Let Classical Music Help,” it talks about the benefits of listening to soft classical music while trying to focus on something. Whether it’s listening to a lecture or cramming in last minute knowledge for a chemistry exam, it is proven that classical music can calm someone down enough that they can retain the information being given to them. I have never listened to classical music while studying before, but I do believe a soft indie song is enough to make me feel relaxed. This article states that, yes indeed, “Guitar music is gentle enough to study by…” (paragraph 20). This has proven to be the most helpful for me, individually.This way, I have a nice and relaxing environment to work in. There have been times I’ve been studying or reading an article in class where there has been no music, and I wasn’t able to retain the information. I was mindlessly reading each line, and wasn’t really paying attention.
There have been times when my favorite songs have helped me. For instance, math. When doing a math assignment, I tend to get easily frustrated. Listening to Taylor Swift or any light, happy song helps me stay on task. It makes the dreadful equations much more approachable. When I’m trying to come up with ideas for essays, listening to songs with complicated lyrics or with a lot of emotion help me get started. In English, we are not allowed to listen to music when we are writing rough drafts, and that usually makes my productivity go down. I’ll blankly stare at the computer for the duration of the class