tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300053268224811025.post2625502891318214796..comments2023-10-29T09:12:20.913-04:00Comments on The Future of Classical Music: How to make it happen (?)IJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302686657198035607noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300053268224811025.post-10972680360648603292010-09-20T22:58:22.537-04:002010-09-20T22:58:22.537-04:00This may not exactly be an answer, Erica, but ther...This may not exactly be an answer, Erica, but there are a couple of things I've noticed that I think could and should be changed:<br /><br />1. Has anyone else found that classical music stations play the same works over and over again? I almost never hear any of my favorite works on the radio, and my taste isn't really that obscure. (By the way, I think the same goes for rock radio as well).<br /><br />2. Classical music is a big genre (we discussed this in class last time). There are many different styles of music within the umbrella term "classica." Maybe your friend just doesn't like Brahms, but I'd be willing to bet that there is something she would like. I've heard many people use this argument: "I don't really like classical music - it's boring," based on one or two pieces they heard.<br /><br />In short, not only do we need to introduce classical music to people who don't ordinarily listen to it, but we need to expose a wider range of classical music to them. How do we do this? I don't know yet...Dave B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15543489710838407177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300053268224811025.post-33213665252892060842010-09-20T13:59:31.390-04:002010-09-20T13:59:31.390-04:00Love this! I almost think that we've packaged...Love this! I almost think that we've packaged our product in too lavish and too expensive a box, though--and that's just as detrimental as packaging it in an old, ratty one. So how do we remind people that classical music really is about making those basic emotional connections? I recently attended a BSO concert with a friend who enjoyed the Brahms symphony but said that she didn't connect at all on an emotional level. "I felt lost; I didn't understand where the composer was coming from," she said. How can we help the American general public re-connect to the emotional qualities of classical music? Ideas, anyone?Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252534062092810473noreply@blogger.com