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In focus

Make room for a closer listen

Select Music Journal explores the spaces and small choices around listening, from setting up a corner at home to sharing a focused music session.

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Listening Spaces
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Why the Listening Chair Changes the Shape of a Session

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No. 03Listening Habits

The Quiet Gap Between Tracks

The quiet gap between tracks can help a listener hear an ending before moving on. Choose a pause that suits the music…

  1. 01Listening Spaces

    Arrange a place to listen, from a single chair to a shared room.

  2. 02Playback

    Consider the formats, devices and habits that bring recorded music into a room.

  3. 03Listening Habits

    Build attention through playlists, repeat listens and moments of quiet.

  4. 04Shared Listening

    Shape music sessions for company, conversation and collective focus.

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Shared Listening

A Three-Track Listening Hour for a Rainy Afternoon

A three-track listening hour gives a rainy afternoon a shared shape, with contrasting music, simple turn-taking, and conversation that includes every listener.

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Our point of view

A room can change the way we hear

We pay attention to the setting as well as the sound: where listeners sit, what draws the eye and how a session finds its pace.

  1. Why the Listening Chair Changes the Shape of a Session
  2. Album Sleeve or Screen Queue: Two Ways to Choose the Next Listen
  3. The Quiet Gap Between Tracks

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