Klarinet Archive - Posting 000214.txt from 1998/08

From: "Craig Earl Countryman" <cegc@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Classical music and young people
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 23:46:55 -0400

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From: Cheddar99@-----.com>

>I think it's pretty close to the norm. (At least for what I have seen) in
my
>high school wind ensemble we all get exposed to classical music regualy,
but I
>only know of 4 people who actually like it.

Well, you are taking a sample from a BAND CLASS and using it to represent
society as a whole? Talk about generalizations! You make a good point
here, but I do hold that if you look at society as a whole you will find the
reason people do not like classical music is because they haven't really
been all that exposed to it.

>It;s like me and Shakespere. I don't care for his literature, but I
understand
>it and have great appreciation for it.

That is good you understand it and in that case I respect your opinion, but
I think many people do not make such judgments with nearly as much
information.

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