
Courtney M. answered 09/05/20
Online Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano Lessons
You use multiple parts of your brain when listening to music, not just one. Your ears receive all sound indiscriminately, music or otherwise, and your brain has multiple parts involved in processing auditory stimuli, even before you get into the greater complexity of what we might put under the heading of "listening."
You might find this helpful:
https://www.ucf.edu/pegasus/your-brain-on-music/