If I am piecing I usually listen to my audio book (Outlander, right now) or have the tv on a movie I have already seen so I can listen and not have to watch the screen as much. If I am quilting on my long arm I am listening to music or my audiobook. For music I pick something easy to listen to like Michael Buble, Matt Nathanson or something like that. I can't listen to really fast music or dance because I tend to lose my rhythm if I am doing free motion. My hands want to go to the beat of the music and not to the pretty swirls I am trying to keep smooth.