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Revision Music?

So, when revising I like to listen to music. Admittedly, it probably isn't the best technique (it can be distracting), but it makes it more enjoyable, especially when I have a lot to write.
I find it hard to get the right balance between, well, distracting and not-distracting though, and whilst I have a few songs that work, I was wondering, do you have anymore you can recommend to me?
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Emma,
Paramore works for me :smile:
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I prefer to listen to classical music when revising, otherwise I get easily distracted by the lyrics and start singing along.
I have an album by Ludovico Einaudi which I play repeatedly, and it has a lot of nice, relaxing songs. Divenire, Primavera and Eros are my favourites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwIx1Rw1vec

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYCL8ONwH5M
(edited 11 years ago)
A good song to listen to while your revising is RiverFlowsInYou Piano as it's nice & soothing :smile:
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I always recommend classical music, but make sure that the music kind of blends into the background. Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture is not your friend.
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Silverland
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For revising Classical is probably the best. I won't pass a bit of Ravel, Satie or Shostakovich myself, but I think there are a lot of different tates
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Original post by Cate:
So, when revising I like to listen to music. Admittedly, it probably isn't the best technique (it can be distracting), but it makes it more enjoyable, especially when I have a lot to write.
I find it hard to get the right balance between, well, distracting and not-distracting though, and whilst I have a few songs that work, I was wondering, do you have anymore you can recommend to me?


I use the music from `The Study Music Project` which is on youtube the songs are less distracting and some of the videos last for an hour so you do not need to keep changing the video. Here is a link for the music
http://www.youtube.com/user/StudyMusicProject
I hope it helps


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Depends for me, if i need some pumped-up motivation music i listen to movie/tv soundtracks, like Inception, Transformers, Doctor Who is great. Occasionally some AC/DC, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin etc but sometimes i find it too distracting. I aso find Bastille great to work to, lively enough to keep me working but not too distracting.

For the rest of the time the only thing that has really worked for me is no or quiet lyrics and quite calm instrumental stuff, so i would suggest Dustin O'Halloran (his piano solo albums are great), Gregor Samsa, Sigur Ros (they're norwegian so no lyric issues), Explosions In The Sky, Fleet Foxes, stuff like that (: This all keeps me really chilled while relaxing

Hope this helps

Edit: the above suggestion of The Study Music Project is really good too (:
(edited 10 years ago)
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Original post by Angury
I prefer to listen to classical music when revising, otherwise I get easily distracted by the lyrics and start singing along.
I have an album by Ludovico Einaudi which I play repeatedly, and it has a lot of nice, relaxing songs. Divenire, Primavera and Eros are my favourites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwIx1Rw1vec

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYCL8ONwH5M


Got the same album! It's brilliant :smile:

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