Do young people listen to music?
Sat, Sep 4 2010, 9:21AM
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RE: Do young people listen to music?
There is a difference between to "hear" and to "listen". Most young people have not been brought up to play instruments nowadays- because it's slightly difficult and there are easier things to do- and the popular music of today does not condition them to listen by motivic/thematic development. They merely get a cyclical "hit" out of it. The essential musicality is lost. The market for classical music will shrink but never truly disappear.
Thank-you Spider John. Happy to report that I can hear at 22khz from the link you sent. It's not something I can brag about though as I can't read Gramophone without reading glasses. I suppose something has to go but listening to music would be my very last choice.