Do you listen to music while you read?

Yesi55 · Post by **Yesi55** » 29 Oct 2015, 18:41

No music is preferable and no loud talking.

poetryflies · Post by **poetryflies** » 03 Nov 2015, 13:49

Not usually but if I do it's classical music or soundscapes.

ChickIntheredsuit · Post by **ChickIntheredsuit** » 03 Nov 2015, 14:54

I choose music that I listen to based upon what I am reading. I love urban fiction. So I tend to listen to hip hop or r and b while I'm reading.

Mike_Lang · Post by **Mike_Lang** » 15 Nov 2015, 12:30

Usually I can't focus if I'm just starting a book and music is playing, if I'm already into the story then it doesn't matter. There are exceptions: The book I'm currently reading Southern Gods by John Hornor Jacobs is deeply rooted in back country blues and gothic horror themes so I have been reading it with old blues songs playing very softly in the background.

Joy77 · Post by **Joy77** » 15 Nov 2015, 12:54

I tried that one time, just end up listening to the word or the rytem of the music and cant consentrate. But thats just me

Amorlina · Post by **Amorlina** » 17 Nov 2015, 00:21

I do listen to moview while I read because it makes me focus more on my reading and it adds a little bit more relaxation in my reading

Nina B · Post by **Nina B** » 17 Nov 2015, 21:04

I listen to music all the time when I read, I like to have back ground noise

kitsune1997 · Post by **kitsune1997** » 22 Nov 2015, 00:01

Sometimes, I like listening to classical music, but toherwise no. I find that songs with lyrics make me lose focus of what i am reading and i get frustrated, so i avoid listening to music when i read.

bibliophile99 · Post by **bibliophile99** » 25 Nov 2015, 19:05

I prefer silence when i read, becouse i like to give my complete attention to a book.

zumanajim · Post by **zumanajim** » 25 Nov 2015, 21:18

"It wasn't anything to do with classical music or Mozart, it was to do on whether you liked [listening to] something or not."

In one of his more recent studies, Perham says, he found that reading while listening to music, especially music with lyrics, impairs comprehension. I usually listen to a song I've heard a bunch of times so I don't get distracted in listening to the words. It's usually pretty low.

Or else I listen to some kind of elevator-esque type of music -- it has a Books-A-Million feel in there. (Think about how easy it is to just sit down in a B-A-M chair, relax, and read in the store. It's easy. I think the reason why is because of the relaxing music that just gives you a sense of utmost comfort.

Kaitlyn12 · Post by **Kaitlyn12** » 17 Feb 2016, 13:48

When I am at work, there is always a radio going in the background so it doesn't really bother me that much. Although, I prefer to have no noise around.

njzeba · Post by **njzeba** » 15 May 2016, 16:04

I don't really listen to music while I read but I feel that would be a really great idea!

grandmacomplex · Post by **grandmacomplex** » 15 May 2016, 16:48

When I was younger, I really could have anything on, lyrical or not. But nowadays I prefer to either have silence, ambience (like some sort of rain maker), or instrumental music.

adria_charles · Post by **adria_charles** » 23 May 2016, 23:04

I can but would prefer peace and quiet while reading. If I do decide to have music on it is generally instrumental because lyrics distract me and I catch myself listening to them while reading. Then before I realize it I have read half a page and have no idea what I just read.