What’s on your ipod?

You think I listen to classical music, right?

Nope.

Let me tell you a bit about what my brain does when I listen to classical music.

(these are my thoughts talking now)

       This is Mozart, right, no I think it’s Haydn….. there’s the main theme…..oooh, deceptive          cadence….recapitulation…..I think it’s in B flat….I wonder what movement this is….strings, woodwinds…this might make a nice ensemble…did they use this piece on Bugs Bunny cartoons?

At some point, if I’m actually familiar with the piece, my fingers will subconsciously start playing along.  As you can see, this is not exactly a relaxing choice for me, and that’s what I want listening to music to be – relaxing.

If you’ve been watching the Olympic games, I’m sure you’ve seen Michael Phelps with his earphones before his race.  Thanks to Google, I found out that he likes listening to Lil Wayne.

These amazing athletes use all different styles of music for all different reasons.  Check out this article:

Compete to the beat: Tunes take athletes to the topI wrote this blog last night, but didn’t publish it – and guess what was on GMA this morning?
London Olympic Games 2012: Team USA Athletes iPod Playlist Pump Them Up to Win Gold | Video – ABC News

Guess I’m not the only one who wants to know – what’s on your ipod?