Do you listen to music while you read?

lbuckman · Post by **lbuckman** » 08 Apr 2014, 21:42

I prefer silence when I read, however if the book is a good one, I can block out all outside noise - so it doesn't matter where I am or what is going on around me!

GBPhoenix17 · Post by **GBPhoenix17** » 09 Apr 2014, 10:59

I usually need silence, if I listen to music I end up not remembering what I read or having to reread sentences or even paragraphs.

Busybeeashlee27 · Post by **Busybeeashlee27** » 09 Apr 2014, 13:23

I can read while listening to music and not be distracted by it. But I do not need music to be able to get into my book. Silence is good enough for me. What I find hard is trying to read while other people around me are talking because then I space out on what I'm reading because I am trying to listen to them talk. I can listen to any kind of music while reading.

Markiemark · Post by **Markiemark** » 09 Apr 2014, 14:26

I prefer no music. I've always been that way. But sometimes my significant other has other plans for her agenda. So I usually have to read with the television or radio on.

skisch73 · Post by **skisch73** » 09 Apr 2014, 14:47

Sometimes. It depends on my mood and the book I am reading.

Happily Candied · Post by **Happily Candied** » 09 Apr 2014, 15:08

I don't like to listen to all types of music when I read, but I do like some. Celtic music is my favorite, probably because I started listening to it while reading and studying at such a young age. It's comforting and relaxing.

Newdawn · Post by **Newdawn** » 09 Apr 2014, 16:13

Kinda strange, I don't like to read with music on but when I am writing I like having music playing. It helps the ideas flow and get the typing going faster.

Dawn

akiemr19 · Post by **akiemr19** » 09 Apr 2014, 17:43

For a while it is relaxing to have soft music playing, but eventually it gets on my nerves. It's as if the music is competing for my attention and starts getting distracting.

Fulenwider92 · Post by **Fulenwider92** » 09 Apr 2014, 19:47

I can't listen to music while I read, because I get the overwhelming urge to dance! And, it's difficult to dance and read at the same time!

lavinia_mesia · Post by **lavinia_mesia** » 09 Apr 2014, 19:52

I usually put my music on shuffle, but I get so into it that I forget it's on. But sometimes, the music would be in sync with a scene, and I'm just mind blown at how well they mix together.

sarah92480 · Post by **sarah92480** » 09 Apr 2014, 20:50

I wouldn't say I can't listen to music while I read, but it can be distracting. Same with the tv being on. If the book I am reading is really good or I am really interested in it, then background noise doesn't bother me at all. But I generally don't like to compete with background noise while I'm reading.

Juli_Hall · Post by **Juli_Hall** » 09 Apr 2014, 22:43

I do, depending on the tone of the book and how it makes me feel.

wendyj · Post by **wendyj** » 10 Apr 2014, 15:58

I can read with the tv on as background music but never with music.

dina77 · Post by **dina77** » 10 Apr 2014, 19:50

If the book I have is a good one you could play a brass band beside me and I wouldn't hear a thing - lost in my own world

phonicphoenix · Post by **phonicphoenix** » 10 Apr 2014, 19:52

Sometimes! It really depends what I'm reading. If a book has a playlist associated with it from the author, I'll generally implement that into my reading.