massive six-month free trial for Prime Student and then half-off monthly payments.
Prime Student includes Prime delivery, Prime exclusive deals, Prime Video, Prime Music, Amazon Photos, and more. Signing up for Prime Student requires a .edu email address to work.
Apple offers up not just Apple Music with a student discount but bundles in Apple TV+ too, for a total of $6 a month for the two services combined, giving you your ultimate fill of Apple music and video content.
Amazon is also offering a brilliant student package called Prime Student. This is Amazon Prime, including shipping deals, Prime Video, Prime Music, Amazon Photos, and more. When you sign up, you’ll get Prime Student for free for six months, and then you’ll get a hefty 50 per cent off discount, bringing the monthly cost to $7.50.
Amazon has one of the less restrictive student verification programs, simply requiring a .edu email address you’ll use to verify your student status. Amazon also doesn’t require you to reverify student status on a routine schedule, and you’ll easily be able to enjoy Prime Student for the duration of your undergraduate life and maybe beyond.
Music is beneficial to the mood and the brain, and is known for boosting the memory and improving individual functionality and is known to enhance the process of learning, improving integrated sensory, attention, cognitive, emotional and motor capacities.
Musical experience strengthens many of the same aspects of brain function that are impaired in individuals with language and learning difficulties
Research shows that schools with music programs have a higher performance compared to schools without music education, and also have a higher attendance rate. Students who enjoy music in school and appreciate legendary composers of old and contemporary artists have an advantage in performing well in school if they commit their minds to their academics.
Adults who received formal music instruction as children generally have a more robust brainstem responses to sound than peers who never participate in music lessons and that the magnitude of the response correlates with how recently training ceased.