{"id":14555,"date":"2024-05-22T11:37:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T09:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/22\/its-basically-inaccessible-without-a-phone-are-kids-losing-their-love-for-music\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T11:37:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T09:37:22","slug":"its-basically-inaccessible-without-a-phone-are-kids-losing-their-love-for-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/22\/its-basically-inaccessible-without-a-phone-are-kids-losing-their-love-for-music\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s basically inaccessible without a phone\u2019: are kids losing their love for music?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Children used to obsessively put CDs and 7-inches on repeat, but streaming means they need digital devices and parental permission to play music. And there\u2019s little being done to help<\/p>\n

My daughter is nine years old. When I was her age, in 1989, I had my own small cassette player and a beloved pile of my own tapes \u2013 brand new, or made up of songs from the radio \u2013 that I could listen to whenever I wanted. The same went for my parents\u2019 modest CD collection (Genesis\u2019s Invisible Touch was awesome; their three Lionel Richie albums were boring). There were a few vinyl records knocking about and there were at least two radios \u2013 invariably set to Capital FM \u2013 that I could turn on whenever.<\/p>\n

My daughter has none of these things. The only way she can access music is by making me get my phone out and play a song on my Spotify account. The inconvenience is trifling, but more painful and alarming is the growing gap between us when it comes to musical experience.<\/p>\n

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\nChildren used to obsessively put CDs and 7-inches on repeat, but streaming means they need digital devices and parental permission to play music. And there\u2019s little being done to help
\nMy daughter is nine years old. When I was her age, in 1989, I had my own small cassette player and a beloved pile of my own tapes \u2013 brand new, or made up of songs from the radio \u2013 that I could listen to whenever I wanted. The same went for my parents\u2019 modest CD collection (Genesis\u2019s Invisible Touch was awesome; their three Lionel Richie albums were boring). There were a few vinyl records knocking about and there were at least two radios \u2013 invariably set to Capital FM \u2013 that I could turn on whenever.
\nMy daughter has none of these things. The only way she can access music is by making me get my phone out and play a song on my Spotify account. The inconvenience is trifling, but more painful and alarming is the growing gap between us when it comes to musical experience. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Children used to obsessively put CDs and 7-inches on repeat, but streaming means they need digital devices and parental permission to play music. And there\u2019s little being done to help My daughter is nine years old. When I was her age, in 1989, I had my own small cassette player and a beloved pile of …<\/p>\n

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