Relaxing music

[keyofc]

 

[keyofc]

oh come on , what's wrong with everyone?
This is my first created poll!

I just think that most people like to listen to jazz on Friday and Saturday - but we spend so much time on classical in teaching.  How come jazz seems secondary to most teachers?

[counterpoint]

'no music' for me 

[Bob]

oh come on , what's wrong with everyone?
This is my first created poll!

I just think that most people like to listen to jazz on Friday and Saturday - but we spend so much time on classical in teaching. How come jazz seems secondary to most teachers?

This is a classical site.  You could see those results coming.

I think it's a cultural thing, the what and why of piano teachers' teaching.

[mattgreenecomposer]

Talk Radio for me.

[jlh]

Death Metal really relaxes me after a hard day... 

[Bob]

Although... To relax, I doubt I will listen to any piece I'm working on.  The mental gears will spin and I won't be able to really relax. 

It would also be a piece in a different style.  Refreshing that way.


Or yeah... death metal of course.  But that's a given.

[keyofc]

thanks for your posts -
interesting that some people don't even want music when they are relaxing
 I wonder if these people are ones that compose and have music playing inside of them.

Sometimes - a friend will come over and say "I can't believe you of all people don't have music going on right now!"

I feel like I have music inside of me all of the time - so I don't feel I have to have music playing 24/7 although I certainly do like to hear music.....

Anyone else like that?

[juelle]

Cool jazz or Mozart.  Mozart if I'm trying to clean up my office or organize something, but it's soothing to just sit and listen to also.  Cool jazz if I'm doing something that's not strenuous. 
Bach for inspiration in the morning, and it can be the slower pieces. 

[dnetlayton]

For me, it's talk radio or no music.  I find that after a long day teaching, I just want *quiet*.  Beautiful classical music still has a decibel level, and to my ears it just becomes noise.  Kinda sad, I guess, but true.

[mknueven]

I like cool jazz too for relaxing

I rarely listen to classical for relaxing - unless I'm very upset.
Then it helps a lot

Does anyone else feel that way about classical?

[penguinlover]

If I listen to music to relax, it is usually Bach or Vivaldi.  Mostly when I need to rest or unwind though, I just have quiet.  My world is so noisey that I long for quiet.

[brahms4me]

Smooth jazz for me -  David Benoit's music.  His music has a lot of classical elements in it.

[pianochick93]

I have to say that I either listen to "emo" music or sing. Or sing to emo music, that works.

Just when I'm doing everydya things though, I like to listen to classical, anything will do usually.

[andric_s]

Do we really only have four kinds of music to choose from?

"Oh, we have both kinds of music here:  country AND western!"
:lol:

I listen to reggae music, salsa, neo soul, African music, and lots of other stuff.

I almost never listen to recorded classical music except for pieces that I'm learning.  Two reasons for this.  One:  I feel like it kind of cheapens this music which I consider "high art" to play it in the background while I'm doing other things.  Two, I don't find it all that interesting... kind of insipid, really... unless the players are sitting there in front of me, in which case it is sublime.

[alpacinator1]

Music in general relaxes me. I love listening to progressive and power metal. But as for the most relaxing song in general, probably Saint-Saen's Aquarium.

[georgethemusicalme]

I just think that most people like to listen to jazz on Friday and Saturday - but we spend so much time on classical in teaching.  How come jazz seems secondary to most teachers?

Well for most piano teachers, myself included, mainly classical music is taught, however listening to Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata on a saturday evening is quite 'distressing' i suppose. But jazz isn't exactly what most people want to hear either. Some easy listening music is generally the popular choice, maybe a few Disney love songs etc
 

[lau]

any classical, the chopin ballades are probably the best for that i think, though fast seems to work good. i think jazz is just annoying.

[jakev2.0]

I listen to Stravinsky's Rite of Spring b4 bedtime. WEKRS EVERYTIME!1

[keyofc]

Andric,
You're right - I did not include country - it's very soothing
it tells our stories.
I personally love country -
I like all the expressions of music and I love Kenny Rogers music