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| Jorge Franganillo |
My autoethnography is going to explore the common belief of teenagers that all who love classical music are snobs. This belief is to be explored through the eyes of these teenagers who are literally repelled by classical music. There are many who enjoy classical music that are completely normal and just enjoy the purity of sound that accompanies classical music, while enjoying other music styles that others would call unintelligent or cartoonish (Hood).
So why exactly are so many who like classical music considered snobby and pretentious? Well, because they are. This is not to say every person who likes classical music looks down on other genres and sips their tea with “pinkies out.” Through research I have discovered that the loudest voices in classical music are the ones that ruin the reputation of the classical music genre. Critics, purists, and the ones with lots of money who attend concerts and orchestras in expensive, black tie attire are the reason that teenagers today are repulsed by classical music (Joachim). It has been branded an elitist art form which turns off the youth of today (Joachim).
Professional businesses and gas stations alike have begun to play classical music in and around their buildings as a way to prevent crime and loitering. It is “uncool” for kids to be hanging around where this snooty music is being played and when asked about classical music being played in underground subways for this same purpose, Norman Lebrecht, a British music columnist, said it was, “culturally reckless” and “profoundly demeaning to one of the greater glories of civilization” (Hirsch).
It is this kind of attitude that reinforces the idea that classical music is not for the average Joe, that it is exclusive, only for snobs that ride around in limos.
So why exactly are so many who like classical music considered snobby and pretentious? Well, because they are. This is not to say every person who likes classical music looks down on other genres and sips their tea with “pinkies out.” Through research I have discovered that the loudest voices in classical music are the ones that ruin the reputation of the classical music genre. Critics, purists, and the ones with lots of money who attend concerts and orchestras in expensive, black tie attire are the reason that teenagers today are repulsed by classical music (Joachim). It has been branded an elitist art form which turns off the youth of today (Joachim).
Professional businesses and gas stations alike have begun to play classical music in and around their buildings as a way to prevent crime and loitering. It is “uncool” for kids to be hanging around where this snooty music is being played and when asked about classical music being played in underground subways for this same purpose, Norman Lebrecht, a British music columnist, said it was, “culturally reckless” and “profoundly demeaning to one of the greater glories of civilization” (Hirsch).
It is this kind of attitude that reinforces the idea that classical music is not for the average Joe, that it is exclusive, only for snobs that ride around in limos.
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