Do you need a musical foundation to appreciate classical music?

As a lover of classical music, Ah Fu can't play any musical instruments and can't sing out of tune. Before into the pit's classical music, he only liked listening to rock music. These characteristics seem to have nothing to do with classical music, yes, that's what I want to say: there is no threshold for enjoying classical music, and there is no need for music foundation. Although music professionals or people who have been trained in music may have a deeper understanding and appreciation of classical music, anyone can have fun from it.

Classical music is everywhere: the background music of the propaganda film, the soundtrack of Tom and Jerry and the light music in the hotel lobby are generally classical music. Classical music is a form of music, not a history of music, so it is really living music, not a conclusion. For beginners, you can feel the beauty of classical music by opening your mind and ears. For example, you can try to listen to different composers, different musical instruments and different musical styles, and experience the emotional expression and creative skills. In addition, learning some background knowledge of classical music and understanding the story and social background behind the works can also increase the appreciation and understanding of classical music.

When you listen to different composers and works, you can try to put yourself in music and feel the emotions and expressions conveyed by music with your heart. Different composers have unique creative styles and musical languages. By listening to their works, you can find the personal feelings and thoughts expressed by each composer in music.

For example, Beethoven's music is often full of passion and drama, Mozart's music is full of elegance and agility, and Bach's music is full of complex and subtle thoughts.

Knowing different musical instruments and playing skills can help you appreciate the performers' performances better. Observing the performer's skills and expressive force, especially in live concerts, can make you feel the emotion and power of music more deeply. For example, when listening to violinists playing romantic works, we can notice how they use strings to convey their emotions, or when listening to pianists playing Bach's works, we can appreciate how they flexibly interpret complex music parts.

If you can listen to the next concert completely, you can expand your knowledge of classical music. Learning the form and structure of music can help you better understand the development and creation of music works. This kind of knowledge expansion doesn't need the foundation of music, but all of them are very basic theories, such as Adagio, Adagio and Allegro, all of which are theoretical knowledge of music lessons in primary schools, but we have forgotten them.

When you understand the structure of symphony, such as the concept of sonata form and the variation of theme, you will find how composers organically combine different movements and musical motives, so that you can listen more carefully and experience the ups and downs and turns in music.

Knowing the background and story of the work will deepen your understanding of music. The composer's music creation is often influenced by his time. Knowing these backgrounds can help you better understand the meaning and emotion conveyed by the works. For example, if you know that Beethoven was deaf when he wrote the Symphony of Destiny, you may have a deeper understanding of the theme of being strong and overcoming difficulties expressed in this work.

Finally, diversified ways of listening to music can help you feel music from different angles. Watching music reviews and documentaries can provide you with more background knowledge and perspectives, while communicating with other music lovers can let you share your feelings and get new inspiration from others.

In a word, expanding senses and emotions and listening to songs attentively are the keys to appreciate classical music. Different people will have different subjective feelings, so try to experience, explore and express the beauty and emotion you feel in music, so that you will find the pleasure and enlightenment brought by classical music.