That depends, I think. If you're talking about deep, concentrated listening, then it's unfortunately not very much, a few hours a week. Although I'm trying to improve on that area. But I listen to classical music more "shallowly" rather often. Several hours a day, often.

 

The key word here is average. I think I spend on average similarly about two to four hours; some days many more, some days maybe an hour (unless one is physically doing something else that makes it hard/impossible to do so). Travelling is a challenge. I often bring recordings with me (maybe just one or many more).

But I guess central to all of this is that it goes without saying that I endeavour to listen to music everyday. There is so very much music out there that a day without listening to at least something (even for ten minutes) is almost a day wasted as far as exploring music is concerned, compared with the amount of junk entertainment out there like much of free-to-air television.

 

Not very much, unfortunately.. I mostly listen to talk radio nowadays. I get into moods where I'd like to hear nothing but classical for a few days, but I can go without it for a week at a time.

 

On average I listen to 2 or 3 CDs a day... sometimes less or none... other times quite a bit more. Thus on average I'd say 2-3 hours a day.

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I listen when my soul urges for music OCH ACH HOW PROFOUND, sometimes I may listen to 2-3 works per day, sometimes spend whole week listening to nothing at all.

 

Nothing at all?

I listen when my soul urges for music OCH ACH HOW PROFOUND, sometimes I may listen to 2-3 works per day, sometimes spend whole week listening to nothing at all.

Nothing at all? I prefer not to eat! I can't a single day without music.

Martin

 

I listen when my soul urges for music OCH ACH HOW PROFOUND, sometimes I may listen to 2-3 works per day, sometimes spend whole week listening to nothing at all.

Nothing at all? I prefer not to eat! I can't a single day without music.

Martin

Me too. I can go nuts if I spent a whole day without music (addiction maybe, is it possible?).
I listen to 4-6 CDs a day, if less I feel waste.

 

Nearly every weekday - anything between two and four hours and maybe more on weekends if I'm not out anywhere. Always with headphones, too - I like to feel cocooned.

 

A lot. Many hours. I keep it on for most of the day when Im around my computer. It would be nice if I had the time to just sit and listen to music and do nothing else, unfortunately I dont. Plus I personally feel having classical music on in the background heightens the vibration of a room. It makes the atmosphere pleasant. I also practice classical guitar for around 3 hours a day, so technically I am listening to myself play classical compositions during that time as well. I'm not the kind of guitarist that likes to repetitively play scales and such very often, (sometimes yes for difficult passages,) but for the most part I enjoy playing full pieces of music and gradually improving in that way.

 

I probably get about 7-10 hours of concentrated listening a week. But being a music student I'm probably listening to music (either in the background or playing) 6-10 hours a day.

 

This would be a comparable ratio to what Im doing as well. Since visiting this message board Im consciously trying to spend a bit more time in the 'concentrated listening' area. Something I have perhaps over looked somewhat in the past.

 

I don't have a choice anymore. I must.

Excluding the 3-4 hours of practicing everyday, which is all classical... I listen to 1-3 hours a day, depending on whether or not it's a school day, or I'm busy for some other reason. I can listen to Pandora Radio for hours straight while doing other things on the computer.

 

More than many, but not as much as some. 3 hours average. Maybe 6 or 7 hours on weekends.

 

I haven't listened to a whole lot of music lately. Between classes, composing, practicing and just goofing off (plus that unfortunate inconvenience to which we are all bound called eating and drinking), there isn't a whole lot of time left to me to just listen.

Edit: So I suppose something like 5 hours weekly on average, or something like that.

 

World Violist--are you in music history classes?

I often find I have little time to explore music I want to get to know better while I'm at school because most of my listening time is devoted to the music on which I will be tested. Which is frustrating sometimes, even though music history has introduced me to some music I might not have discovered otherwise.

 

World Violist--are you in music history classes?

I'm not yet in music history, but I will be starting next semester.

 

since now I'm working at home and work like 8 hours daily then that's how much hours I get. but it is not concentrated listen because of work and noises around. for concentrated listen it is usually before I go sleeping, that is like 15 minutes then zzzzzz..... something similar on early morning.... that's why I always familiar with the first movement... on most pieces.

 

...that's why I always familiar with the first movement... on most pieces.

It's good thing you like chamber music (did I remember right?) so you can at least finish the first movement.

 

I listen 2-3 hours on most weekdays and then 6-12 hours each day of the weekend .

 

well I listen to music constantly, it's not always classical but lately it has been. usually from the time i get home from school until bed..so like from to 2pm to midnight on weekdays. weekends...i have no clue. probably less considering i'll be practicing music a lot (which may count) or im out and about

 

I listen while in my workshop. On avg it is about 8 hours per day. I build flutes using hand tools so it is a fairly quiet process and though I, of course, need to pay attention I find it allows me to listen very deeply. I will sometimes listen to the same music all day because little things will stand out that give a more complete picture of the music. I also play the flutes I build~when traveling, I drive most places (sometimes in the car for several days), I also listen though I find this is more superficial listening~guess paying attention is important when moving at 75mph!

