Why doesn't Media Player start songs a the beginning?

[Windows 11]

I am a musician, a music teacher, and a student of music. I use Media Player to practice along with various recordings available out there to learn new material, transcribe licks and songs, and to just listen intently to the music that interests me. I have fond that Media Player, the new version, does not start the song at the beginning of the actually music, but randomly picks a starting point any where from one to seven beats into the song. This could be less than a second to a few seconds in length of time. Why? I also wish there was a way to have the albums saved in Media Player filed

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