MUSIC

1. Do you like listening to music?

2. When and how often do you listen to music? Can you concentrate on things when you are listening to music?

3. What kinds of music do you like? What are some of your favourite songs? Why do you like them?

4. Who was your favourite musical artist when you were 10, 15, 18? How about now? What was your favourite band? What about now? How have your musical tastes changed?

5. Do music tastes change a lot when you get older? Do you think your favourite music ten years from now will be the same as it is today?

6. Why do you think music is important and how does it affect different people? Why is music important to people and culture? What would the world be like without music? Can you think of examples of music calming people or increasing their efficiency?

7. Have you ever been to a live concert? If so, when and where did you go? Who did you see?

8. How often do you buy CD?

9. What was the last CD you bought?

10. Do you like listening to music on the radio?

11. In your opinion, what is the best song ever written?

11. Indicate the extent to which you like listening to each of the following, stating whether you dislike them strongly, a little, neither like or dislike them; like them a little, strongly, etc.

a. Heavy metal

b. Rock

c. Punk

d. Gospel

e. Blues

f. Jazz

g. New age

h. Soundtracks

i. Rap / Hip-hop

j. Dance / electronica

k. Opera

l. Classical

m. Reggae

n. Pop

o. Oldies

12. Have you ever downloaded music from the Internet? Do you think music “sharing” is right for the music industry, artists, consumers? What is your opinion about copyrights?