The impact of defined space for music and movement in the recorded listening experience

The way people listen to recorded music is changing rapidly. Technological advances continue to shape and influence the way that people listen to music. In the age of streaming, there is an incredible amount of access to new music and obscure genres, but there has been a loss of ownership and intention in many people's listening habits. With technology and streaming services that allow an endless amount of music in any environment, music spaces have begun to become less defined. There is no doubt that listening to recorded music can be extremely personal and deeply moving, but when there is unlimited availability through streaming, will recorded music begin to lose its impact? This thesis aims to bring attention back to intentional music listening by exploring the body's natural movement to music and the spaces that encourage this engagement with recorded music.