Jazz And Classical Music

I am writing to you because I am truly saddened to learn from your article how the jazz and classical music audience is disappearing. Jazz and classical music are important genres; they each hold a pivotal part in music's history. Furthermore, these genres were played by a myriad of talented musicians that today hold a legacy. In your article, you state the efforts made to increase the audience for these two genres and the ultimate failure. In addition, you argue that it not possible to make a person love a certain type of music--I agree with your claim. As a 19-year-old that does not have an interest in jazz or classical music, I believe that an early exposure to these two genres will not make me more intrigued to them. I would be even less

The easy access and prevalent use of the internet makes it effortless for people to hear different types of music that are normally heard at a specific location and time. Programs aimed to expose students to jazz and classical music are redundant because social media platforms and technological innovations are already doing that. As you stated, the government and experts try to identify the main problem and develop solutions; however, they never consider and ignore the voices of young people on the topic. As a millennial, I can say that my generation is living with the music that is popular today. We are listening to trendy music that we consider popular such as hip-hop, rap, pop, R&B, electronic and other similar genres. Our generation is simply not interested in jazz or classical music because it not the music we would hear or dance with our friends. Just like any other generation, music taste shifts from generation to generation; this is what happened with jazz and classical music. The remaining audiences listening to jazz and classical music are the people that grew up hearing to those genres. I predict that the exact phenomenon will happen to the music that my generation listens to. More importantly, the problem is attempting to increase the audience for two genres in a time where people already have a strong connection with their music of