Prelude

“Classical music is boring; it just does not excite me,” exclaims one person. “Isn’t classical music just made by boring dead white guys?” asks another. “Have you ever heard classical? It’s just the same old thing over and over again,” complains another.

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As I have gone through my life as a musician I have heard many people give these reasons, and more, about why they just cannot stand classical music. But it has never made sense to me because I can listen to the same piece of music they do and absolutely love it. So I started thinking: why do so many people hate classical music? Then it dawned on me. Many people do not appreciate classical music because they simply do not understand it. That is where this blog came in.

I decided to focus in on some of the common complaints I hear people share when they say why they do not like classical music: it is absolutely boring, written by a bunch of old dead white guys, confusing, too church-related, not cool enough to listen to, does not appeal to their emotions, is only for weddings, is not creative, and has no variety.

Through this blog, I hope to make classical music less intimidating to people and help them to be able to appreciate it for its uniqueness.