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As a musician (piano), I've never been able to listen to music while working: it's too distracting, even without lyrics. That makes sense to me because for mus
by prirun 6mo ago
As a musician (piano), I've never been able to listen to music while working: it's too distracting, even without lyrics. That makes sense to me because for musicians, hearing just the music still makes your brain want to focus on the structure of it, time signature, rhythm patterns, interesting chords, key changes, etc. - things that a non-musician isn't so intellectually aware of, even if they like them in the music.
- herewulf 6mo agoInteresting. Guitarist (as a hobby) here. I find familiar, favorite music good for concentration, with or without lyrics. But new music is what gets me. I give it too much attention, similar to what you describe. I mostly listen to metal and all its various subgenres.
- coldtea 6mo ago>That makes sense to me because for musicians, hearing just the music still makes your brain want to focus on the structure of it, time signature, rhythm patterns, interesting chords, key changes, etc There's special music for focus that tries to keep all those to a minimum. 4/4 beats, no fancy rhythms, no changes, basic chords and repeating melodies etc. After a while, even if you're Mozart, you can ignore it just fine, just get the vibe and the driving pulse.
- danhau 6mo agoI‘m also a musician and I can only listen to ambient music when working. Anything else is a big distraction.