Waxing and Waning interest in music.

[Mozart]

I'm in one of those periods where no music seems to get through and don't know what to do about it.

[Bonehelm]

I'm in one of those periods where no music seems to get through and don't know what to do about it.

You need Mahler.

[Heather Harrison]

When I find myself getting a bit tired of music in general, usually that means it is time for a change.  Since I am attracted to many kinds of music, it is easy for me to add variety.  Typically, I will buy a few CDs in a genre of music that I haven't paid much attention to for a while, and that usually helps rekindle my interest.  Sometimes I will try something new - something that I haven't ever paid much attention to before.  Lately, jazz of the post-1950 period is providing some variety for me (and I have waited until now to pay serious attention to it).  All it took was a few classic albums, and now I'm hooked.  I see shopping sprees of Harry-like proportions in my future.  I don't see this supplanting my interest in classical music, but it may well be in competition with it for some time.

Try something new; perhaps all you need is to add variety.

Heather

[karlhenning]

You need Mahler.

Faugh!

[Haffner]

Faugh!

You know, I must admit it's true. Mahler does often end up being all I listen to when I am a bit burnt out on music. There's always something new to hear from him...my opinion of course.

[beclemund]

When I get tired of music that is when I pull out the Tom Baker Doctor Who DVDs.

[dtwilbanks]

There are other things to do. Enjoy the sound of silence, for instance. Or Cage's 4'33".

[marvinbrown]

You need Mahler.

  Hmmm...no not quite......he needs to go one step further......WAGNER  0:) ! 

  marvin

[Don]

My enjoyment never goes downhill.  If I get tired of Bach, there's Schumann or Shost. or whomever.

If it did depart, I'd slit my throat.

[Mark]

I'm in one of those periods where no music seems to get through and don't know what to do about it.

Limiting oneself to Mozart might be the issue.

[Don]

Limiting oneself to Mozart might be the issue.

That would be a gigantic limitation.  I can't imagine just listening to Mozart.

[orbital]

Provided you have the apetite for it, complete change of musical genre helps a lot. This past few weeks I've listened to more 70's rock/folk  than classical for example and limited my classical experience to trying out playing some new pieces.
However, I've recently heard some new music (classical) that put my enthusiasm back on top!

But if it were a general waning interest in music as a whole, I don't know if I'd be as radical as Don, but I seriously would not know what to do. That would be horrible 

[Mark]

That would be a gigantic limitation.  I can't imagine just listening to Mozart.

Precisely my point. I think Mozart (the GMG member) listened to A LOT of Mozart (the composer).

[Solitary Wanderer]

While western classical art music is my fave 'serious' music listening experience, I enjoy and collect several other genres of music so my interest in music never wanes; but it 'shifts' fromday to day

[Grazioso]

I'm in one of those periods where no music seems to get through and don't know what to do about it.

Why do you need to do anything about it?

[Anne]

Listening to music is a non-physical activity.

Lay aside the music (don't even attempt to listen - in fact, forbid yourself to listen) for a week or so and do something physical - go jogging, or go to the gym, or do physically whatever pleases you.  I would hope you'd return refreshed and all cobwebs in the mind gone and ready to listen with renewed vigor.

Good luck!

[Haffner]

That would be a gigantic limitation.  I can't imagine just listening to Mozart.

I guess that sort of limitation would be the perfect example of cheating oneself.

[max]

I'm in one of those periods where no music seems to get through and don't know what to do about it.

Under those circumstances take a sabbatical. After it's over even your tastes may have changed with a greater incorporation of what you may previously have considered crap.

Even Mozart wanted to get away from composing by playing billiards. It didn't work!