Attention span limits

In a world with so much music and so many distractions, It's hardly surprising that we are developing short attention spans? This means, to attract listeners AND hold on to them we may need to explore the psychology of the 'music listening mind'. It would help to learn the secrets that get listeners beyond their normal cut off point.

But of course it could be they just don't like what they're hearing from the start or they don't like your style, voice, instruments, lyrics or personality :)

My question for you Dear Reader (if you're still reading) is

"Why do you decide to stop listening and why do you think people stop listening to your songs" B):(:W

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I use the "latest jams" channel on the wiki radio and listen right through. I'm easy listening so I'd probably fast forward a simple drum beat after 20 seconds or so but not always.
Your example lasted 3 seconds though - oompa music.

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Here's a thought.

I have all my life preferred music where I had personal connection with the musicians be they friends or acquaintances or random home made tapes (as I made myself) or a live band in a very small (pub?) venue. So much more real than highly polished commercial music that was psychologically a million miles away and untouchable. Something unbridgeable between me and it.

During most of my life that has been a clear boundary if you like - home made and personal or the rest.

Today, commercially, you HAVE to "connect" to your listeners on a fairly humble personal level to stand a hope in hell, it's more important than the music as long as the music is sonically acceptable to your intended market.

I have no conclusion. Maybe connection other than the music is vital. Kiss my ass AI. :)

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My attention span is very short, sometimes it won't allow me to finish a sentence even tho

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I left TeeGee hanging mid sentence there - but he did get 5 likes so that tells us somethi:)

I just wanted to say that
1) You don't need to listen to a whole song to know if you're going to like it (especially anything more that 6 mins at WL)
2) You can give a like or compliment to a piece of music even if it's not your listening choice, you can still appreciate the skill or effort that's gone into it :)

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My Supervisor AI sends me commands, then I play what's ordered.

And then I get the weekend off, one swimming pool visit per week, and even hot meals. Not a bad life.

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Attention span isn't what it used to be (pre-internet/Google/personal phones/computers etc). I think it's linked to retention. e.g. In ye olde days, when landlines were used solely for home phones, people could remember lots of different phone numbers and carry them around in their heads. Technology now does all that for us, and more. We used to have to listen to radio stations and tune into tv to hear & see music. Then go buy our chosen vinyl, tapes etc from shops, not discounting live gigs of course.
Since the introduction of social media platforms, music streams, search engines and online shopping, we now have everything at our fingertips on instant download.
This makes us impatient & unwilling to spend long periods waiting for what we feel we want. We feel entitled.
When you can jump from one thing to the next, more or less instantly, via touchscreens or keyboards, and the choice is virtually endless, it becomes a lot more "challenging" to maintain focus and keep a solid attention span. ( like trying to read my waffle to the end).

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I sit here nodding at all those points. I think I must be very old school. No mobile phone, big, old computer. I'd be quite happy with just 4 TV channels, I never have anything delivered and I'm too scared to drive, plus I never use automatic checkouts or dispensing machines .... blah blah. I've been told how to do these things, I do them, but next time I need telling again.
My short attention span with songs or books has always been there, so If I do stay to the end of anything, I know it must be really special. BUT I did stay until the end of your thread :)

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I'm old School in some ways too Shamika, but I do use up to date technology.
I wouldn't go so far as to say I "Embrace " it. More or less just pick and choose what I find to be helpful. It can be a bit of a minefield at times. Keeping your own personality and refusing to be brainwashed, like so many of the masses, is an everyday battle.🕊️🌞

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