Do you prefer to listen to music while studying? Why?

It’s either smooth jazz or gentle lounge music. Helps block out other background noises!

If you guys don’t mind sharing your playlists I will compile them into a list for everyone to listen 🙂

SEUNGRI – What do I do (어쩌라고)
TAEYANG – Wedding Dress
Big Bang – Love Song
TVXQ – Before you Go
TVXQ – Catch me if you can
DBSK – Mirotic
DBSK – Why Did I fall in love with you (Japanese)
DBSK – Wrong Number
2NE1 – Ugly
Jay Park – Abandoned
CNBLUE – Hey You
BIGBANG – Last Farewell (마지막 인사)
Infinite – Chaser
Super Junior M – Break Down
GD&Top – Baby Goodnight
B2ST – Fiction
Seo In Guk – Broken
JYJ – Heaven
Tablo – Tomorrow
CNBLUE – Intuition

I don’t always listen to music. If I am trying to understand a concept for the first time I turn off the music. Otherwise I like to listen to music to drown out all the other noise.

@diya- good take. I agree that music should be off for new/fresh subjects.I prefer to listen to instrumental music from classical (four string quartet), electronic (pretty lights), and even to wu-tang clan instrumentals 😉

Strictly non-vocal music, but I feel it helps me. Not help me concentrate, but I find it keeps my mind focused for longer.

I do listen to music that have words but in that case I prefer songs in languages I can’t understand. I also like listening to instrumental music.

cos i get distracted! even though its ambient music. I’m getting used to background noises in the cafes so I’m improving!

@MattJuniper air drums makes me think of this:

The Dark Knight soundtrack does it for me.

@christine I love that advert! I also look like that too…

“Silence is golden” for me while studying. Although, I like listening to music to unwind/de-stress myself after studying or a long day.

@Reena I like listening to energetic tunes of else I run the risk of getting bored and not studying and indulging in something more entertaining. My favourite right now is CN Blue’s new album~

I am a k-entertainment world junki

Not always, but when i do, i log onto 8tracks and listen to mixes of chill + study made by someone else. Really calms you.

ooh @diya, @Tonypetrunin – perhaps if you can share your non-vocal music (or the ones in foreign languages) lists, maybe we can have more variety on the study music page?

I must admit as much as I use the 300hours tracks, but some variety would be awesome! @Zee, @Christine – would this work?

@Reena I use grooveshark and I don’t mind compiling the music I listen too but I prefer mostly Korean music dashed with a bit of Mandarin and Japanese….

Ooh funny you say that @diya. I must confess I can’t get Wonder Girls’ “Nobody But You” out of my head – old song I know. Super catchy like Gangnam Style, hardly a study tune!

@diya would you be able to share the playlist instead? for example: http://grooveshark.com/playlist/CFA+Study+Playlist+Soundtracks/80918129

I agree with @sophie, I get distracted too! Actually, I even start playing air drums along to the music and studying goes out the window…

@christine amazing! But no way connected to Cadbury….how does that work…