Best music for reading?

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I like to listen to something calm and soothing. Country for the most part works for me. Not the new stuff but the older stuff like Willie Nelson for example.
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I prefer listening to Enya and yanni, their songs aren't distracting.
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I have this playlist on Spotify that contains film scores from different movies that I like. I find them rather soothing and less distracting.
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Definitely nothing with lyrics, baroque played softly perhaps.
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I would say anything classical or any music without any vocals. There are youtube videos with music playlists for focusing, studying, etc. You just have to type it into the search bar.
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Instrumental. Anything with words will distract me from the book. The type of instrumental will depend on the book. I usually go with classical though
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maybe classical music's will do
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I, with no reserve whatsoever, suggest Yiruma's complete selection, most specifically his most well-known pieces: "The River Flows in Me," "Maybe," and "Kiss the Rain." I came across his music randomly through a studying playlist and haven't turned back since. His contemporary piano pieces are blissful and refreshing, perfect for almost all genres of books.
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R n B will do the magic for me here.
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I can not listen to music while I'm reading, I get distracted way to easy. I'll be mid sentence and suddenly start singing lyrics lol.
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Mjgarrison wrote: 07 Dec 2017, 10:38 I can not listen to music while I'm reading, I get distracted way to easy. I'll be mid sentence and suddenly start singing lyrics lol.
Me too neither !!!! No music!

If I listen to anything at all I listen to this instead. Volume very low. Goes especially well with gothic murder mysteries and horror stories.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Xu6mkacg8
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DATo wrote: 07 Dec 2017, 19:43
Mjgarrison wrote: 07 Dec 2017, 10:38 I can not listen to music while I'm reading, I get distracted way to easy. I'll be mid sentence and suddenly start singing lyrics lol.
Me too neither !!!! No music!

If I listen to anything at all I listen to this instead. Volume very low. Goes great with gothic murder mysteries and horror stories.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Xu6mkacg8
Very soothing, I'm going to have to try that. I've found similar sounds to these on Pandora.
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I like Kenny G's The Moment and Forever in Love saxophone music as well as Yiruma's River Flows in You piano music. They're my perfect music background while reading.
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Post by 1nn3rr4g3 »

Well, for me. It depends on my mood. I actually listens to all kinds of music ranging from love song to metal so it depends on my mood on what music i listen to when i'm reading or studying. It actually helps me understand what i'm readibg more faster.
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Post by CaitlinGonya »

Instrumental music, however I am also in love with this new app on my phone called ambient-mixer.com. I can be any where and still have some soft music.
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