Comments for Anneli B. Haake PhD - Music at Work http://musicatwork.net Researching music listening at work Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:41:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Music at work: distracting or beneficial? by annie cumming http://musicatwork.net/music-at-work-distracting-or-beneficial/#comment-2055 annie cumming Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:41:26 +0000 http://musicatwork.net/?p=707#comment-2055 i think this research is very beneficial to kids. im doing a project on this study and i think i got a lot of great info on it. Thanks for the help:) i think this research is very beneficial to kids. im doing a project on this study and i think i got a lot of great info on it. Thanks for the help:)

]]> Comment on What benefits can music listening at work have? by anneli http://musicatwork.net/what-benefits-can-music-listening-at-work-have/#comment-1835 anneli Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:57:19 +0000 http://musicatwork.net/?p=588#comment-1835 Hello Bill! Thank you very much for your interesting comments. You are pointing out the most important thing about music in the workplace, which is also one of my <a href="http://musicatwork.net/practical-implications-and-future-studies/" rel="nofollow">main findings in my doctoral research</a> on music at work: choice. Imposed music - having to listen to music at work when you don't want to - can be very negative for people, and can lead to stress, irritation and problems with concentration. It seems like this has been what you have experienced, if I read your comments right (that you have had no choice)? However, some of your co-workers probably feel the opposite, that they cannot work without music! There are many factors that come into play as to why some people prefer music while working, and why some prefer silence. Regardless, the most important thing is to have choice - choice of whether to listen or not, choice of when to listen, choice of what to listen to, and how to listen. If choice is removed, music is less likely to be beneficial, and could even feel like torture! Thanks again for your input! /anneli Hello Bill! Thank you very much for your interesting comments. You are pointing out the most important thing about music in the workplace, which is also one of my main findings in my doctoral research on music at work: choice. Imposed music – having to listen to music at work when you don’t want to – can be very negative for people, and can lead to stress, irritation and problems with concentration. It seems like this has been what you have experienced, if I read your comments right (that you have had no choice)? However, some of your co-workers probably feel the opposite, that they cannot work without music! There are many factors that come into play as to why some people prefer music while working, and why some prefer silence. Regardless, the most important thing is to have choice – choice of whether to listen or not, choice of when to listen, choice of what to listen to, and how to listen. If choice is removed, music is less likely to be beneficial, and could even feel like torture! Thanks again for your input! /anneli

]]> Comment on What benefits can music listening at work have? by bill http://musicatwork.net/what-benefits-can-music-listening-at-work-have/#comment-1834 bill Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:20:52 +0000 http://musicatwork.net/?p=588#comment-1834 I am sorry but I do not agree with your viewpoint on music in the workplace. I have been subjected to listening to music at work most of my working life, esp., in the past four years. Constant music, 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 4+ years. Hardly a moment of quiet the whole time. I am a person who enjoys quiet and time to be centered on what I am doing. I am not afraid of silence. I find that I can be more productive, less distracted, and can deal with boredom by focusing within. I am probably an exception to the rule these days of technological noise that invades our world and lives, 24/7/365. I feel sorry for my co-workers who just can't seem to get it done with tunes constantly being on in our workplace. Thank you. Bill I am sorry but I do not agree with your viewpoint on music in the workplace.
I have been subjected to listening to music at work most of my working life, esp., in the past four years. Constant music, 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 4+ years.
Hardly a moment of quiet the whole time.
I am a person who enjoys quiet and time to be centered on what I am doing.
I am not afraid of silence. I find that I can be more productive, less distracted, and can
deal with boredom by focusing within.
I am probably an exception to the rule these days of technological noise that invades our world and lives, 24/7/365.
I feel sorry for my co-workers who just can’t seem to get it done with tunes constantly being on in our workplace.
Thank you.

Bill

]]> Comment on Sodcasting – music as anti-social behaviour? by Andi http://musicatwork.net/sodcasting-music-as-anti-social-behaviour/#comment-589 Andi Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:57:23 +0000 http://musicatwork.net/?p=558#comment-589 This post is true , and the pic is of me , and yes I used to get on the bus,train, ferry or any public place a turn this thing up to 11 with Motorhead blasting out the speakers annoying the hell out of everyone , the 80s was fun but now I play drums so I can still give the people a headache .....I still have the blaster however It no longer works :( This post is true , and the pic is of me , and yes I used to get on the bus,train, ferry or any public place a turn this thing up to 11 with Motorhead blasting out the speakers annoying the hell out of everyone , the 80s was fun but now I play drums so I can still give the people a headache …..I still have the blaster however It no longer works :(

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