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More and more, nutritionists are emphasizing that complex carbohydrates are healthier for our bodies. Similarly, transformed repetition may be healthier for our musical minds: It demands greater concentration, more astute observations and more careful reasoning in short, more active listening. Learning to recognize and evaluate transformed repetition is a crucial aspect of music appreciation. (true/False)

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It is true that More and more, nutritionists are emphasizing that complex carbohydrates are healthier for our bodies. Similarly, transformed repetition may be healthier for our musical minds: It demands greater concentration, more astute observations and more careful reasoning in short, more active listening. Learning to recognize and evaluate transformed repetition is a crucial aspect of music appreciation.

Indeed, the author thinks that listening to explicit repetition is like eating a carbohydrate. It can be digested with no problem and absorbed rapidly, presenting no problems. That is the reason why pop music contains a lot of repetition and is so easy. If the song wants to be a hit, it has to be easily understood to be accepted. Transformed repetition is completely the opposite. It's more complex and demands more focus on the listener side. That is why it is not accepted by the masses.