Classical music is one of the most magnificent genres of music out there, and one could expect it to be popular; however, for young people in some countries, this is far from being the case. They do not seem all that interested in going to performances, much less playing classical music itself. From my point of view, there are several factors that cause this situation, and young people should definitely be encouraged to learn about classical music.
The young generation’s reasons for not being enthusiastic mainly stem from classical music being unable to reach a wide audience. When it comes to attending concerts, it is possible that young people do not do so because they have little information on the events that are happening. For instance, social media is extremely popular with young people, but classical music performances are not very well-advertised there, and as a result, the young listeners will have no way to know. In addition, there is usually a huge entry barrier for youngsters if they want to learn classical music, in the cost of the instruments and the scarcity of places to learn. In other words, a young man who wants to learn to play classical will be required to spend a large sum on his own instrument, and on top of that, be enrolled in a school with a significant musical background.
Nevertheless, I feel that young people should be encouraged to attend classical concerts and play music. We ought to try to instil an interest in this musical genre in them so that they will continue to preserve classical music, even though practical solutions might be hard to come by. One possible course of action is to promote classical performances via social networking streaming in order to attract the young audience in their comfortable environment. Regarding the entry barrier in playing classical, renting out instruments can be a solution for young people who aspire to enter the field. There are startups that go as far as offering instruments sharing for young musicians.
In conclusion, despite the obstacles in making classical music more popular with young people, it is still a worthy endeavour to try to encourage them to take up this genre.
Classical
music
is one of the most magnificent genres of
music
out there, and one could
expect
it to be popular;
however
, for
young
people
in
some
countries, this is far from being the case. They do not seem all that interested in going to performances, much less playing
classical
music
itself. From my point of view, there are several factors that cause this situation, and
young
people
should definitely
be encouraged
to
learn
about
classical
music.
The
young
generation’s reasons for not being enthusiastic
mainly
stem from
classical
music
being unable to reach a wide audience. When it
comes
to attending concerts, it is possible that
young
people
do not do
so
because
they have
little
information on the
events
that are happening.
For instance
, social media is
extremely
popular with
young
people
,
but
classical
music
performances are not
very
well-advertised there, and
as a result
, the
young
listeners will have no way to know.
In addition
, there is
usually
a huge entry barrier for youngsters if they want to
learn
classical
music
, in the cost of the
instruments
and the scarcity of places to
learn
.
In other words
, a
young
man
who wants to
learn
to play
classical
will
be required
to spend a large sum on his
own
instrument
, and
on top of that
,
be enrolled
in a school with a significant musical background.
Nevertheless
, I feel that
young
people
should
be encouraged
to attend
classical
concerts and play
music
. We ought to try to
instil
an interest in this musical genre in them
so
that they will continue to preserve
classical
music
,
even though
practical solutions might be
hard
to
come
by. One possible course of action is to promote
classical
performances via social networking streaming in order to attract the
young
audience in their comfortable environment. Regarding the entry barrier in playing
classical
, renting out
instruments
can be a solution for
young
people
who aspire to enter the field. There are startups that go as far as offering
instruments
sharing for
young
musicians.
In conclusion
, despite the obstacles in making
classical
music
more popular with
young
people
, it is
still
a worthy
endeavour
to try to encourage them to take up this genre.