Presence of music affects your studies based on what kind of thinking mode you are in. For focused mode, music is a mere distraction. For diffused mode, music

Presence of music affects your studies based on what kind of thinking mode you are in. For focused mode, music is a mere distraction. For diffused mode, music is part of diffusing, relaxing, and thinking wildly. As you said, change the environment so that it can dictate how you think.