<p>i need it for maths... but doing something like French need dead silent room cause I talk to myself, like say phrases out loud thats how I remember.. but I used to only be able to study with music, now I can't study with it at all, excpet at the library cause then i have random bozos making noises and i need it to block them out</p>
<p>there can be no words because if there are, its like i try to memorize the song or if i already know it, sing it in my head</p>
<p>Yeah...only music without words.
Or music I've listened to a million times so I already know all the words and don't pay attention to it much.</p>
<p>And it has to be really quiet, just in the background.</p>
<p>I can listen to music for hw (except for english/history stuff...for some reason I can't do those when there's music) but not for studying...even without words, I can't focus on memorizing/learning stuff because I literally look for things to distract me when I'm studying so music doesn't help at all.</p>
<p>i have to listen to music while i'm studying. if i don't my mind wanders. i don't really listen to the words but it's sort of like a soundtrack in my brain.</p>
<p>Both... sometimes it distracts me, but once I get used to it, then I'm all set...</p>
<p>Personally, I think I would study better quietly... but I love music too muchies!</p>
<p>I can only listen if it's math or something equally mundane, and I have a lot of background music (like from movies soundtracks, or trip hop). Things with words though, like novels or history textbooks, no can do.</p>
<p>I NEED music to study or do homework. Otherwise I get easily distracted.</p>
<p>^ Ditto. One of the several stupid things my mom's done is take away my brother's iPod whenever he gets a bad grade. Without his iPod, he, too, gets too restless and bored to concentrate on homework.</p>
<p><em>sigh</em></p>
<p>I listen to one really loud, screaming-guts-out-song on repeat- it really helps me stay focused:P
Or a techno song on repeat.
Listening to the same song maintains my focus for some reason.</p>
<p>Only sometimes, when I'm in angry moods or happy moods and have some energy to sing out so I can focus on my work. Otherwise, I kind of talk to myself while studying and I can't have other words floating around.</p>