Studytracks. Learn your lessons in songs

Last updated on 19 September 2019

StudyTracks is a nugget edtech to say the least surprising. Based on the premise that it is easier for a student to remember the lyrics of a song than to memorise their lessons, the app’s designers created a music library of songs whose lyrics are lesson or review sheets. Surprising.

The Irish-born app has won a place in the smartphone for more than 200 000 people in France. A few days ago, the company even raised more than €1 million from investors to continue to grow.

The participation of some stars of the song such as Soprano or Joey Starr have contributed a lot to its diffusion and success.

Revision sheets in music

The concept is simple and playful. The app offers nearly 500 songs that allow you to review and work on a few subjects from middle school and high school. We hum mathematics, we vocalise philosophy, we sing French, we interpret history, technology, the economy …

Studytracks offers in passing summary sheets written by teachers who were then set to music for easy, fast and durable memorization as well as MCQs.

Neuroscience to the rescue

Gadget or not? In any case, the original approach must be recognised. Designers base their marketing on scientific research. Music would stimulate areas in the brain that are associated with memory and concentration. According to them, our brain is looking for models and associations that are present in music.

Without going so far, it is easy to imagine that this musical approach must be more attractive to this student audience than austere lesson sheets. Another obvious advantage is that music can be listened to at home, in transport, playing sports …

So a little song to learn the theorem of Thales with Soprano?

Available onApp Store and Google Play for mobile phones on iOs and Android, the App Studytracks is free (three songs per subject). It then offers a premium subscription at €4.99 per month, without commitment, to access all courses and MCQs.

Link: Lessons in songs with Studytracks