I understand the OP's question, and I see it as literally opposite activities. As opposite as INput and OUTput. Listening to music is input to your system. Making music is a creative endeavor, which is OUTPUT from your system. Someone earlier mentioned the difference between watching sports and playing sports.
Here in the US, I believe it's also cultural. So many people are literally "afraid" of instruments. If they don't know how to play it, they hold it as if it was a bomb about to explode, and they feel very embarrassed about possibly making a "wrong" noise. In other cultures, making music in the home for pleasure, is far more common.
Here in the US, I believe it's also cultural. So many people are literally "afraid" of instruments. If they don't know how to play it, they hold it as if it was a bomb about to explode, and they feel very embarrassed about possibly making a "wrong" noise. In other cultures, making music in the home for pleasure, is far more common.