1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to listen to something more than once. 4 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 1: With any complex material. A second listen, or a third 5 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: or a four we'll reveal new things and most likely 6 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: increase the pleasure of the experience. Over the past few weeks, 7 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:42,200 Speaker 1: I have been annoying my children by listening to Aaron 8 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: Copeland's Appalachian Spring in the car while I am driving 9 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: people around. This orchestral piece is under thirty minutes long, 10 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: so I can get through the whole thing on the 11 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:56,959 Speaker 1: drive to Karate and back. It is also musically interesting 12 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: enough that I haven't gotten bored with it. As I 13 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 1: listened to it again and again, I hear new themes 14 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: and how different instruments interpret the themes as it becomes familiar. 15 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 1: Each listen is like greeting an old friend. Now, not 16 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: all music deserves such attention. A lot of pop songs 17 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: become annoying if you have to listen to them more 18 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: than a few times, but a work that has stood 19 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: the test of time is different. There is generally enough 20 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: there that your interest will grow rather than wayne. So 21 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: if there is a work you would like to become 22 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: more familiar with, why not try listening to it more 23 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: than once. You could listen to an opera or Beethoven's symphonies. 24 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: You could listen to box be Minor mass A hundred 25 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: times and still be learning something new every time. In 26 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: between listens, you might read up a bit on the 27 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: work to make sure you know what we're hearing. But 28 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: if you do this, chances are your car trips will 29 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 1: feel a lot more edifying. Same with listening to recorded 30 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: forms of written works. You could listen to an audiobook 31 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: multiple times to start picking up on new themes or 32 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: the twists in the way an author uses words. Maybe 33 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: it's a novel like The Great Gatsby. Maybe it's recordings 34 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: of Shakespeare's plays are part of a sacred text like 35 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: the Psalms. But if you pick your material right, listening 36 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 1: once isn't going to reveal everything. It is only when 37 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: you listen again and again that you start to understand 38 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: a little more. As the world opens up after COVID, 39 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: many of us are spending a lot more time in 40 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: our cars, but we might be out of practice on 41 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 1: making good use of this time. If you listen to 42 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: this show. You probably listen to podcasts in the car, 43 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: which is wonderful, but it is not the only option, 44 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: Especially if you are spending a lot of time in 45 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: that car. Putting a classic work on repeat can help 46 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: you stretch your brain, and given how beautiful something like 47 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 1: Appalachian Spring is, this can make the time feel far 48 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: more pleasant. In the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening, 49 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 50 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 51 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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