Music 2 Work 2 grew from a number of different ideas but ultimately came about through our own positive experiences when listening to music. There was no Eureka moment, more a general realization that this music is great to have playing when you want to concentrate on something.
When the kids started to tell us that the music helped them get to sleep and helped them focus on their homework, we soon started playing it in the background to do our work. Although we were aware of the positive effect music had on human behavior and performance , it was only when we started compiling music research that the idea for the site was born.
Follow the links to find out how we started incorporating music 2 work 2 sessions into different areas of our lives.
Music 2 Work 2 only exists because we enjoy the music as do our family and friends. We understand that everybody has different tastes and we're grateful for that, but the sessions would not have been developed without much positive encouragement along the way. We hope you will enjoy them too.
Why Music 2 Work 2 ?
The way we look at it is this:
"If you want to do something well, you probably have to work at it"
Imagine being better than you currently are in different areas of your life. Imagine being better at your job, being better at making money, imagine being a better dresser or being better at finances, imagine being a better parent or even being better at communicating with the opposite sex (check out Ex Er Cise! )
You can choose to "work" on practically any part of your life and chances are, with a little focus, you're gonna get better. We have found that having music sessions from music 2 work 2 on as background music when we are "working", helps us get the job done.
Music is good for you
Although this list of 50+ websites is a good start, we know there are more sites out there that support the premise that music is good for you. We intend to add to this list whenever we find a suitable site, if you are aware of a good URL, please send it to
With the arrival of the Internet, digital music files, itunes and now OTA downloads onto mobile phones, music is more accessible to listen to than ever before in history. We believe that because music will be listened to by more people in more places doing more things than ever before, they are going to need more music to work to!
Just In Case
Of course, it might turn out that you have a different experience with this music. If you haven't read the "Read this Important Information Please " page, please do so. We're not scientists, our degrees are in psychology and religious education while the music is the product of 34 years practice. We're not saying that this is going to work for you and we don't have any standardized research to validate such a claim. What we're saying is that it has worked for us and if it works for you too - then great. We have compiled plenty ot research to support the idea that by having instrumental music playing in the background, human performance can improve, but we can't make any guarantees. Yet!
