Lecture 6: Music to study to.
Last week I brought you the best procrastination websites, this week it’s all about when you actually really have to start studying. So, here are some ideas for music to listen to while you’re getting your study on. Some people like to listen to background music, some don’t, but if you’re like me and find listening to music helps you get through pretty much anything, read on.
You may have heard sometime in your life that classical music is best to study to... and it probably is, if you’re into that sort of stuff. Made famous amongst the tweens in its cameo appearance in sparkling vamp movie Twilight, Debussy is actually really nice to listen to while studying, along with Mozart (which is said to increase your memory by 20%) and pretty much anything along those lines.
Personally, I can’t stand classical music. Apparently one of the reasons why it is good to study to is the lack of vocals; we tend to sing along to lyrics and get distracted from the line of work. So with this in mind, a great band to study to would be This Will Destroy You; their songs are more on the alternative side and are completely instrumental, perfect to study to if you’re wanting something modern.
However, Pink Floyd is, by far, my favourite band to listen to while studying. Their songs aren’t overloaded with vocals and the ambient quality of some of their work help to put your mind on the task at hand. Their songs are generally quite long, too, so you don’t have to keep getting up to change it as often, which is good.
Really it comes down to whatever works for you, but if you don’t know what yet, these musicians are a good place to start. Any music can be study music, just try and avoid songs with lots of lyrics, up-tempo beats, and turn the volume down just a tad.