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Life Hacks every music lover should try

Music has a special connection with every human being. Music is something that makes our day good or bad. I've seen and observed people getting obsessed, emotional, hyper, cringe, happy and sad by music, IT'S MAGIC! Nonetheless I've seen people having plenty of struggles with it too. 

In today's blog I have 10 best music hacks for all you music lovers and I am sure it will make your life a little more easy.

Listen to music in class by hiding your earbuds in long sleeved shirts.

If you were like me in high school, you couldn't handle school without music to drown out the bullshit. The problem is that teachers confiscate phones and mp3 players, for reasons unbeknownst to anyone with an iota of common sense. 

The best way to sneak your mp3 player or phone in school is to keep it in your pocket. Then, plug your headphones into your phone. Run the headphones underneath your shirt and through the sleeve of your shirt with an earbud or two finally ending at the palm of your hand. 

Then, while the teacher is gabbing away, lean into the palm of your hand and listen. 

Another way to do this would be to sneak the headphones up your shirt, through the neck hole of your top, and to just plug them in. However, that will only work if you have long, bushy hair. 

Get into concerts by offering to work for a shift of the show.

This hack is something I will surely try once my favourite EDM artist is in town. 

Concerts are fun, but they are insanely expensive. Unfortunately, that means that many music lovers find themselves priced out of good shows, or even local shows. 

If you really want to attend concerts on a regular basis, the easiest way to get in (and get close to the bands) is to volunteer as a concert worker or offer to work as a concert promoter. 

Most venues are always on the lookout for people who are willing to promote shows, clean up after the concert's done, or even just help set up sound systems. 

All you have to do in order to get into concerts, therefore, is to reach out to venue staffers and ask for a chance to volunteer as stage crew or as a promoter. You will probably get to hang out backstage, see the concert (in parts, at least), and also get paid. 

Use a cup as a speaker.

Want to listen to music on your phone with friends, but can't make it loud enough to hear? Most people would reach for a speaker, but that's not always the best choice — especially if they're cheap speakers from Five Below.

The better option is to get a large cup, like a Solo cup or a movie theater big gulp cup. Put your phone inside the cup, speaker end towards the bottom.

The shape of the cup amplifies sound waves, and it doesn't cost a penny. This is one of those lifehacks for music lovers on a budget that I have seen my friends doing it, even though I've gotten enough money for a set of decent speakers. 

Keep getting your headphones tangled? Use a hair clip to keep things manageable.

A big issue that many music lovers hate is the issue of getting headphones tangled in everything they own. Assuming you don't have gear that allows you to go the cordless route, this can be a pretty bad problem. 

Tangled headphone wires can actually fray and break, which can cause sound quality issues. You can prevent this by using small hair clips to "tie up" the cords for you. 

If you have a ridiculously long commute or just have a rapidly draining phone battery, get an mp3 player or an ipod

Speaking as someone who has zero patience in constantly recharging my phone, it makes good sense to have an mp3 player, despite how easy it is to just get Spotify on your device. It is just one of best lifehacks for music lovers.

The reason why they're so handy is because they can have way better battery lives than a typical phone, and they also allow you to store a bunch of your favorite songs for times when your phone is too far away from 4G to stream music. 

Yes, they're archaic, but it's a good idea to store music on a separate device. After all, you never know what may happen that could cause your phone to go on the fritz. 

Or, if you have a smartphone you no longer use, turn it into an mp3 player.

Smartphones don't use much electricity if they're not connected to the net or doing tons of texting. Just delete most of the non-music apps, download a bunch of songs to your phone, and enjoy. It is easily one of the best lifehacks for music lovers. 

Use earplugs at clubs and raves.

Of all the lifehacks for music lovers out there, this one might be the lamest one. The fact is that our ears are delicate, and that loud noises can damage our eardrums irreparably. (Most of my friends are going deaf as a result of their concert-going days.)

But, hear me out. This isn't as lame as you think it is. Earplugs actually allow you to hear the music more clearly, without all the undertones of people screaming in the background. So, if you love music and want to experience just the music, a pair of ear plugs will do you good. 

Discover new music through specialized websites...or Soundcloud.

Let's talk about lifehacks for music lovers in search of new bands to adore.

 

I'm a huge Soundcloud fan, because just clicking hashtags will allow you to listen to brand new niche music genres. But, if you're not a niche music lover, then you may need to find some better options out there. 

Thankfully, there are a couple of music sites that were built to help people discover new, similar bands and artists they'd like. All you really have to do is list a couple of the bands you already love, and the site does the rest. 

All of these hacks are legit 'life' hacks and can be tried by any person.