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Poll: Do you listen to music while working? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you listen to music while working?".
This poll was originally submitted by Lise Smidth. View the poll results »
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David Wright 
Austria
Local time: 22:09
German to English
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| Not while dictating | Jan 11, 2011 |
but while proofreading or typing.
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Since I get easily distracted and start singing with all the original lyrics mixed with the material I'm translating or proofreading.
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Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:09
German to English
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| Occasionally | Jan 11, 2011 |
If I have a relatively relaxed schedule, I will sometimes listen to the radio, but I do find it distracting. I also find that if I put it on, the probability of receiving a phone call and thus having to switch it off again increases massively.
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keelin feeney
Ireland
Local time: 21:09
Member (2007)
Spanish to English
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I always listen to the radio while translating as otherwise, I will get caught up in the noise outside, e.g. kids coming home from school and playing ball, neighbours chatting, etc. I listen to a 24-hour music station though and not people giving interviews as discussions would be too disruptive.
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Elena Carbonell
Netherlands
Local time: 22:09
Member (2007)
English to Spanish
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| Yes, most of the times | Jan 11, 2011 |
I like to listen to barroque music when I feel I loose my concentration. It wakes me up.
Otherwise I listen to my CDs on the computer: the Wainwrights (Loudon, Rufus and Martha), the Divine Comedy, David Byrne, Joan as a policewoman, Antony and the Johnsons, Pink Martini...you name it.
What I hardly do is to listen to songs in Spanish since that's the language I translate to.
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Gwenydd Jones
Spain
Local time: 22:09
Member (2009)
Spanish to English
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I like a bit of jazz towards the end of the day... I tend to find music with lyrics too distracting.
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Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 22:09
Member (2009)
English to German
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Never while translating.
Usually I listen to music while proofreading and/or post-editing. The volume is kept low while listening either to my own CDs (Native American, native Hawaiian) or, depending on my mood, to a variety of music on YouTube - without watching the videos, of course.
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Michael Harris
Germany
Local time: 22:09
Member (2006)
German to English
My radio is always running in the background
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| I used to in my old job, | Jan 11, 2011 |
...with headphones, to provide a bit of impetus and help concentrate in an office environment with others on the telephone. This worked because if I couldn't hear my own phone ringing then someone would wave or hoy something at me to attract my attention. Now in my current one-man office, the headphones have had to go  .
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casey
United States
Local time: 16:09
Member
Japanese to English
I always have the (Internet) radio on. I think it helps keep my brain working in English while I read Japanese text. I actually can't imagine working without music on.
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Anja Weggel
Local time: 22:09
Member (2007)
English to German
I love the silence
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Mami Yamaguchi
Japan
Local time: 05:09
Member (2008)
English to Japanese
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| Depends on types of music | Jan 11, 2011 |
Songs with no lyrics such as classical and orgel music make me concentrate better.
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One of the key benefits of being a freelancer working from home is that I can listen to my music the whole day long. It's just great. I listen to my personal internet radio (last.fm), playing jazz, funk, soul and rock.
While music helps me to stay focused when translating, it seems to distract me when proofreading.
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Sonia Hill
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:09
Italian to English
I quite like listening to classical music when working, but I find anything with lyrics too distracting most of the time. If it is a very complicated job, I prefer total silence!
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