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Music
- How important is music in your life?
- If music were removed from the world, how would you feel?
- What type of music do you most like to listen to?
- Do you have a favourite band or singer? Why do you like them?
- What is your least favourite type of music?
- When do you listen to music?
- How much time do you spend listening to music each day or week?
- What is the traditional music in your country like?
- When was the last time you went to a discotheque? How often do you go?
- Do you download music for free from the internet? What do you think of the morality of this?
- With the increasing rise of downloading from the internet, what do you think the future of the music industry is?
Collections
- How many -:
- MP3 tracks do you have?
- music CDs do you have?
- music Cassette tapes do you have?
- music vinyl records do you have?
Abilities
- What sort of a singer are you?
- Have you ever tried singing in a karaoke bar? What was the experience like?
- Do you ever sing while taking a shower or having a bath? Why is this popular?
- Are you able to play any musical instrument? What?
- Is there any musical instrument you would like to play? What and why?
- Do you like to dance? Under what circumstances do you dance?
- Are you able to read music? If so, when did you learn?
At home
- What sort of system do you have for playing music at home?
- Do you ever play music on your computer while you are using it or do you find this a distraction? Do you play Cd's or MP3's?
- Do you ever go to concerts? What was the last one you attended?
- Do you enjoy watching music videos on channels like MTV? What sort of music videos do you enjoy most?
- Do you prefer to listen to your own music or listen to the radio? How is the experience different in each case?
- Does music help you to concentrate while you are doing other things or do you find it a distraction? Is the experience different if it's not your music you can hear?
Lyrics
- Do you think that violent or racist song lyrics should be censored?
- What connection, if any, do you think there is between drugs and music?
