These days music is often sound floating in the background rather than a focus. There's a playlist for everything: cooking, meditation, running outdoors, running indoors, even ironing. Among the most ...

Selecting the right composer is key when using classical music for focus. Composers like Bach and Mozart are often ...

We all know the feeling of studying in silence—or, technically, the impossibility of finding true silence. The tick of your library’s analog clock, random paper shuffling, the occasional sneeze, the ...

Students who listen to classical music while they study do better on Math exams. Music streaming service Spotify reveals that listening to the right genre of music while studying boosts concentration.

Whether you’re working from home or studying for class, sometimes it’s nice to turn on a little music to help you tune out all the noise around you. It can be easy to get distracted if your partner is ...

What kind of headspace do you want to be in today? Focused and productive as you tick through routine to-do list items? Dreamy and creative? Happy and social? Contemplative? Analytical? Whatever mood ...

Jeff Tompkins is a writer and teacher of English as a Second Language living in New York City. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1967 and was educated at Brown University and University College ...

A new study by the British Academy of Sound Therapy (BAST) suggests that listening to 78 minutes of music each day is recommended for maintaining good mental health. Furthermore, it can only take an ...