Music While You're Away...

[Samara]

We use a projector in the family room instead of a TV, so it's hooked up to the desktop computer with speakers hung next to the projector mount.

I use this to play music for the rabbits during the day as they are in the same room.

I keep it at a reasonable volume for their wee ears.

Here is what I have listed as "BUNNY DAILY PLAYLIST" on Windows Media Player. I keep it on shuffle and repeat:

Bruce Mitchell:
Border Country
Raglan Road
The Right of Man
Gaelic Morn
Celtic Lore
Wind on the Shore
Stone of Destiny
Foggy Dew
Lady of the Unicorn
Dream of a Warrior
Carrickfergus
Anicent Runes
Distant Drummers

Calverley:
Ballade
Child of Wonder
Aurelio
Canon
Piper's Fancy
O Joyous Day
Reverie
Dreamquest
Avalon
Elfland
Before the Time
Lord of the North
There is an Island
Lothlorien
Greenwood
The Rite of the Kraken
Moonlore
Moorland March
Crowned with Ivy
The Silver Branch
Dreamweaver
Gently Passing
Incantation
The Crimson Rose
Kestral Song
Hengedance
Willow Maid
Vespers
Spindlestone

Clannad:
Theme from Harry's Game
I Will Find You
Robin (The Hooded Man)
In a Lifetime
Caislean Oir
Something to Believe In
A Bridge (That Carries Us Over)
Mystery Game
Almost Seems (Too Late to Turn)
Closer to Your Heart
Newgrange
Ri Na Cruinne
The Hunter
Together We
Seanchas (*One of my favorites*)
Coinleach Glas An Fhomhair
A Mhuirnin O
Saltwater (with Chicane)

Jeff Johnson & Brian Dunning:
The Bard & The Warrior
The Dream of Taliesin
Tylwyth Teg (Fair Folk)
The Crossing
The Fortunate Isle
Lady Sovereighnty
CuChulainn's Last Battle
The Raven Stone
Way of the Warrior
Isle of the Everliving
The Ancient Song

Will Millar:
Maghmell
Beltain (Spring)
The Coulin
Mabon...Autumn Equinox
Fairy Child Walking
Samhain: The Celtic Year Begins
Lagan Enchantments
The Druids Winter
Dalraida
Danceof Lughnascah

William Jackson:
Braveheart Theme
Cadal Cha Dean Me
The Star of the Country Down
The Rocky Road
Women of Ireland
The Sally Gardens
Skye Boat Song
The Silkie
Four Green Fields
My Home Town
Carrick Fergus
The Raggle Taggle Gypsies

I find this has a very relaxing quality; there are no clanging drums or harsh piano notes and the mixed vocals add to the feeling of not "being alone". It also doesn't go way down and very high during crescendos, so I don't need to constantly adjust the volume.

There is enough variety that most of the songs meld into one long song, so it never seems like I'm playing the same thing. The songs with vocals can certainly be picked out but they, on shuffle, don't play so often that it seems like it's too often.

I do see a difference between days I inadvertently don't turn on the music and I have to run errands for a length of time versus days where I'm out and it IS on. When I get home on the days where it's playing the rabbits are flopped sleeping, feet kicked out, or playing with toys. On the off days they seem anxious for attention and to have out time. They seem more...frazzled without it.

What's your style?

Do you? Don't you? Why? Why not?

Pros and cons?


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[MiniLopHop]

I work away from home so the kids are on their own for 9 hours a day. I play a local radio station that has light rock, it's work appropriate so nothing harsh. I agree that if I forget to turn it on before I leave they are more anxious in the evenings. I think it helps random house noises to blend into the background rather than startle them. We have so many animals that there's always some one jumping up or down making a thump or rustle.

In general they don't seem to care what I play as long as there's music on. The exception is Becky, she's a music critic. I can tell what she likes by the angle of her ears. For example, Celtic music or Celine Dion gets ears forward listening and happy face. If I'm cranky and put on NIN or Smashing Pumpkins her ears are back and she hides under her box with a thump. For a lop she is an excellent communicator. The other three don't seem to care as long as it's not too loud.

 

[BunMommaD]

We leave music on for cookie everyday... But we do the same for our dogs... Ad boy oh boy if we forget! Bahhhh he is mad when we get home... Lol we just use the radio

 

[gmas rabbit]

I always leave the tv on a channel where there are lots of talk shows. Definitely makes a difference as to how calm and happy they are.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

We do the TV too.

 

[bunnychild]

I play :singing:classics:singing: like Bach and Mozart no one gets my style at school but Willow likes it. I actually have a Mozart station on Pandora just for Willow

 

[ZRabbits]

Whenever we go out, the radio is always on. On the weekends we always listen to Beatles music, Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, Harry Chapin, The Traveling Wilbury's , John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr.

They all love that kind of music. Even our newest, Neville is enjoying the sounds of music.

K

 

[MiserySmith]

I'm a bit of a power freak, so that's probably why I haven't done this yet. but I'm a metal head, as is my fiance and he seems to have no problems with that at all, though we do have to keep the bass off in the living room or he gets thumpy ):

 

[Samara]

I think it's interesting to see what other homes do for their pets when they're away. In the kitchen I have an ocean + soft piano CD playing in a continuous loop. The cats sleep in the kitchen a lot.

I might make up a second playlist for the buns just for variety's sake.

They cringe when Skrillex shows up on Youtube in the same room though. Whoops.