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I occupy my spare time with various activities, but if I really want to unwind and relax, I like to engage myself with my passion for music; listening, playing, reading or learning. Of the many forms of music, classical or serious music appeals the most to me. Why? My personal opinion is that, to be able to begin to appreciate serious music, to a certain degree, you have to be "initiated". It is difficult for an inexperienced listener to fully enjoy serious music. This is because someone who, for example, is only used to listening to pop music has not learnt and is not accustomed to listening to something, which requires and demands the listener's full attention. Enthusiastic fans of mainstream modern pop music often notice that when they listen to a new song in, for example, the top 40, they may need to listen to it a few times before judging whether they like it or not. This type of music is, on