Your Study Playlist

Thought this would be somewhat interesting as I know many of you are doing various exams; whether they be Leaving Cert or college exams. Some people find it impossible to listen to music while you study, but for those who can - what do you have on your study playlists or what music do you listen to while studying?

I've created a playlist that I know I can listen to constantly without being distracted by changing songs.. there's 235 songs on there, over 22 hours of music, so I won't listen them all but below are some of mine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK2C1rE8WYI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRl_NmdDNwU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MESdwdFY4iQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBw_wSoVQrY

followed afterwards by this song and they go amazingly together

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXwK7g-HuH0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP3ktwaT0qs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOL1291ryKM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cr1w9liUjE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un5w_Lt2EV8

Those are a small selection of mine - what are yours?

Pygmalion

Silence.
Complete silence.
I don't see how you can properly learn something any other way.

If I'm just glancing over stuff I already know I don't have a set playlist, usually some Eluveitie, Maximum the Hormone and/or Ensiferum (or whatever else I want to hear at the time).
Until I get to something that I don't already know/understand, then it's back to the silence.

jefreywithonef

I usually stick on some classical music as I can't really study with songs that have vocals and/or drums. Aphex Twin is also good, best thing to emerge from Limerick ever.

stereomood have some excellent playlists too; the reading, studying, dream compilations are all quite great iirc. One of them has a fantastic piano version of Where Is My Mind.

jumpguy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvsX03LOMhI

Literally, tbh. I find I can only listen to music whilst doing boring, repetitive stuff (like copying notes from one copy to another...and Irish in general) and for stuff I need to focus on and concentrate on music is just a bit of a distraction unfortunately.

**Timbuk2**

I always listen to music while studying or doing maths. I usually just play anything that is on my iPod, but preferably dance/electronic -type music to stop you from getting tired as easy, plus it doesn't have as many lyrics - I used to have a habit of writing the lyrics down onto the page without thinking about it.

Slow Show

Ooooh I have a study playlist on my iPod. Music may not be the best idea, but I keep it down low and I find it actually makes me sit down and work, instead of getting up every five minutes to do meaningless stuff.

Hmmm, just having a look through the playlist, it's made up of a LOT of Explosions in the Sky, bita Yann Tiersen, some of the more easy-listening The Antlers and The National songs and a good few tunes from The Postal Service, Death Cab and Villagers. Pretty much anything that's nice, but not distracting or loud or anything.

seanbmc

cheesefiend

I rarely if ever listen to music while (whilst?) studying. Although I do have a study playlist which largely consists of classical music. Mostly Debussy (<3), a little Telemann and Beethoven Symphony No. 5. (whenever I hear this instantly I hear "Mambo number fiiivvve" in my head).

Colm!

I listen to whatever music I like when I study, with absolutely no difference from any other playlist I have. I studied for my last debate on Kids & Explosions, Sleigh Bells and Kanye West. I rest my case.

Mollikins

I can't study listening to music at all. Even if it was music without lyrics I'd still get distracted by it.
I need complete silence when studying and also the curtains to be closed because otherwise I'll spend the entire time looking out the window making shapes out of clouds. My concentration is woeful at the best of times.

EuropeanSon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jQzzaiP9l4

Screaminmidget

I listen to white noise. I got an app for my ipod that has the choice of about 6 neutral sounds, things like rain, a fan, a Train going over tracks, An Aeroplane, Even white noise itself. The perfect thing to drown out any noises around you :P

EuropeanSon

Screaminmidget wrote: »

I listen to white noise. I got an app for my ipod that has the choice of about 6 neutral sounds, things like rain, a fan, a Train going over tracks, An Aeroplane, Even white noise itself. The perfect thing to drown out any noises around you :P

Like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr0KkzbbqPI

Works a treat for drowning out outside noises.

Screaminmidget

Are you trolling?? :P
Not as bad as that, but something to the same effect, Just drowns out everything.

Colm!

Screaminmidget wrote: »

Are you trolling?? :P

A better question: Was Lou Reed trolling? :P

Adriatic

I listen to silence, best sound ever if I can get it but my lecturers play classical music in the workshop in college, maybe it is calming but it can get repetitive.

EuropeanSon

Colm! wrote: »

A better question: Was Lou Reed trolling? :P

I think it suits certain moods. Having said that, I only made it through side 4 once.

KnifeWRENCH

Colm! wrote: »

I listen to whatever music I like when I study, with absolutely no difference from any other playlist I have. I studied for my last debate on Kids & Explosions, Sleigh Bells and Kanye West. I rest my case.

