List of the Day (LotD): Music Appreciation, or the qualitative assessment of music appreciation

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My husband and I both love music, and yet even after over 10 years, we can never agree on what to listen to! Finally, on a recent road trip, we were able to pinpoint why: there are actually a lot of reasons to love or appreciate music (or a specific song), we just don’t agree each reason’s level of importance. After this discovery, we endeavored to make a list of all these reasons (below, in no particular order), and for next week’s LotD, we will rank them and compare, so you have something to look forward to!

Once you’ve seen the list, go and listen to your favorite song. What are the reasons you like it? And are they among those listed below? If not, let us know so we can make sure this is a complete list.

 

 Music Appreciation:

Lyrics

Instrument/vocal quality (tone, timbre, range)

Context

Innovative

Technical ability of musicians

Evoking emotions

Ability to sing along

Catchy

Instruments used