Music for Studying

[Clematis]

What kind of music do you guys listen to while studying, or do you prefer silence? What genre of music? With or without lyrics? Do you end up with different playlists/soundtracks depending on what you're studying?

I guess I'll go first since I started the thread. I usually forget to put on music while studying, but when I get distracted or am in a noisy environment I like to listen to music to keep me on track. I'll try music with lyrics from time to time, but I find it too distracting, so typically I listen to classical music, but it has to have violins. (One could say I'm very picky.) I like the concept of having different playlists for different subjects/events, but I don't know if I'll implement the idea this year.

[John Richardsim]

This weekend I've been listening to the soundtrack of Modern Warfare 2. It's 10/10/10. Also spent time with the soundtracks of SimCity 3000 and 4.

Progressive trance is what I usually listen to, songs by Jonas Steur being my favorite. Most don't have lyrics, although some do.

I don't listen to anything specifically according to what I am studying, although I did listen to PARADISE LOST by L.E.D. vs. Ryu* constantly back in 8th grade when I was studying Water Quality vocab on Quizlet. 3 years later I still can't help but remember playing Scatter every single time I hear the song.

[Panda Weasley]

I typically listen to music I know well so I can turn it down enough that it's not distracting but still be able to sing along (because badly singing along off key helps me focus?). I typically stick to a playlist of a single artist, but sometimes I'll switch it up and make a playlist with multiple people I like on it. Genre normally doesn't impact my studying unless I'm creating a poster or something similar in which case the Harry Potter Soundtrack is my go to.

[EastStroudsburg13]

Personally it depends the level to which I am studying. If it's work of typical intensity, then I will usually go for music I know well enough that I can listen mindlessly. If I need a bit extra motivation, I may choose upbeat 80s rock specifically; the sort of stuff that might be used in a cliche montage sort of thing.

If I really need to focus, though, I have a playlist that comprises of solely instrumental things. I've found that the instrumentals from songs by The Midnight, or other retro-synthwave instrumentals, are especially good for this purpose. Here's an example, if you're curious.

[Clematis]

That's all very interesting

I don't listen to anything specifically according to what I am studying, although I did listen to PARADISE LOST by L.E.D. vs. Ryu* constantly back in 8th grade when I was studying Water Quality vocab on Quizlet. 3 years later I still can't help but remember playing Scatter every single time I hear the song.

I get what you're saying. I go through different phases with certain songs to the point where I can create a timeline of the past three years of my life based off of what music I listened to, and certain songs remind me of those years.

I typically listen to music I know well so I can turn it down enough that it's not distracting but still be able to sing along (because badly singing along off key helps me focus?). I typically stick to a playlist of a single artist, but sometimes I'll switch it up and make a playlist with multiple people I like on it. Genre normally doesn't impact my studying unless I'm creating a poster or something similar in which case the Harry Potter Soundtrack is my go to.

I wish I had the ability to sing and focus at the same time; that's really cool. If I tried to do that I would end up, without realizing it, completely neglecting the task at hand in order to sing.

Personally it depends the level to which I am studying. If it's work of typical intensity, then I will usually go for music I know well enough that I can listen mindlessly. If I need a bit extra motivation, I may choose upbeat 80s rock specifically; the sort of stuff that might be used in a cliche montage sort of thing.

If I really need to focus, though, I have a playlist that comprises of solely instrumental things. I've found that the instrumentals from songs by The Midnight, or other retro-synthwave instrumentals, are especially good for this purpose. Here's an example, if you're curious.

I like it. I'll have to try it out next time I'm studying. My go-to motivation song is Hall of Fame by the Script, but I can't study while listening to it or I'll get distracted. It's a good precursor to studying though.

[rgandhi2002]

For me, typically I end up listening to my music for dances that I'm doing so it tends to change every week or two.
When I'm doing math and other things that I actually have to concentrate on, I listen to instrumental covers of pop music.
I actually have a YouTube playlist of music that I used to use for Anatomy which basically consisted of pop music and other music that was really familiar to me so that I wouldn't concentrate on the lyrics too much. That playlist has kind of evolved over the last 4-5 years as my interests have changed, naturally.

[ScienceOlympian]

Definitely ballads. I've been listening to Jessie Ware for a while now.