dimanche0829 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) Just curious as to whether or not you like to listen to music while studying. If so, what do you usually listen to? If I'm studying for an exam, I always go classical: Klaus Schulze, Balmorhea, Mozart, Chopin, London Symph.Orchestra, &c. If I'm just working on homework, I prefer more mellow tunes. I'm on a big Mumford & Sons kick right now. Edited December 19, 2011 by dimanche0829 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cquin Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Ambient music works for me. Boards of Canada or Aphex Twin's "Selected Ambient Works" are my go-tos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdon19 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) I have to, HAVE TO listen to music while I do work. I also have to be in a somewhat noisy environment--coffee shops, talking floors of libraries, etc. tend to work best for me. Typically, I listen to the same things while I work that I do as I go about any other business. Typically indie rock/folk type stuff. @Dimanche, I could never really get into Mumford and Sons (though "Little Lion Man" is THE best song ever once I have a few drinks in me). I listen to a lot of The National, The Weepies, Rilo Kiley, Belle & Sebastian...that kind of stuff. And when I'm working last-minute on anything, Taylor Swift is the best. Guilty pleasure music to the max. Edited December 19, 2011 by bdon19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainy_day Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) bdon, we have very similar music/work habits! I have to be somewhere where there is action going on around me. I think it has more to do with the presence of other people than the noise, though, because I almost always pop on my big noise cancelling headphones. If I'm at home, I just flit about on the internet or do the dishes or take a nap. Seeing all the other people around me working is very motivating! (They might actually just be on facebook, but I don't know that.) I listen to mostly indie stuff (Some favorites this finals season: The National, The xx, Girls, Broken Bella, Bon Iver, Passion Pit, Freelance Whales). I can't listen to anything *new* when I'm trying to write, because I will just listen to it, instead of write! Edited December 19, 2011 by rainy_day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlowe Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I can't listen to absolutely anything. I get distracted both by music that I know, and music that is new to me. I can't work terribly well in the library because I get distracted by books. I guess a lot of things tend to distract me. Also, happy birthday bdon - i hope you get the day off, or something equally pleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckbasket Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I can't listen to absolutely anything. I get distracted both by music that I know, and music that is new to me. I can't work terribly well in the library because I get distracted by books. I guess a lot of things tend to distract me. I'm the same -- I can only do one thing at once, so I need absolute silence to concentrate. The weird thing is that limitation carries over into music for me in that if I'm paying attention to melody, I can't follow the lyrics and vice versa. It's actually been an issue with poetry as I'm crap at tracking both content and rhythm simultaneously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdon19 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Also, happy birthday bdon - i hope you get the day off, or something equally pleasant. Thanks, marlowe! I'm actually spending today working, and then finishing my Cornell application...of course. But I made a point to take the entire weekend off, so it's time to get cracking! Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
especially Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Stuff without vocals, please! I usually pick an instrumental mix from 8tracks.com/mixes/study Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cquin Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Stuff without vocals, please! I usually pick an instrumental mix from 8tracks.com/mixes/study Well, thank you for that link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user_name Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Ambient music works for me. Boards of Canada or Aphex Twin's "Selected Ambient Works" are my go-tos. Volume 1 > Volume 2 Also, Stars of the Lid and Hammock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
especially Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I hope I didn't come off rude, sorry if I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cquin Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I hope I didn't come off rude, sorry if I did. What?? No way! I was genuinely thanking you for the link to that website, it looks really great! (I can't actually listen to it right now because I'm at work, but I definitely will when I get home tonight.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBrooklyn Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) I've mostly been listening to dubstep and future garage lately. (Or the tinny Christmas carols being piped through my neighborhood over loudspeakers.) Edited December 19, 2011 by MrBrooklyn dimanche0829 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
especially Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Ah, okay, good! It's nice to have a variety of mixes to draw upon. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkrobot Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) This varies wildly for me from one day to the next--one day I can't pull anything off without music, and the next I can't pull anything off unless I have total silence. And some days I can't pull anything off. (But I can never work in a cafe--if not at home, libraries are the ideal amount of noise for me.) Right now I'm bugging on an album called "The Goat Rodeo Sessions" (mostly instrumental): it's an absolutely brilliant collaboration album with Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and a couple other geniuses. Edited December 19, 2011 by pinkrobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user_name Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 i like this Yo-Yo Ma: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolopixie Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I cannot listen to anything if I am reading; however, if I'm writing I listen to hip-hop. Weird, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawera Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Explosions in the Sky is good for pretty much everything. Reading, writing, driving, sexual activity, meditation with and without the aid of chemicals. etc. dimanche0829 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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