What people do need help with is identifying the initial pieces to start with but once they have found something that grew on them, they are usually able and wanting to explore on their own. Do I need to be educated in art to find it relaxing, enjoyable or to invoke some sort of passion in me? More than once I've made some totally ignorant comment when viewing art. Someone usually kindly points out some particular point of interest that 1)enlightens me a bit more to what I'm seeing and 2) brings me a little closer to the inside track. For example, if you know they like Jazzy music and saxophones, you could get them to listen to Henk van Twillert's baritone saxophone transcriptions of Bach's unaccompanied cello suites, it's an amazing performance. In fact I noticed that rock band fans often relate to string quartets well, as long as you play something that's "noisy".
Although you don’t need to fully understand the definition of classical music to enjoy it, it certainly helps if you can comprehend that music is constantly being redefined. While Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn will always have their place in classical music, the genre didn’t begin with them and it certainly didn’t end with them. You now how difficult it is to eat slowly, chew your food properly, and really enjoy it. Playing soft music and dimming lights in dining areas has been found to help people enjoy their food more and eat less! This is the main result of a study carried out at Cornell University. On the other hand, places like fast food joints use brighter lights to encourage fast eating and more profit for the business.
It could become a habit – listening classical music while going to school, work, shop, while cooking or drinking tea. A study performed in 2012 found that children who were exposed to adult-directed music at a young age had better listening skills than those who weren’t. This finding was consistent with previous research on adults who had been exposed to classical music during childhood. These findings support the idea that exposure to classical music can improve your auditory memory by improving your ability to focus on sound. And what about people who listen to other types of music?
There is plenty of largely unexplored "classical" music, not only contemporary and 20th century but also from earlier periods. It seems to me that many people need a drumbeat or a person belting out a long note at the top of their lungs in order to recognize a dynamic range. A mere crescendo or increased intensity of sound may completely not register with them.
It also can help you to sleep, can energize your body, make your memory better. It even decreases disorder of hearing, dyslexia, inadequacy of attention, autism and other illness. It is known that some Mozart’s plays help to calm crying babies, stable sanity, quicken brain’s development. A. Mozart ‘Flute Concerto’ makes kids’ digestion and appetite better.
Try to listen to and engage with his music without preconceptions. I felt the same way for a long time too, but then I started really listening to his music. Reaching in to my music history part of the brain I remember it as Benjamin said. Telemann was the star of that period, he got all the coveted jobs, Bach lost at least calming music a couple of jobs to his seniority. Like any other composer it is up to individuals to find their like or dislike for him.
Researchers believe that the calming sounds of classical music may help your heart recover from stress. Classical music can also be a great tool to help people who have trouble sleeping. One study found that students who had trouble sleeping slept better while they were listening to classical music. Music can express what we may never be capable of verbally and thank goodness for that. We may have to struggle with anger, love, depression and many other emotions and feelings.