Do you listen to music while you read?

Inishowen_Cailin · Post by **Inishowen_Cailin** » 19 Apr 2014, 12:15

I like quiet when I read. If I'm absorbed in a story my mind doesn't even register the music anyway so I don't see the need to have background noise.
A glass of vino doesn't go amiss though.

njaco01 · Post by **njaco01** » 19 Apr 2014, 13:04

I need to be in complete silence to read.

LisaT · Post by **LisaT** » 19 Apr 2014, 13:55

No, never. I can't really concentrate on the book. I like it quiet when I read.

smellincoffee · Post by **smellincoffee** » 19 Apr 2014, 14:22

I do sometimes, for atmosphere, but it has to be subtle, like subdued instrumentals.

ldsrsc · Post by **ldsrsc** » 19 Apr 2014, 14:22

Not only do I have to have music playing, but I absolutely hate silence. I've got way too much energy to tolerate silence. I even fall asleep to music.

But I digress.

I love to read for an hour before bed and play Christmas music, jazz manouche, flamenco, or classical music. It's very relaxing.

derekjoanne2 · Post by **derekjoanne2** » 19 Apr 2014, 14:29

Yes, classical music only. Any other music is too distracting.

luv2readbooks · Post by **luv2readbooks** » 19 Apr 2014, 15:09

I prefer listening to jazz. Honestly I can read with my children running around.

Grace · Post by **Grace** » 19 Apr 2014, 15:54

I generally listen to classical while reading but, sometimes depending on the book, it changes.

annabear3 · Post by **annabear3** » 19 Apr 2014, 16:01

I like to have my music turned town really low while I read. Sometimes after reading a book and I listened to a song with it then whenever I hear that song again I'm reminded of that book.

akiemr19 · Post by **akiemr19** » 19 Apr 2014, 17:41

Silence is best for me, as I don't like to have any distractions when I read. I'm used to so many distractions at work, when at home and trying to relax with a good book, distraction-free is the way to go for me.

toriborip · Post by **toriborip** » 19 Apr 2014, 18:25

I have a varrying taste in music! I need something that isnt very lyricly focused... Otherwise I end up focusing on those words instead of what I'm reading.

reticentsorrow · Post by **reticentsorrow** » 19 Apr 2014, 18:27

I tend to read while either music or the television is playing. It's hard to find time to read in silence with a house full of other people.

OutofOrange · Post by **OutofOrange** » 19 Apr 2014, 19:06

I suffer from misophonia, so if I am doing anything that involves another person (i.e. eating together, generally spending time in proximity), I need the distraction of music to keep me off the ledge. Coping mechanisms work.

However, if I am reading, I concentrate all my feeble brainpower into that. I am happiest when there is not a sound around me when I am knee deep in a good book. I invested in sound-cancelling earphones a couple of years ago. Best purchase I have ever made in my life.

Art_042610 · Post by **Art_042610** » 20 Apr 2014, 00:32

Do of all the time I'm just not a fan of silence or other peoples goings on.

Art_042610 · Post by **Art_042610** » 20 Apr 2014, 00:32

Do of all the time I'm just not a fan of silence or other peoples goings on.

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Do of all the time I'm just not a fan of silence or other peoples goings on.

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Do of all the time I'm just not a fan of silence or other peoples goings on.

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Do of all the time I'm just not a fan of silence or other peoples goings on.

-- 20 Apr 2014, 01:33 --

Do of all the time I'm just not a fan of silence or other peoples goings on.

-- 20 Apr 2014, 01:33 --

Do of all the time I'm just not a fan of silence or other peoples goings on.

-- 20 Apr 2014, 01:33 --

Do of all the time I'm just not a fan of silence or other peoples goings on.