Music for Programming (2011)
Am I the only person who <i>can't</i> listen to anything while coding?  My attention goes straight to the music, and I can't concentrate on the task at hand!<p>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.<p>For what it's worth, I have a BMus in Piano Performance.  I love music... but never as "background noise"!