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Music for studying
Calm, warm and on the quiet side: soft piano, slow grooves and cozy, rainy or outdoorsy moods that sit under your notes instead of on top of them. Free under CC BY 4.0: dreamy chillwave and ambient downtempo by Purrple Cat, every track in full with a free MP3.
The studying queue
- Good for
- Revising, memorising, working through practice questions, homework and exam prep.
- Leaves out
- Anything you'd want to sing along to. Instrumental only, which is all of this catalogue anyway.
- Default
- 1 h 00 min session, then a 20-second fade-out
- From
- 17 releases: Sleep Tight, Eye of the Storm, Sands of Time, Tranquil Trails, Signs of Life, House in the Woods, Oasis, Above the Clouds, Mellow Skies, Bloom, Cat Nap, Whispers in the Dark, A Good Book, Just Relax, Nostalgia and Moving On, Brain Fog, Up All Night
- T+0:00DiscoveryHouse in the Woods · 20212:24MP3
- T+2:24LullabyBloom · 20202:36MP3
- T+5:00Empty Food BowlCat Nap · 20192:41MP3
- T+7:42Underwater CavernOasis · 20213:20MP3
- T+11:01Whispers in the DarkWhispers in the Dark · 20192:54MP3
- T+13:56Cool BreezeTranquil Trails · 20232:21MP3
- T+16:16Dune DrifterSands of Time · 20242:31MP3
- T+18:47EquinoxBloom · 20202:20MP3
- T+21:07WeightlessSleep Tight · 20253:15MP3
- T+24:21Ghost TownHouse in the Woods · 20213:09MP3
- T+27:30Getting a HaircutJust Relax · 20193:30MP3
- T+31:00Let's Go ShoppingUp All Night · 20181:56MP3
- T+32:57All Curled UpSleep Tight · 20252:28MP3
- T+35:25I Can't BreatheNostalgia and Moving On · 20191:53MP3
- T+37:18Entering the Dream WorldBrain Fog · 20192:36MP3
- T+39:54Silent WoodHouse in the Woods · 20213:08MP3
- T+43:02Sometimes I Feel Like I'm Stuck in LimboBrain Fog · 20193:00MP3
- T+46:02Brain FogBrain Fog · 20192:19MP3
- T+48:21ChangesTranquil Trails · 20233:16MP3
- T+51:36Tiny BallerinaA Good Book · 20192:58MP3
- T+54:34AdriftEye of the Storm · 20242:44MP3
- T+57:18DisassociateJust Relax · 20192:59MP3
- T+1:00:18Stale Cookies Still Taste Pretty GoodBrain Fog · 20193:07MP3
- T+1:03:24SerendipitySigns of Life · 20222:48MP3
- T+1:06:13Happy TrailsOasis · 20212:20MP3
- T+1:08:32Cat Nip DazeCat Nap · 20192:28MP3
- T+1:11:01UnknownAbove the Clouds · 20203:16MP3
- T+1:14:17Gentle BreezeMellow Skies · 20203:17MP3
- T+1:17:33Pitter PatterHouse in the Woods · 20213:00MP3
- T+1:20:34Wishing WellBloom · 20201:57MP3
- T+1:22:30Lazy AfternoonSigns of Life · 20222:00MP3
- T+1:24:30Treat TimeCat Nap · 20192:08MP3
- T+1:26:38Ebb and FlowEye of the Storm · 20242:23MP3
- T+1:29:02Lost ParadiseMellow Skies · 20202:00MP3
- T+1:31:02Ball of YarnCat Nap · 20192:29MP3
- T+1:33:30Cave of SolaceEye of the Storm · 20243:00MP3
- T+1:36:30Moving LandscapesMellow Skies · 20203:15MP3
- T+1:39:45Wait WhatA Good Book · 20192:47MP3
- T+1:42:32Coffee JellyA Good Book · 20192:09MP3
- T+1:44:41Box of KittensBrain Fog · 20193:17MP3
- T+1:47:58It Was Just a DreamUp All Night · 20182:28MP3
- T+1:50:26Day's EndMellow Skies · 20202:45MP3
- T+1:53:11BalloonAbove the Clouds · 20203:15MP3
- T+1:56:26Another DimensionA Good Book · 20191:59MP3
- T+1:58:25Eye of the StormEye of the Storm · 20242:21MP3
- T+2:00:46Fake MustacheA Good Book · 20193:34MP3
- T+2:04:20Going With the FlowMellow Skies · 20203:19MP3
- T+2:07:39Bird WatchingCat Nap · 20192:43MP3
- T+2:10:22Through the TreesHouse in the Woods · 20213:12MP3
- T+2:13:35DriftingOasis · 20212:39MP3
- T+2:16:14Goodbye, I Hope We Meet AgainNostalgia and Moving On · 20193:21MP3
- T+2:19:36Night LightSleep Tight · 20253:36MP3
- T+2:23:12Turtle SandboxNostalgia and Moving On · 20192:44MP3
- T+2:25:55Hiding in My Room Until Everyone LeavesNostalgia and Moving On · 20192:23MP3
- T+2:28:182:46MP3
Why these tracks
Every Purrple Cat track was measured for tempo, loudness, brightness and steadiness. The studying queue scores all 343 of them against its own rules, takes no more than 5 from any one release, leaves out the spooky albums and then orders the picks so each track flows into a neighbour with a similar tempo and feel. The result is 2 h 31 min of music without a single repeat.
Tips for studying
- Study in one long block and use the session length as your finish line, not a break bell.
- Same queue, same place, same time: a familiar soundtrack becomes a cue to start.
- For memorising word-heavy material, turn it down further. Quiet music competes less with words.
Not a pomodoro timer
The session timer here never stops you for a break. It counts only while music is playing and fades the queue out over 20 seconds when your session is over. If you prefer short sprints, use any timer you like and pause the player for your breaks.
Free to use, with credit.
Streaming your studying sessions or making a focus video? This whole queue is free under CC BY 4.0.
Free to use, with credit
- All social media. YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, Facebook, X and the rest, including monetised videos, study-with-me streams, Shorts and Reels.
- Other projects too. Podcasts, games, apps, ads, client work, school projects and background music in businesses.
- Edit it to fit. Cut, loop or fade tracks for your project, and say it's edited in the credit.
- Credit Purrple Cat. “Music: Purrple Cat (purrplecat.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0”.
Never
- Never re-upload or release it on streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer or Tidal, through a distributor or any other route.
- Never release remixes, samples or covers of it on streaming services either.
- Never register it in Content ID or claim other people's videos with it.
- Never pass it off as your own or sell the tracks as they are.
Why so strict about streaming? Re-uploads, remixes, samples and covers on Spotify, Apple Music and other services get fingerprinted, and then false Content ID claims hit everyone who uses the music properly. Purrple Cat Self Releases have no Content ID, so there's nothing to clear when you use them as intended.
Music: Purrple Cat (purrplecat.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0