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Originally Posted by Sharp Nine

tbh thats the attitude i got into music education to help get rid of

as (probably) one of the most aurally advanced people on this site I can tell you that music has been sticking to the same if not similar formulas since the baroque/classical eras (which were based on renaissance) and as far as chord progressions go we haven't really come anywhere close to as far developed as it got during the romantic era

the reality is everyone has their own little tastes/ideas around music... there's no special 'training' needed to appreciate jazz or classical music. They're just full of little things that you like and you kind find in different contexts. 'Mainstream' pop music is just these little things that are focused on in excess since most of it is essentially a product. But that's all music was during the baroque and classical eras especially (where music was basically just commissioned by the upper class for different events). Haydn, Lizst, all those guys were basically just shitting out tunes for money half of the time while sneaking in their own 'meaningful' compositions here and there until the Romantic era. and that's just a series of 'artists' jerking themselves off



/rant


in short, most music is somewhat accessible. some heavier stuff doesn't require a person to have a greater appreciation for music, but to appreciate themselves as musicians. The rest will follow.

Show the layman an abstract painting - he'll laugh and call it garbage. Show an Art's student or artist an abstract painting and they'll see things that the average person doesn't.

You probably know more about music than I could ever imagine, but I'm sticking to my guns. I know for a fact this new age of experimental hiphop grew on me more than anything. It started from KRS-One and slowly moved into more obscure areas; Dorian Concept, Dimlite, Amon Tobin etc.

Nonetheless, that's just my opinion. If someone could pick up intentionally off-beat static sounds, good for em.