iTunes on Mac

• 1). Open iTunes and begin playing music from the album or playlist that you want to listen to while you do your work.
  
  
• 2). Click on the small red "X" in the upper left-hand corner of the iTunes window. This simply gets rid of the window, but keeps your iTunes program running, as you will notice by the small light under the iTunes icon on your dock.
  
  
• 3). Use the keyboard controls to adjust the volume. Alternatively. skip to the next song or simply click on the iTunes icon in your dock to re-open the window on your desktop.
  
  

Windows Media Player or iTunes on a PC

• 1). Open Windows Media Player or iTunes on your desktop. Find the album or playlist you want to listen to, and begin playing the music.
  
  
• 2). Click on the "Minimize" button at the top left-hand side of the window (it looks like a dash within a box). Clicking this button will reduce the window to your desktop's taskbar.
  
  
• 3). Click on the icon in your task bar that represents Windows Media Player or iTunes to open the program's window from your desktop.