Do You Listen to Classical Music?
Whenever I get into a discussion about classical music with my friends that aren’t music students, I inevitably ask them why they don’t listen to the genre. I never ask it with the intent of trying to push them towards changing their listening habits, but the responses I get are all over the board. Common responses include, but aren’t limited to:
- It’s boring.
- I don’t understand it.
- It doesn’t have words (in English).
- “Songs” (argh!) are too long and I don’t have time.
- People will think I’m weird (no joke, I’ve gotten this multiple times).
- I would listen if I had any (or could get it for free** see below!).
- It’s not catchy enough (I like to sing in the car!)
Now obviously some of these have more merit than others, but I am curious to hear what you think. Do you enjoy listening to classical music? Do you (or did you) play an instrument? If you don’t enjoy the genre, why not?
Bonus for clicking on “Read More”: Leave a response in the comments! Tell your friends too. For each 50 people that comment with a valid e-mail address and even a slightly well thought-out comment, I’ll randomly select a commenter for a $15 iTunes or Amazon music downloads gift card- and you don’t even have to use it for classical music purchases.
Well unfortunately the response wasn’t good enough to award a gift certificate by May 7. However, the responses have been really good so far. I’ll award one when comments reach multiples of 50.
Fine print- The minimum number of commenters for a gift card to be awarded is 50. Additional gift cards will be awarded when unique commenters reach exact multiples of 50. Only one gift card can be awarded to a commenter. Commenters are encouraged to leave comments elsewhere on the site, but for simplicity I will only be counting commenters that reply to this post. Valid e-mail address is required to receive your gift card if you win. Deadline is May 7 at 9 PM CET. And just so I don’t have to break my bank, if an excessive number of people comment I’ll have to change the number of cards awarded.
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