Classical Music Lowering Crime?

There are two professors at my school that are doing research on the effects of classical music on criminal activity.  Essentially the study is to find out if there is a link between the promotion and production of classical music in lower class neighborhoods and the crime rate in those areas.  It seems like a very interesting subject to work on.

I started to go over my reaction to music and how it affects the actions and decisions I make.  I do listen to classical music and find it very relaxing yet stimulating at the same time.  I started to notice that my body goes into the same series of events that would happen if I was studying or working.  I became very intent on separating every voice in the piece and then ripping out themes like strips or specimens to keep on exploring.  

I have no clue how to formally analyze music but I've come to understand the importance of certain musical movements and melodic sequences in terms of what the piece as a whole is trying to evoke.  From my 'scientific' explorations is that music cannot promote violent behavior. 

If given the correct tools, I think many communities can use music to possibly make their areas better in many different aspects, including crime.  

What Is Synesthesia?

An amazing phenomenon of the human mind.  In basic technical terms, synesthesia is the rewiring of synapses that control the senses and how the brain translates them.  In terms that leave me dumbfounded and awed as the majesty of it's definition, Synesthesia allows people to actually see and taste sound.  

For most, it comes in the form of colors.  But there are a few like Igor Stravinsky, who are actually able to create vivid images in their head, providing a complete visual outcome of the music being played.  Stravinsky would often modify the performances of his works by changing the environment in which they are played.  Famous accounts of his shows include turning the heating off in the auditorium therefore creating a freezing atmosphere; fire pits on stage, creating a hellish atmosphere for piece.  

There is a famous story about Stravinsky and his wife who were at a beach house somewhere in the Mediterranean.  Igor started to play a new composition on a piano.  Suddenly, his wife runs into the room after hearing the melodies and harmonies being played and describes the very image that Igor was trying to convey.  

The fascinating phenomenon is something that is really close to my heart and soul as a performer and a composer.  I believe that while the condition exists for only a few, it proves that senses can affect other senses and therefore, music can affect the human body, both emotionally and physically.  

Ponder upon that......