Learning to be a good listener

After reading chapter 1, I realized that I know very little about how to listen to music. The introduction CD is great. Listening to Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 and following the times and notations, helped me begin to pay more attention to the melody and motive. Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 was a great example of melody, chords and pizzicato. Capturing the emotions of the rising sun in Strauss' Thus Spoke Zarathustra was clear as the drums pounded forcefully and the trumpets ascended. On to chapter 2 :)