Ask your teacher if you can listen to music during class. Ask them if there's a time during class when it would be alright to listen to music. Some English teachers allow students to listen to music as they read or write, or art teachers may allow it once you're working on the day's lesson. Teachers may also allow it after you have finished taking an exam or assignment.
Insert headphones into your portable media player. Teachers will likely not allow you to listen to music without headphones. Insert your headphones into the 1/8-inch jack on the media player. Some players contain small headphone symbol next to the jack.
Play an audio track on the media player. Select a track on your device and press the "Play" button. Check the player's user manual for the exact location of the "Play" button.
Keep the sound volume very low. Turn down the master volume on your media player. Teachers will may take away or ban your player if your music becomes too loud and disturbs other students. Adjust the volume level to be just barely audible.