As a father of eight children (the oldest being nearly 20, the youngest 3 months), I have spent these last two decades helping my children cultivate their music tastes with very little concerted effort, instead letting them make their own decisions while also hearing what I'm playing around the house. Some of my kids love music, but others don't care either way. The ones who do care--one loves Herbie Hancock, and another loves Celtic folk, like Planxty etc. Another is a huge fan of David Bowie, especially his early stuff.
I have noticed, however, that even my kids who don't really have an opinion about music, are listening at least somewhat to what I'm listening to. For example, the other day, one of my younger daughters came in while I was listening to Magdalith. She stood there stunned for a moment and then asked, "What is this?" To be fair, though, Magdalith is hard to ignore.
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