The purpose of this research is to examine the creative teaching method, combined with pictures and discussions, used in a college music class, and the substantial effects of it on music memory, compared to the traditional lecture method. The experiment group is formed of 100 students who attend the music class as their elective class at a university located in Chungnam province, Korea. The research procedure began with a preliminary group homogeneity test to measure music memory, esthetics factor and empathy, then was followed by an experiment using different types of teaching methods. Experiment group 1 was instructed to do mental imagery and draw the mental images on paper after listening to a piece of music. Experiment group 2 was instructed to do mental imagery as well, but was told to discuss and share their mental images after listening to the same piece of music. The controlled group, on the other hand, listened to a lecture after listening to same music. The results of this experiment are as follows: First, the group homogeneity test was conducted before the experiment showed that music memory varied among groups. The results of the experiments showed that the covariance, the mental imagery teaching method, was significantly effective. Both experiment group 1 and group 2 showed significantly better results of memorizing and understanding the music than the control group. No significant statistic difference appeared between the methods of drawing pictures and group discussion. When a qualitative study was applied, both group 1 and the control group showed external description of music, but group 2 that used the discussion method showed internal description of music slightly better than group 1 which applied the picture method. The results suggest that a student- centered and creative teaching method applying mental imagery can allow students to not only understand and learn about music more effectively but also find interest music compared to when students learn through instructor- centered, lecturing teaching method.