[Kenny12]

Can anyone recommend any music that are good to listen to while studying and makes you concentrate more?

 

[Stephonovich]

I find for the most part, anything with lyrics distracts me. Also, stuff with a really fast beat or most electronic isn't good. (Eisbrecher falls under EBM, I think... usually pounding bass with vocals, effects, and guitars every now and then) I like Apocalyptica myself. Cello quartet originally covering Metallica, sans lyrics, now they're branched out into original stuff with an upright bassist and a couple others, and added vocals. Still good stuff, though.

I don't do bad with Dream Theater, Pink Floyd, or Radiohead though. Perhaps because it's so soothing

(-:Stephonovich

 

[MTL]

You didn't specify the genre... but personally I enjoy listening (or rather not listening) to lute music while in my study (anything by Weiss, Dowland, Da Milano etc.). But then again I'm deeply devoted to classical in general. So this may not be your cup of tea at all.

 

[Kenny12]

any genre is fine.

 

[Wilson]

I haven't studied for homework or tests since I left college, but I sometimes teaches college level classes, and I do have to study for lecture preparations. Usually I put on violin sonatas, quartets, Bach's cello suites, or jazz.



Happy studying,
W

 

[earful]

two cds i've found recently that might work, both featuring yo-yo ma: vivaldi's cello and appalachian journey.

 

[Braver]

trip-hop, ambient-dub...basically anything downtempo with beats is working for me lately.

like:
Massive Attack
Everything But The Girl
Pan American

 

[Zanth]

Lately its anything by Arvo Part. Typically its anything by Atom Heart, Boards of Canada, Tetsu Inoue, Stars of the Lid, Brian Eno, Bach Cello Suites, Biosphere etc.

 

[Fenwik]

Sigur Ros' album () is good for studying.
Soothing and slowish. Not a lot of lyrics, and when there are lyrics, they are in some sort of Icelandic language that I obviously don't speak, so they don't distract.

 

[djgustashaw]

I really like Aphex Twin or Theorem. Ambient techno stuff, good to play in the background and it's pretty calming.

 

[some1x]

Supposedly, slow movements from Mozart's music (otoh, a good example would be 2nd movement from piano concerto #21) work very well. There were some inconclusive studies on classic music (most mozart) and memory which were nonetheless interesting.

 

[ls20]

godspeed you black emperor

 

[Leto Atreides II]

Most of my studying and homework is programming, and I just load up a bunch of squarepusher tracks most of the time. Or just hit random on my whole playlist, I dont really pay attention to the music when I'm working anyway. As long as it isn't ridiculously loud and harsh.

And by the way, I don't really think it enhances the studying experience at all. Some people can do it, some can't, but I think it's stupid to say music "helps me concentrate". Yeah, on the music.

 

[earful]

well, since child development specialists are now pushing early exposure to music as a means of increasing brain development, it's possible listening to music has a broader effect on brain activity and the ability to concentrate than one might think.

 

[asbradbury]

I find anything with lyrics distracting, and listen very quietly when studying (so my main focus is the work). When I really want to study hard I'll listen to something like:
A Silver Mt. Zion
Dirty three
Do Make Say Think
Explosions in the sky (probably prefer something a little slower over this..)
Godspeed you black emperor (the preacher guy can be distracting though)
Labradford
Tortoise