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>>notkai+(OP)
Am I the only person who can't listen to anything while coding? My attention goes straight to the music, and I can't concentrate on the task at hand!

When I was in high school, my math teacher would play Mozart during tests, claiming it would help us. It would drive me crazy, and I doubt that my grades improved as a result of the distraction.

For what it's worth, I have a BMus in Piano Performance. I love music... but never as "background noise"!

>>coreyp+0i
I don't lose focus so much if it's music I know really, really well. I've heard it so many times that I'm not really attentively listening to it, if that makes sense?

OTOH, yeah there are definitely times when I prefer peace and quiet.