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Which option enhances your music listening the most?

Watching the music while listening: 1 (14.3%)
Watching the performer: 0 (0%)
Listening while doing something else: 1 (14.3%)
Listening with your eyes closed or doing nothing: 5 (71.4%)
Other (specify): 0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 6

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Topic: Listening to music (Read 1628 times)

cometear

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Listening to music

on: October 30, 2013, 08:42:07 PM

I find I sometimes cannot enjoy new music as much when I am just listening. I feel that I need sheet music to fully enjoy it when I first hear it. What is your opinions?

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iansinclair

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Re: Listening to music

Reply #1 on: October 30, 2013, 11:25:15 PM

I find watching the performer is distracting -- even at a live concert! Exception -- sometimes an opera performance is well worth watching, but only if the stage director is sympathetic to the opera (not all are, by any means), the singers can really act as well as sing, the lighting is good, etc. etc.

That said, there are occasions when I will follow along with the score while listening, but only when I am trying to learn the score as well.

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