Has anyone else noticed this....???

[aabram]

Since "Society's Child" IS on the Higher History Syllabus (in Scotland ...anyway) and half of them failed (including my daughter) because they moved the goalposts this year. The youngsters this is aimed at don't appear to be interested until AFTER it matters.

Once it no longer matters, then they seem to pick up on the Music, and enjoy it along with the rest of us. It was SO refreshing to see chaps as young as 21 at the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Concert back in April who were particularly fond of "Between the Lines" ... :)

[aabram]

Let me make myself a little clearer. When I was at boarding school in the South of England, going to church was forced upon us, week in, week out term after term, rain or shine, snow or hail. Compulsory classical music on a Friday Afternoon........which you had to COMMENT on..... Weekend Country Walks (yuk) :eek: I mean, what exactly IS there to say about the Nutcracker Suite which hasn't been said already. But years later, I still go to church, and I still listen to Classical Music and it no longer matters to anyone else but me, what music I listen to or where I go on a Sunday MORNING. but I'm left WANTING to do that voluntarily, even though it was forced on me when I was younger.

So the same could apply to the youngsters leaving school in 5th year, when Society's Child has been forced down their throats, does it leave a bad taste, or do they start coming to Janis Concerts voluntarily.... I don't think anyone should be forced to do anything they don't want to do, but having been shown something new, continuing doing it sometimes sticks... x :) ( I mean it's just a theory I had)

[RedjackRyan]

I think i follow your meaning.. At least in my case i know that growing up i was exposed to what i considered 'Old Peoples music' which over time as i aged and my tastes matured somewhat i've grown to appreciate this same music quite a bit. Maybe it has something to do wth being reminded of childhood or maybe my ability to appreciate music has evolved from dance beats and heavy metal.. Either way, I now rotate regularly through everything from classical to funk.. though i still haven't developed much taste for country music.

When we are young we're more interested in being popular and fitting in with our friends, so i'm sure that plays a large part in musical tastes as well. As we age and grow more confident in just being ourselves, we allow ourselves to explore more fully the things we ignored in our youth. Thats my take on it anyway, your mileage may vary :)

[aabram]

I may still have to do that - er - develop my tastes in COUNTRY music, but so far I've managed to avoid that, and I'm not so fond of Soul music either, being heavily involved in all things Folkie when I found Sandy Bells Pub (google it) on my arrival in Edinburgh 31 years ago. Afew famous people developed their skills here too, and St Mary's Music School (the only one of its kind in Scotland) is another prime example of that (Google) on much the same lines as the Pearl Foundation, but starting them just that LITTLE BIT earlier :D The Choir is World Famous, and will be on tour in the US next year........ look out for St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Choir and Google Simon Neiminski. Also use www.cathedral.net for an insight into the life at my regular place of worship. This is all stuff I'm proud of and want to share, if folk want to listen...lol :)

[Dar]

My Dad was and is a huge jazz buff. He went to school with Ramsey Lewis (actually sang with him). Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Count Basie, etc those albums were constantly playing. Driving in the car he always had jazz playing and I HATED it. 'Where are the words Dad?!' I'd exclaim. Now I find myself enjoying that music more and more. Not sure if it's an age thing or the connection to my Dad, but this is something I was forced into as a kid that now I gravitate toward.

[brandon]

As a child there was always music in our home. I grew up with my mother's music which was country and sixties pop. I listened to and loved pop music that was on the radio (late 70's and early 80's) but somewhere along the way discovered "folk" music - in my late teens I discovered the Indigo Girls and then began to work backwards. I love the genre especially in a country like South Africa where folk music is not popular or widely recognised.

The only music I really haven't been able to embrace is very heavy rock or heavy metal - the rest I can find something in even if it's not a genre that I love.

I can't imagine a life or a world without music. So sad, so grey.

[hoops]

What an interesting topic! I'm not sure which train of thought I would choose to go with, maybe all of them. I think there is something to the theory of what is forced on you( musically and such) , you eventually come to appreciate ad when the force is taken away, a love for the music develops. At the same time, there are artists and forms of music I choose to listen to that I can date back to hearing in my very early youth. I hear this music today and it puts me in the deepest, warmest place.
peace
hoops

[Mary6906]

When I was in my first year of high school, I took a class called Music Appreciation. We listened and explored everything from The Renaissance all the way up to The Beatles. At the time, some of the stuff I couldn't care less about, but over the years, I've come to like a lot of things I used to hate when I was 14 or 15 yrs old. I think that was the best music class I took that year, it gave me great exposure to things I probably never would have discovered on my own, and even now, I may not LIKE some styles of music, but I can look at them from a different perspective.

I had such a great music teacher back then, he really made it fun to learn, especially when it came to music theory!