Do you listen to music while you read?

Mjelmer · Post by **Mjelmer** » 28 May 2015, 00:50

Yes I do...I have to have a little background noise or I find my mind wondering!

pairallele · Post by **pairallele** » 07 Jun 2015, 16:35

I like to listen to instrumental music when I read. Like Explosions in The Sky, God Is An Astronaut, etc. Only loud enough to block out the noise around me.

kimmngyn · Post by **kimmngyn** » 07 Jun 2015, 18:27

Usually something soft at a low volume. When it's too loud, it usually distracts me (:

courtns11 · Post by **courtns11** » 08 Jun 2015, 22:17

I prefer silence when I read .

kstockard · Post by **kstockard** » 09 Jun 2015, 15:27

It honestly depends on the situation, whether I listen to music or not. If I am reading for enjoyment in a public place then I will listen to light classical music. At home, where it is quiet, I do not listen to music at all. Books for school, I cannot listen to music with. It really depends on the book and the setting.

I have friends who have to listen to music to read. She needs the noise to concentrate or else she will not finish reading. Is there anyone who feels the same way?

eecartmsmith · Post by **eecartmsmith** » 09 Jun 2015, 19:52

Usually i listen to jazz when I read. Some Coltrane or Miles will do just fine for me.

Thesaurus Rex · Post by **Thesaurus Rex** » 10 Jun 2015, 09:00

Yes, but only hip hop because it's the same flavor as the paper of the books.

NurseChansey7878 · Post by **NurseChansey7878** » 11 Jun 2015, 17:37

i can't fully concentrate on a book while listening to music. I prefer silence.

zanderlyrose · Post by **zanderlyrose** » 11 Jun 2015, 18:32

I do rarely. it really depends on the book and the music. Some things go well with some ambient or classical sounds. Some it just doesn't fit. I like a nice celtic background on occasion while reading too.

Sarah Clay · Post by **Sarah Clay** » 07 Jul 2015, 21:27

I can't; I start listening to the song rather than reading the book.

Supcoolfofa01 · Post by **Supcoolfofa01** » 11 Aug 2015, 09:25

I always turn on music while I'm reading because I hate complete silence unless I'm going to sleep.

Keith80 · Post by **Keith80** » 11 Aug 2015, 09:48

I mostly read in silence. In fact I typically go upstairs with my book if my wife chooses a TV program that I don't want to watch. Although sometimes, late at night, if I am reading poetry or a familiar book, then I may listen to the baroque station in the background. Somehow poetry and good music seem to mingle rather well.

see_nicole_read · Post by **see_nicole_read** » 11 Aug 2015, 09:49

I typically need complete silence. I just returned from vacation expecting to blow through books, but barely got any beach reading accomplished. It was a destination wedding for my cousin, so we were constantly in big groups on the beach, I was so distracted by everyone I finally just gave up! So definitely complete silence.

GreenBookworm · Post by **GreenBookworm** » 12 Aug 2015, 22:27

Very often because I love both reading and listening music.

srunyon16 · Post by **srunyon16** » 12 Aug 2015, 23:28

I absolutely CANNOT read and listen to music at the same time. If there is music, I can't get into the story as well as I'd like to. I also can't read while there is a song stuck in my head - instead of reading, I end up replaying lyrics in my head or the music itself while my eyes move across the same line of the page 500 times, without taking in a word of it.