Angela, music is so individualistic and personal that I would recommend staying with the headphones. It only takes one student to upset the balance of freedom in the classroom and I have at times informed some students that they do not want to be the one responsible for taking away the privilege for all students. Some students feel that because they pay a tuition that they get to make the rules so there are times when you tactfully need to let them know that their tuition dollars pay for the PRIVILEGE to attend the school and they are not allowed to make their own policies. This "hard love" approach is just sometimes needed with those students that feel a sense of entitlement. James Jackson