What Type of Music Do You Enjoy Listening to While Reading?

[Naledi Ngcapayi]

I think because I love singing I get easily distracted so I prefer not to listen to any music while I'm reading

[London Baum]

I prefer music with no words when I’m reading, which I find hilarious because as a teenager I would put on headphones and crank up pop music while I read. My brain now could NEVER!

[Lorna Walters 1]

When I listen to music while reading, I like it to be instrumental music. I like to listen to Bossa Nova whether or not it is instrumental. I usually turn the music down so it is just background.

[Sandra Smith 18]

When I was young, I would almost always have music playing on the radio when I was doing my school homework. These days I cannot focus on reading and/or writing when there is music playing or a video playing or any type of noise close by.

[Lorna Houston]

I prefer reading in silence. if i do play music it will be because I cannot focus and then i am likely to play binaural beats for focus

[Sarah Fisher_LP]

I can go with whatever music I happen to like at the moment when reading. Writing frequently requires me to switch to instrumental music or turn the music off, however, so when a book inspires me to take notes, I'm turning my music down or out.

I probably should give up music altogether for better focus, but I like tuning out obnoxious background noise as that really grinds my gears. Music has also helped me get through miserable experiences in my life so it's hard to give up.

[rssllue2]

Soft jazz is often a good choice.

[Jordache M]

Generally speaking, I need absolute still silence when reading or writing. But, sometimes I like the humdrum of gentle background music, usually just instrumental or sounds of nature