I am during my exams period, and as always i cant concentrate without having music playing next to me, talking about the most of the subjects. And i have noticed that i can listen just some really specific kinds of metal than can keep me concentrated. Slow tempos, without big changes with characteristic monotony i could say. Such as Summoning, Drudkh and A Forest of Stars. So i would like to hear if im not the only here, and get ideas for alternative solutions!

Metal is the perfect reason for me not to study.

I think slow stuff works best. I've never listened to that much doom as before some of my exams, used to calm me down and keep me focused. Traditional doom though, mostly Reverend Bizarre.

I remember back when I did my A-levels, about 2 years ago, I used to study whilst listening to a lot of thrash and black metal. I found it a hell of a lot easier to work this way. The music would pretty much become a wall of sound, and i'd become unaware of it even playing when fully concentrating. I don't like background noise that I cant control, It really distracts me, so music was pretty much the only way i could study.

I can't study while listening to any music at all, it distracts me and doesn't help to concentrate. I always end up singing the lyrics and paying much more attention to solos and riffs than to my books or notes.

I don't listen to anything new when I study, I prefer albums that I'm familiar with. It doesn't matter what the genre is but I prefer Doom and Atmospheric Black, bands like WitTR, Esoteric, Chaos Moon, The Angelic Process and many others help me study better

I don"t study while listening, it"d just stop me studying, but when building a model i enjoy especially Black Funeral

I can't really study with any metal in the background, I find it far too distracting. I do find that instrumental music of any genre does help me study, especially Classical and Ambient.

I honestly can't study with loud Metal on. I don't think it's made for studying. I usually put on something Dark Ambient, Dark Classical, NeoClassical, like Dargaard or Dark Sanctuary. The most Metal i've studied to is probably Therion. But then again, the key is volume. I think I can't concentrate on what i'm studying with the music up really loud. I am in the middle of finals too. Hell Week is kicking my ass.

I can only listen to music "metal of course" when im solving math.......cant listen when reading

Color Haze

Prog works for me, but unfortunately I can never play it then... either someone else is occupying the computer when I study and they have their own choice of music, or I study together with my sister and she "cannot concentrate when I play that uneven shit".

Written by [user id=115335] on 13.12.2011 at 15:10

I remember back when I did my A-levels, about 2 years ago,

Written by Cynic Metalhead on 14.12.2011 at 18:43

Written by [user id=115335] on 13.12.2011 at 15:10

I remember back when I did my A-levels, about 2 years ago,

Wanna elaborate why thats so funny?

Written by [user id=115335] on 14.12.2011 at 18:49

Written by Cynic Metalhead on 14.12.2011 at 18:43

Written by [user id=115335] on 13.12.2011 at 15:10

I remember back when I did my A-levels, about 2 years ago,

Wanna elaborate why thats so funny?

Oops I am sorry! I thought you said...when I use to get A-grades, about 2 years ago. Apologies.

Written by Cynic Metalhead on 14.12.2011 at 18:51

Written by [user id=115335] on 14.12.2011 at 18:49

Written by Cynic Metalhead on 14.12.2011 at 18:43

Written by [user id=115335] on 13.12.2011 at 15:10

I remember back when I did my A-levels, about 2 years ago,

Wanna elaborate why thats so funny?

Oops I am sorry! I thought you said...when I use to get A-grades, about 2 years ago. Apologies.

Technically that too, since im not in education at the moment.

I have to play old favourites anything new and I keep trying to listen harder than trying to study, although the music has to go off when completing the physics degree assignments especially if I'm stuck... too easy to go for any sort of distraction at that point!

Written by HeavyMetalBullet on 14.12.2011 at 23:37

I have to play old favourites anything new and I keep trying to listen harder than trying to study, although the music has to go off when completing the physics degree assignments especially if I'm stuck... too easy to go for any sort of distraction at that point!

Agreed. Old favourites work the best for me! I'm less likely to pay attention to the music if I know what's coming. It's like falling asleep to your favorite movie or TV show. So it's hard to suggest new music to study to because if it's "new and interesting" then it'll probably be captivating! However I will make one suggestion: Pensées Nocturnes's Ceci est de la musique. I find myself putting that on often when I want to read a book. It's avant based in classical music and black metal, among many others. Just try it

I am like the original poster, though, I can't concentrate as well in silence. Maybe it's our generation and that we were raised in a world of increasing distractions. Or maybe it's just that we're all music nerds But I prefer to have music on ALL the time, studying or not!

I prefer to read/study while listening to bands that don't sing in English; that way I'm not distracted by the lyrics.

When I was in university (well, and now) I pretty much am constantly listening to something... when I was writing essays and stuff though, I'd still be listening to music - but I would notice an increase in productivity if I didn't have any...

I'm studying system engineering so music is great company when doing math exercises, programming and such. And I can blast anything I like to hear at the moment.

If I have to read and memorize something, It will probably not work very well...

I'm studying system engineering so music is great company when doing math exercises, programming and such. And I can blast anything I like to hear at the moment.

If I have to read and memorize something, It will probably not work very well...

I dont ussually, but if i do it has to be simple. and not very loud. I also cant listen to music and play cod.

For me any sound near my while trying to concentrate make me lose my attention

i tried metal ( cause i don listen to any other music ) when i was studying but i lie to my self i didnt study & just listening to the music

I can't study while listening, but I can't do homework without metal to aid me!

With some Anaal Nathrakh provokes me high and busting energy to force the brain in study. I did it good as the huge amount of homeworks done.

Written by TOUGHEST MEMBER on 23.04.2012 at 21:47

With some Anaal Nathrakh provokes me high and busting energy to force the brain in study. I did it good as the huge amount of homeworks done.

You remind me of when I solved about 20 physics problems while listening to Cryptopsy's None So Vile. Strange thing though, is that I got all the problems correct.

Written by Oaken on 23.04.2012 at 22:19

Written by TOUGHEST MEMBER on 23.04.2012 at 21:47

With some Anaal Nathrakh provokes me high and busting energy to force the brain in study. I did it good as the huge amount of homeworks done.

You remind me of when I solved about 20 physics problems while listening to Cryptopsy's None So Vile. Strange thing though, is that I got all the problems correct.

Very lots of work. Extreme on (both music and job/studying) : D

Written by TOUGHEST MEMBER on 23.04.2012 at 22:22

Written by Oaken on 23.04.2012 at 22:19

Written by TOUGHEST MEMBER on 23.04.2012 at 21:47

With some Anaal Nathrakh provokes me high and busting energy to force the brain in study. I did it good as the huge amount of homeworks done.

You remind me of when I solved about 20 physics problems while listening to Cryptopsy's None So Vile. Strange thing though, is that I got all the problems correct.

Very lots of work. Extreme on (both music and job/studying) : D

Not really. The work was generally easy.

I can study listening to metal as long as it's melodic and not too loud. And like others were saying, it has to be old favourites so it's more like pleasant background noise with studying being my main focus. If I'm hearing an album for the first time or even one that I'm not too familiar with, it grabs way too much of my attention.