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I've never been a fan of the term "Music Appreciation," mainly
because it sounds like it has a real PR problem.
I mean, this is the best we can do? Really?
Sounds like we're setting the bar a little low here, aren't we? We
aren't hoping you'll actually like it, or be passionate about it,
we're just hoping you'll build up a tolerance for it.
And yet, for decades, the terminology of choice in classrooms around
the land to describe the curriculum to people who are often forced
to have some kind of an encounter with music that does not come over
the top-40 radio stations or is marketed at teenagers, is that
strange little word: appreciate.
It sounds kind of academic, doesn't it? And just maybe, in the back
of your mind, you are thinking about mom, who made you "appreciate"
your vegetables when you were young or you wouldn't get any dessert.
Still, sad as that is, it isn't a unique philosophical use of the
term. We are still trying to get people to appreciate each other,
too.
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