:eek:
How the hell do you study to Sleigh Bells? I was listening to them on a bus to Dublin and had to restrain myself from jumping around the place.

I usually never listen to music when studying; it just distracts me. I end up trawling through my music library instead of concentrating on what I'm supposed to be doing.

Colm!

KnifeWRENCH wrote: »

:eek:
How the hell do you study to Sleigh Bells? I was listening to them on a bus to Dublin and had to restrain myself from jumping around the place.

For much the same reasons: I find myself getting easily bored and distracted whilst studying. Something seriously lively like Sleigh Bells keeps me going. I don't usually play something that extreme, but it does help.

Banjo Fella

I'll usually listen to something nice and ambient while studying, like quiet tracks by Boards of Canada, or Helios, or Autechre. Anything more involved will completely distract me, especially if it has lyrics! I'll end up singing along in my head, or drumming my fingers or doodling on my notes along with the rhythm.

I try to study in silence, but sometimes it's easier to concentrate while listening to music... I mean, it's preferably to listening to people chatting and noise-making nearby... so it's often helpful.

Jonsi & Alex's Riceboy Sleeps album often crops up in my study playlist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_WibI-UXg4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4j-4FElT8E

ironictoaster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSjM3gLlNx0

Carl Sagan

Banjo Fella wrote: »

I'll usually listen to something nice and ambient while studying, like quiet tracks by Boards of Canada, or Helios, or Autechre. Anything more involved will completely distract me, especially if it has lyrics! I'll end up singing along in my head, or drumming my fingers or doodling on my notes along with the rhythm.

Deleted User wrote: »

Jonsi & Alex's Riceboy Sleeps album often crops up in my study playlist.

Pretty much listen to those. Sometimes some Explosions in the Sky (the quiet stuff) or Eluvium. But I generally don't listen to music if I can help it. I get way too distracted with silence - music won't really help. I love the sounds you hear in a library.. maybe I can find a cd of that stuff.

A Neurotic

My happiest study memory is of sitting in the nicest library in college at night, cramming some biochem and listening to José Gonzalezeses 'Heartbeats' with www.rainymood.com playing. Om nom nom...

Leaving Cert was studied to the sounds of Sigur Ros, Explosions in the Sky, and of course, Mozart and Berlioz. (not so much Seachanges...)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf711o8jAQA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb7BJQ7LAlo

Such choonage.

SarahBeep!

Bitta Aerosmith! Best study band.

Carl Sagan

A Neurotic wrote: »

(not so much Seachanges...)

What has been heard

Cows Go µ

I used to always listen to music when I studied but I don't really anymore. During my GCSEs I just switched on my parents cd player and listened to whatever was on it. Which happened to be Belinda Carlisle. Any time me or my mum hear her now we just think of that terrible time that was the GCSEs.

Now if I listen to any music at all when studying its just whatever I was listening to anyway. I'm going through a phase of Disney music, Fred and the Beatles. Or my Happy Songs playlist which is only fun upbeat songs

challengemaster

I actually remember reading somewhere that you should never listen to music while learning things, it's bad for learning because your brain subconsciously associate whatever you're learning with whatever song is on at the time - can apparently cause mental blocks that you won't actually be able to remember the material without hearing that song.

Kind of amazing in some ways...

Screaminmidget

challengemaster wrote: »

I actually remember reading somewhere that you should never listen to music while learning things, it's bad for learning because your brain subconsciously associate whatever you're learning with whatever song is on at the time - can apparently cause mental blocks that you won't actually be able to remember the material without hearing that song.

Kind of amazing in some ways...

That can work both ways id say

Jesus Juice

A Neurotic wrote: »

My happiest study memory is of sitting in the nicest library in college at night, cramming some biochem and listening to José Gonzalezeses 'Heartbeats' with www.rainymood.com playing. Om nom nom...

I got the mp3 for rainymood on my ipod. It's great because it just blocks out noise and doesn't distract you with disgusting melodies.

If I'm in the mood for disgusting melody I have a playlist with:

1. Doves-Kingdom Of Rust
2.Ian Brown-Stellify
3.Pearl Jam-Jeremy
4.Neil Young-Cortez The Killer
5.The Jam-Thats Entertainment
6.Fleet Foxes-Textbook Love
7.LCD Soundsystem-You Wanted A Hit
8.Neil Young-Southern Man
9.Radiohead-Jigsaw Falling Into Place
10.Radiohead-Spirit Street
11.The Smiths-This Charming Man
12.Miles Davis-Basin Street Blues
13.Paul Weller-The Changingman
14.The Verve-Bittersweet Symphony