In the house I have to share the music time with my family (unless I am on the computer) so less classical (baroque) and a little more reggae which I like too!

 

On average somewhere between two or three hours a day I guess. On working days much less, in the weekend and other non-working days much more.

 

Similar pattern to others: maybe 2 hours on week days, a bit more in the weekend. Currently finished the first of four weeks without music (trip to China).

 

Well, that changed a lot since taking early retirement in 2012. Nowadays, unless we go out on a day trip, it's easily 8 hours a day.

 

It's hard to find good 30+ minutes of uninterrupted time. I can usually have 30 minutes on the way to work, one hour after dinner, 30 minutes before I fall asleep on bed. Some times on weekends, I get extended period of time (2-3 hours) to either listen to a long symphony or a series of piano sonatas or chamber works.

They add up a lot but I can say maybe 2-3 hours of *truly* focused listening time per week.

 

Interesting...

I am not retired at all and I find a lot of time to listen...I am hungry of music..Are you hungry of music. I thinks there is a site about music being a sickness. I don't think it is a sickness because I feel real pleasure. My wife says I am an hedonist....Maybe I am. I avoid unoleasent things and I am hungry for pleasen things. The same with music. For me boring music or music I don't like I avoid it.

Here we have many musicians...Maybe for many of you - musicians- music is more a kind a job, is it not? is the pleasure still there? Are all of you professional musicians? I also know we have very young people like the young flutist I cannot pronounce her name (I'm sorry, I know is Finnish but it sounds Chinese for me...LOL)...are you going to be professionals...I mean Music is going to be your job or it is already? My son is a musician as I probably have said and it is a life of sacifice but he didn't notice that, he lives for his music. Does music have for you the same meaning than for us? Or it is more a job than anything else?....I'll make the most awful comparison of all! Usually people like sex...What about prostitutes.....double LOL. Martin is crazy! Well... I think I liked the image. The prostitutes usually don't enjoy sex anymore...Do they?

Please do not be exasperate and explain calmly your point of view...you don't have to....LOL

Friendly.

Martin

 

I am not retired at all and I find a lot of time to listen...I am hungry of music..Are you hungry of music. I thinks there is a site about music being a sickness. I don't think it is a sickness because I feel real pleasure. My wife says I am an hedonist....Maybe I am. I avoid unoleasent things and I am hungry for pleasen things. The same with music. For me boring music or music I don't like I avoid it.

Here we have many musicians...Maybe for many of you - musicians- music is more a kind a job, is it not? is the pleasure still there? Are all of you professional musicians? I also know we have very young people like the young flutist I cannot pronounce her name (I'm sorry, I know is Finnish but it sounds Chinese for me...LOL)...are you going to be professionals...I mean Music is going to be your job or it is already? My son is a musician as I probably have said and it is a life of sacifice but he didn't notice that, he lives for his music. Does music have for you the same meaning than for us? Or it is more a job than anything else?....I'll make the most awful comparison of all! Usually people like sex...What about prostitutes.....double LOL. Martin is crazy! Well... I think I liked the image. The prostitutes usually don't enjoy sex anymore...Do they?

Please do not be exasperate and explain calmly your point of view...you don't have to....LOL

Friendly.

Martin

Personally, being a musician I think it would be hard for a non-musician to grasp the level of pleasure a musician/artist gets from music. Its nothing that can be explained or fully observed on a physical level.

As an analogy I could compare it to the pure bliss a spiritually enlightened person would feel in meditation. To an average person, looking at the monk they might think 'how boring', yet its only a lack of understanding that causes them to think this. Meanwhile most people go out and try to find pleasure in the outside world, yet never finding lasting satisfaction, only more craving. Not even realizing what it is they are craving and looking for. Not understanding the only thing that satisfies can be cultivated within. So it is for musicians who understand the art.

 

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Thank you for your answer

musician/artist gets from music. Its nothing that can be explained or fully observed on a physical level.

As an analogy I could compare it to the pure bliss a spiritually enlightened person would feel in meditation. To an average person, looking at the monk they might think 'how boring', yet its only a lack of understanding that causes them to think this. Meanwhile most people go out and try to find pleasure in the outside world, yet never finding lasting satisfaction, only more craving. Not even realizing what it is they are craving and looking for. Not understanding the only thing that satisfies can be cultivated within. So it is for musicians who understand the art.

I love your answer...I am a frustrated musician and I feel as you do even if you think I am not entitled to feel this way.

Martin

 

I listen to about 3 hours of music per day, mostly classical (my own recordings), but also non-classical radio. So it's probably 2 or 3 discs per day on average. I don't listen while doing anything else (except maybe playing games on my mobile phone), I like to listen in a concentrated way. In the past 18-24 months, I've basically given up watching television & spend that time listening to music.

BTW, why was myaskovsky2002 banned? I think he's one of the most entertaining members here...

 

BTW, why was myaskovsky2002 banned? I think he's one of the most entertaining members here...

Indeed! But maybe he was ranting too much, or discouraging away new members.

 

I can't really figure out anything he says... anyway I've seen him still posting, so I'm guessing he's not really banned.