Do you listen to your music with your eyes open or closed or a combination of both?


Just curious to see if people listen to their music with their eyes opened or closed or a combination of both. I’ve tried it both ways, but find it difficult to keep my eyes closed for a long period of time.

joehebert3

When I’m paying close attention to the music, I tend to have my eyes closed and the lights dimmed. I think that by reducing other sensory inputs, my focus on the sound is heightened.

I am an amateur musician, and when I play guitar, it is often with my eyes closed. I find that I can “visualize“ the fretboard better with my fingers than with my eyes. I think something similar goes on when listening to music with my eyes closed. I can visualize the placement of the instruments, “feel” the bass player’s fingers sliding over the strings, etc.

It’s not quite synaesthetic, but close. 

Both, but I prefer to keep them open while the room is as dark as I can get it. I also always remove my glasses @immatthewj I think I read about this little tweak in Listener years ago and it definitely makes a difference, at least for me. It certainly stands to reason - you are basically removing a highly reflective surface from a spot inches in front of your ears.