In Reply to: Listening styles - I'm curious about others posted by Frihed89 on October 20, 2010 at 00:42:28:
It depends on the circumstances and the music. There's a lot of music that was written specifically to accompany other activities (dining, parties, ceremonies, etc.), music that adds to the enjoyment of the event without being designed to be listened to very closely. I often have such music playing while reading, fixing dinner, surfing the internet, etc. Other music was written specifically for the concert hall, where the music itself is the event. For music like that, I'm in "the chair" giving the music my full attention. Anything with lyrics also pretty much commands my attention as I'm trying to understand the message conveyed in the song. If I'm visiting and a friend plays something he thinks I might be interested in, conversation and any other activity stops while we enjoy the music that's playing.
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