<p>^^OMG, me, too! I listen to French music. You're so right about not being able to focus when it's a bunch of words you don't understand...</p>
<p>I like non-vocal classical.</p>
<p>But that's also the beauty of metal music that has incomprehensible death growls.</p>
<p>Modulation, you seem to have mixed up what I said. However, if that "don't" was just a typo, then I am glad and surprised that I found someone else who can focus while listening to foreign music because either one is not proficient in that language or it is completely incomprehensible. Haha. Seriously, in real life, most people think it is strange to listen to foreign music while studying!</p>
<p>Only when practicing math problems. I find I can't read very efficiently with music on. I always leave it on when doing homework, though.</p>
<p>^Um, yeah... I understand what you're saying. I probably didn't explain it clearly. =p</p>
<p>Foreign music isn't strange at all, especially considering that I mainly listen to music for instrumentation. I usually don't break it down unless I happen to play the said piece.</p>
<p>I listen to music a lot while I'm just doing homework, but if I really need to study I make notecards with music blaring, then turn it off and study them. I'm usually much too ADD to not be doing 2 things at once...unless its hardcore studying, then silence is a must.</p>
<p>for busywork I'll listen to anything
for studying, anything non-catchy, soft rock, etc.
for writing, instrumental or with a few lyrics, ...but not classical. I like my arctic monkeys instrumental (matador, chun li's spinning bird kick), and similar stuff</p>
<p>Always. I listen to my iPod secretly during tests, it helps me score a full 5 points average without any other external factors involved.</p>
<p>EDIT: ***...I thought this thread said "do you listen to music while you take tests?" </p>
<p>gawd, I need more sleep.</p>
<p>Um, yeah, when I do study, it's still music on for me...</p>
<p>it's almost impossible for me to study well/work on projects without listening to music, idk why</p>
<p>Sometimes. Mostly, no, I need nearly complete silence. Other times, I need people talking in the background (usually I people watch instead though). I can listen to music if I need to drown out thoughts but I can't start thinking about the words--classical music works best but I'm kind of lacking on that front, unfortunately.</p>
<p>Ahhh, complete silence would freak me out...</p>
<p>Modulation, I know what you mean. I have tried it. Then, it is as if I can hear something (pinging?) in the background. Next, I look around me. Perhaps I am just paranoid. Ha. Then, I just have to turn on the music.</p>
<p>^YES! Silence is more like a ringing in my ear that won't go away.</p>
<p>When writing, rarely, although the Russian National Anthem works wonders for getting over a block. When doing busywork, usually. When not on the computer, no.</p>
<p>I need complete silence when I'm studying. I close all doors and windows of my room, and occasionally cover my ears when I'm trying to study. The only time I can have music on is when I'm answering questions on something that I've already studied (and even then, I only listen to very slow, soft music)</p>
<p>I hate silence, because there literally is a ringing in my ear if I play my music too loudly.</p>
<p>It is necessary for me. It makes me happy so that homework does not feel like such a drag.</p>
<p>I wish I could :(
I either start singing along with it or, if it's classical, conducting (I'm a drum major), therefore making me take twice as long on my homework... haha :)</p>
<p>Actually, did you guys know that you can remember things a lot more easily if you are in the same "mood" or "atmosphere" when you're trying to recall them? i.e. - listen to the same style of music when learning as when taking the test [if allowed lol], chewing the same flavor of gum when learning as when testing, etc. I knew a girl last year who was kind of struggling with her grades, and after we studied memory/mnemonic devices in AP Psych, she decided to try it out for herself. She started chewing a different flavor gum for each subject of homework that she was doing, and then likewise pairing that same flavor of gum with the class/test. Her grades shot up! Somehow, it triggers your brain, or something. I don't know how well it'd work for everyone, but it sure worked for her.</p>
<p>So that's why sometimes I'm hesitant to listen to music when studying. Technically, you should put yourself in the same kind of situation as the test environment. If your classroom is dead silent, study in silence. You may think it unnerves you, but if you have to test in those "unnerving" conditions, you should at least practice at it and get used to it. However, if your teacher is one who plays music, or your classroom is still pretty raucous during testing periods, go ahead and recreate that at home when you study. It helps.</p>