*Abstract*:
The understanding that a relationship exists between music and other
artistic and scientific disciplines arouses particular interest; this
curiosity led to the investigation of this study within the University of
Lagos, Nigeria. In one of such classes of music psychology, the researcher
asked students studying music if they love mathematics. The response was in
the negative. This creates an interest to find out if the students of
mathematics equally have a love or a disinterest for music. Without having
a hasty generalization, the study decides to ask the questions from
mathematics students in 300 and 400 level department of mathematics,
university of Lagos. The study highlights the positive and negative
influence music has had on the selected students, and finds out also the
role music has played in achieving a giant stride in these two disciplines.
The study finds out that those who were not involved in music either as a
band member or as a singer or an orchestra member succinctly disagree that
a correlation exists between music and mathematics/visual arts. The study
collates the statistics of those who agree and disagree that a relationship
exists between music and visual arts. 10 (33.3%) of respondents affirms the
relationship between music and visuals arts/mathematics. 20 (66.7%) of
respondents believed there is no significant relationship between music and
visual arts/ mathematics. But, 13 (43.3%) of the respondents agreed that
listening to music brings out the best in them towards creating a work of
art and solving mathematical problems. The study implies that one's
likeness for music develops better at an early stage of one's life. Hence,
parents should endeavor to expose their children to music at an early age,
to harness the potentials that are inherent in music.
*Keywords: Music, Mathematics, Visual arts, and ability.*
