How do you consume music?

How do you consume music?
There are a few different ways in which I consume music; I will occasionally buy the artists CD/Album if I really like them. However a lot of the time if I’m just after getting a single then I will use YouTube convertor or on the rare occasion download it from Itunes. The final way I might consume music is copying it from other peoples Itunes and then transferring it on to mine.

When? do you have a daily music routine? Is some music more suitable at a certain time of day than another?
I don’t really have a specific routine when I listen to music but there are definitely certain times in the day when I am listening to it for example in the morning walking to school, doing work, when I’m in the car. Other times I might listen to music depending on the mood I am in as well.

Where? clubs, bedroom, gigs, car?
There are many different places I listen to music: outside when walking or running, in the car when I’m driving somewhere, if I go out to a bar/club, in my room, festivals, loads of different places in which I would listen to music.

Who with? do you share your music or is it an individual experience?
I would either listen to music on my own or with a group of friends, again it depends where or what I’m doing so for example if I’m walking somewhere or in the car on my own it would be an individual experience whereas if I was with a group of friends e.g. at a festival then I’m obviously going to be sharing the music.

How? radio, computer, ipod, tv, live, dancing, homework, getting ready ie doing other things - background wallpaper
Again there are several different places in which I listen to music the main one comes from my ipod or on the radio. On certain occasions I will go and see someone perform live and also listen to music being played at work and things like that.

Why? What are the pleasures associated with music consumption? What does it offer the audience and what needs does it gratify?
I listen to music for different reasons when I’m on my own I will listen to it so I’m not bored and it’s something to listen to as a form of companionship. Also if I was to go out I would always listen to music when getting ready this does get me in a mood to go out, wake me up or just put me in a better mood to go out. There are definitely other occasions in which I will listen to music this could include cheering me up, getting me in a better mood or just because I’m in the mood to listen to something whilst doing something else e.g. whilst at work or writing up a piece of homework etc.