Groove Merchant

Groove merchants are people that sell groove. At least that's what I think. But you might not get why they sell this song.

 

This song seems to have a bit of a different feel from the other songs I've played. It's not really out there, but it's different. The backing track software I use for this, iReal Pro, didn't seem to have a track devoted to songs like this, so I just decided to use the regular jazz thing. However, this probably isn't a popular enough song for it to have its own track.

Often times, you might not want to do something, like listening to this song. Maybe you don't even like this style of music. You know that you should - because at Tea with Liya we should always be listening to music - but you don't want to. I'll make sure you do:

It's probably a good thing that you recognize the things you don't want. However, that isn't a reason not to do them - you won't gain anything from that. If you go through listening to it, you will probably learn about this music and realize that it isn't really that bad. Others have talked about listening to songs they didn't like to find out why it was so appreciated, and then actually learning to like that music.

I suppose that the more you expose yourself to something that you don't have that much exposure to, the more you end up liking it. (Okay, that doesn't always apply. If we got Christmas presents every day then it wouldn't be a celebration anymore.) But you get what I'm saying. Listening to songs is making a difference. You can't really have too much of it. If you're listening to different things, and keeping sure that you do it frequently, then everything's great right?

 

So what?

Even if you come across a song that you aren't looking forward to listening to, turn it on anyways. It'll help you more than just putting it aside and not listening. Just say, "Okay, I don't really want to do this, but it's better for me. I'll listen to it."

Your teacup's music note won't be bright blue if you're not filling it with tea.

What have you done when you have to listen to something you don't like? Have you learned anything from that? Please contribute to this discussion by leaving a comment below!