Can you concentrate writing while listening to music?

Yes...No- I can write when I listen to music, but then I write slower...

So basically music distracts me from the writing.

I remember in my primary school a teacher of my native language during a writing test turned-on music. And I guess we had the worst test results in that class ever!! We made more grammar mistakes and misspelling in words, plus some did not finish the test or write the essay!

I cannot have any distractions when I am writing. Music or otherwise. I just find it hard to concentrate on what I am doing if I do not have complete silence.

I can concentrate if I'm doing homework like math or fill in the blank. However, any kind of reading homework, I would need a certain amount of quiet.

Although, I haven't had to do any type of school work for about 5 years.;-)

This is quite interesting! I'm actually listening to music right now with my headphones on, even as I respond to this discussion. I have two processes of Internet Explorer open, one with which I am logged into My Lot and the other with which I am logged into my playlist account which is where I keep all my favourite music. Anyway, I'm diverting from the discussion at hand! I find that music helps me concentrate as it really relaxes me! I study at the present time but I don't listen to music when I am studying. I like listening to music when I am writing on My Lot though and even when I am writing articles for other writing sites. I love listening to easy relaxing music! I wouldn't be able to listen to something with a strong beat. I am listening to Karen Carpenter right now and she has a beautiful voice, so relaxing and her voice is helping me to write. Andrew

Hello zandi.

For me, it depends on the music and the lyric itself. If I was listenig to song that I like, my attention will steer out to the song. Making me write very slow, or worse, stop writing.

On the other hand, musics that are soft, makes my mind in peace. It also boost out ideas inside my brain. Plus, it makes me concentrate more.

Happy day!

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i alwayss listen music in my bad.... one moment to relax of the stress day...

I remember when I was younger, I can do my home work while listening to music. But I don't know what happened, I can't do it now. I prepare doing mylot all alone. Just like today, I can't really concentrate that much because my mom and sister are here and they are doing a little chit-chat here and there. And our house is a bit noisy now... Happy posting!

I am a literate writer in my school i used to hear music and get idea from it, I love writing because its my passion and i grew up with making poems. Now i'm trying to concentrate in creating a book. I love what it takes to me because my mind becomes imaginative. I've enhanced my imagination skills.

Actually, I tend to concentrate more when there's music playing. Naturally not loud music, but a soft kind of background noise that my subconscious can tune into in order to drown out any distracting thoughts I might have otherwise. Classical is the best for this, since there are no words to be compelled to sing along to. (I'm notorious for HAVING to sing along if I know the words... even in the middle of a conversation)

Even if I do sing along, I can usually write or type with great accuracy without losing my train of thought, but reading while singing becomes a little trickier. I can do it, but I may have to reread lines or even paragraphs depending on the song I'm singing.

I can't concentrate on writing especially I'm thinking, I will just sit down and keep thinking without listen music or any other disturb around me. Between, when I study, I can listen to music haha! This helps to decrease the boringness too!=)