Yeah, pretty much all those things. I'm not as big on music theory, and have a different set of #1 music peccadilloes, but can only nod along. I have a minor sensory processing issue, and this makes "noisy" music-- music That has a lot of little sounds going on at once, particularly cymbals, snares, violins, and other stuff in that high, shushing range-- almost unbearable to listen to.
I hate the designation "classical music" because it's such a huge category, but people treat it as though it is a single entity: "I like classical music". Or "Oh, I don't really care for classical music". Invariably, it's Mozart they're thinking of, with his screeching violins... sigh. Nothing personal, Mozart: I have a hearing problem. I'm sure you're great. I liked your Requiem (but it would still be nicer without the violins).
I have a deep love for lots of classical music... but in very narrow bands: Palestrina, John Williams (brass-heavy), Bach's organ repertoire, and anything of his transcribed for acoustic guitar. Choral music. Most of what constitutes pop music for the last sixty years is... indecipherable noise. I like Jean Ritchie a lot, and some of the older country guitar-pickers: Merle Travis, Johnny Cash, Doc Watson... and more recently Chris Smither, for similar reasons. It's quiet music, not noisy.
Used to like Mahler a lot, but find I am not that depressed anymore, and have got out of the habit ;)
Have spent the last few years converting my strictly-mechanical music-reading skill (high school band) into sight-reading for voice, completely out in public and not by my own choice, which was absolutely mortifying for the first year or so. Never pictured myself as a vocalist, and never liked singing in front of others, so it's been a hair-raising sort of adventure.
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Date: 2020-08-26 08:14 pm (UTC)I hate the designation "classical music" because it's such a huge category, but people treat it as though it is a single entity: "I like classical music". Or "Oh, I don't really care for classical music". Invariably, it's Mozart they're thinking of, with his screeching violins... sigh. Nothing personal, Mozart: I have a hearing problem. I'm sure you're great. I liked your Requiem (but it would still be nicer without the violins).
I have a deep love for lots of classical music... but in very narrow bands: Palestrina, John Williams (brass-heavy), Bach's organ repertoire, and anything of his transcribed for acoustic guitar. Choral music. Most of what constitutes pop music for the last sixty years is... indecipherable noise. I like Jean Ritchie a lot, and some of the older country guitar-pickers: Merle Travis, Johnny Cash, Doc Watson... and more recently Chris Smither, for similar reasons. It's quiet music, not noisy.
Used to like Mahler a lot, but find I am not that depressed anymore, and have got out of the habit ;)
Have spent the last few years converting my strictly-mechanical music-reading skill (high school band) into sight-reading for voice, completely out in public and not by my own choice, which was absolutely mortifying for the first year or so. Never pictured myself as a vocalist, and never liked singing in front of others, so it's been a hair-raising sort of adventure.