There is a lot that goes into becoming a musician. First, finding an instrument you like, then purchasing it, then comes the hours of practicing, then college, and maybe a job in an orchestra after that. This is a very rare career path for people to pick, but much of what goes into developing into a talented musician is listening to music constantly. Our ears and minds need to be discerning and decipher what is enjoyable music for us to hear and more importantly, what isn't. Why don't I like that song, is it the rhythmic aspect, or the harmonic? Maybe its the melody, the instrumentation, the arrangement, or maybe the conductor's interpretation. This goes far beyond the realm of classical music and begins in a much more accessible realm - what the student enjoys listening to now.
There are several resources online to access music within and outside the classroom: Youtube being one of them. This is most popular in a classroom because it's free and has just about anything you'd need to find.
However, I'd like to make an argument for some of these other online musical resources: Spotify and Grooveshark are both free, web-based, and easily accessible. Since the aim is to develop the listening the listening skills in older ensembles, these utilities are ideal because they remove the visual aspect that comes with Youtube.
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