Klarinet Archive - Posting 000105.txt from 1998/08

From: <Cheddar99@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Classical vs. Popular
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 20:40:24 -0400

>>We all know it's not a fair generalization. It's not fair to us

>>teenagers who don't like rap (the "BAD" music) and who honestly appreciate

>>classical music to be accused of exactly the opposite.

>

>But it _is_ perfectly fair, based on buying and listening habits, to say

>that most "kids" do not listen to or buy classical music. It is just as true

>to say that most adults do not listen to or buy classical music. If someone

>says as a generalization that most adults don't like classical music I'll be

>the first to agree with them. I (and you) are exceptions (even if I'm not

>exceptional :)

Yes, most "kids" don't listen to classical. but most kids don't listen to rap,
most don't listen to country, most don't listen to ska. "Most" don't listen to
anything. There are so many different forms of music today that it's pretty
near impossible that more than 50% are going to like one form. Of course not
too many people like classical if you divide it into a table of (a) likes
classical, and (b) doesn't like classical. You'd get the same results about
any type of music. Classical music may not be one of the more pupular style,
but if you were to take a well done survery, you'd probably see that classical
will be one of the higher percentages. I know TONS of people who listen to
classical, and the're aren't all musicians, or artists or whatever a lot of
the stereotypes are.

Karen Dungan
Los Altos, Cali

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