A lot of the time I accompany reading with
music – it’s a big part of the overall enjoyment for me. However, this can be
tricky. You have to choose something that fits the overall mood of the book. It
would be very odd for instance to sit down and have some heavy metal on behind
a tale of budding romance… in fact I would find it very difficult to sit down
and think with heavy metal on full stop, never mind to read!
When it comes to choosing music to accompany reading, I like the music to be free of any
lyrics, which makes it very easy to read and focus on the book at hand. This is especially
true if the book in question requires some level of thought or concentration!
Of course there is the multitude of classical offerings to avail of, and this
is normally a rather safe choice. Recently however, I have come across an
especially fun option that allows you to enjoy all of your favourite music
lyric free.
Introducing The Piano Tribute Players. These fine musicians have reading with music
covered whatever your choice of genre (that applies to both the book and the
music!) With literally something for every taste you can, with considerable
ease, listen to the music you enjoy transformed into gentle piano numbers. This
makes for a really relaxing backing track to any book, as the music you are
familiar with tinkles along in the background. Sample this number from Coldplay and I’m sure you will see
what I mean:
You’re more of a strings person than piano
I hear you say? Fear not! I too am prone to a preference for strings on
occasion. Enter, Vitamin String Quartet. As with the above musicians this
group have taken a host of modern songs and performed them purely on strings. I
have gone for another Coldplay track so that you can sample the different
styles used on the same band and decide which you prefer.
It’s always good to have a nice reading playlist
compiled, so I’m definitely open to recommendations!
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