Cool stuff @earthhermit! I look forward to reading your fully drafted post about human scale in music. The various purposes for which we listen to music is a fascinating topic on its own. We listen at social gatherings, restaurants, weddings, graduations, family reunions.

We listen on the bus, in a car, cleaning the house.

We listen at a venue surrounded by strangers. We listen in the bedroom with our significant others. We listen to zone out and to tune in. Everyone has their favorite music for their own situations.