A SCATTERING OF MUSIC THOUGHTS

-When jazz musicians get finished with their gig they get together to jam. When classical musicians get finished with their gig they go home.

-Classical music was born in the church because that is where music notation originated.

-Bach regularly had his music performed in a coffee shop and at home concerts.

-Classical music has never learned to balance the budget, and is only surviving because of donations from people who think classical music is “good for us”.

-What unifies almost all American music (jazz, rap, pop, rock country ect.) is a rhythmic feel where beats two and four are accented. For some reason classical music has completely avoided this idea.

-Spotify gets over 100,000 songs uploaded to it every day.

-Music is now not only playing while shopping at stores but is now increasingly being played in parking lots.

-The church is one of the few establishments that has clung to regular live music.

-The average age of a classical music fan is 55 and up.

-After Bach’s death, his scores were being used as paper to wrap up meat.

-Since 2000 most art has gone through a process of decentralization of power (the indie movement). Classical music has been almost completely untouched by this movement and is still regulated by contest, grants, committees, and commissions.

-Spotify pays artist .003 per a song stream.