Music and chess.

I always listen to music while pilaying but i wonder if  it disturbs me.

Is total sillence beter?

Maybe are my games affected by some songs ?

I listen to music when I play

You are doing beter than me !

I often listen to music, either calming classical like Bach, Scarlatti, Handel, or rock 'n' roll.  There are times when only The Rolling Stones will do.

There's only one way to find out! Try silence when playing and see if you do better.

Personally i prefer silence when playing. I think most people do.

I usually listen to piano music. 

Maybe you play beter when you like the music

All i know is; chess demands total concentration, and i cannot concentrate when listening to music at the same time. 

You got a point there.

But it's nice with music.

Well, then you should keep listening

Sometimes you don't have a choice.

But i try later without music.

I play music fairly seriously, although not professionally. Personally, I find music to be very distracting. I get to "into it" instead of the chess.

I find classical easier to tune out, but if tuning it out, what is the point?

I know that is a personal answer, and some people find the music relaxing, etc. But for the most part, that just isn't me.

For the same reason, I can't go to sleep with music playing, even at very low levels.

I listen to the Mozart videos on YouTube while playing chess. They say that Mozart makes you smarter just listening to it. Don't know about that but I do know that it turn my brain on, makes me more aware of what I'm doing. Also some players take a long time to make their moves and listening to Mozart keeps me from falling asleep while my opponent is deciding on his move.

Silence is for sleeping. I like drums when playing chess.