Music is the cup that holds the wine of silence. Sound is that cup, but empty. Noise is that cup, but broken.

Use your ears to record and your eyes to video.

I continue to explain that plot inconsistencies in B movies are consistent, and should not be allowed to undermine one's enjoyment of the action, nor the fundamental credibility of the storyline: the good & bad guys are clearly delineated & easily recognizable, the hero duffs over the baddies, things blow up loudly & spectacularly, the good guy wins. Entirely credible.

But above that, most mature adults can hold their attention on something for 45 minutes, whether they like it or not. But above that requires training.

Business logic and musical logic are utterly incompatible.

If you are playing repertoire material, you're stuck. There's not huge amounts you can do.

What is necessary is possible, what we want is expensive. What is unnecessary is unlikely.