
Teenagers I know can enthusiastically rattle off the name of a dozen bands on their current favorite playlist, but ask them if they know who Brahms was and a funny kind of glazed look comes over their eyes. When you see a teenager walking down the street, white earbuds firmly implanted, swaying slightly to their own inner grove, you can be pretty much certain that it’s not classical music they’re listening to. What follows is a bit of a contrarian rant… Learn more about this and many other such topics on my podcast. An Introduction to the Violin Concerto.Update: I’ve taught music to teens for years in many contexts, and I firmly believe that a huge percentage of them do really enjoy and seek out classical music… just not in the way you might expect.I'm new to classical, where should I start? A collection of previous threads on this topic.Contains guides for beginners, an index of important composers and their works, and lists of classical pieces organised by genre, era, and theme. /r/classicalresources - A variety of resources to help you expand your classical knowledge.While this sub is absolutely not limited to Western classical music, that is currently its main focus. We acknowledge that the term "classical music" is somewhat porous. If you can't tell why anyone would like a particular composer, don't be afraid to ask rather than dismissing them as "overrated." (On that note, please don't insult others for liking or disliking a specific composer!) And if you're feeling alone in your love of a specific composer, feel free to post some works of theirs that might intrigue others. Remember that not everyone has the same tastes. Posts from accounts under a certain (small) amount of karma must be manually approved by a mod in order to appear in the feed. Reports bring things to our attention faster, and posts and comments above a certain number of reports will be automatically removed (with exceptions as needed).


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