In the article "Is Background Music a Boost or a Bummer?" Joanne Cantor Ph. D discussed if music is a distraction while working on a task. Music is a big distraction while doing most things like reading, having a conversation,writing an essay, an etc. Music can be a form of multitasking, because the focus on music and something else. While listening to music people start to scrutinize the music instead of the task. Also some people might dance when listening to music while others might sing or do both. Music makes readers misapprehend what they were reading, because the lyrics of the song is different from what they are reading. Imagine two people having a conversation and one had earbuds in listening to music while the other is talking. The