I've read recently in one of our (Australian) newspapers that "classical music" has been used in shopping malls and car parks to deter "hoons" (young people who are dumb, gather in gangs, drive cars too fast and make for general antisocial behaviour). Loud speakers have been put in some car parks near railway stations at night, with "classical music" being played, and apparently this has proven to be an effective deterrent. Firstly, I'm not at all sure what the definition is when they refer to "classical music" - perhaps Andre Rieu (spelling) - but the idea that fine music is totally anathema to some young people shows how far down the food chain many have slipped. Some adult has obviously thought up the idea. Can that person be any less reprehensible than the hoons who respond so badly to this kind of music?
On the other hand, I would find it torture to have to listen to loud rock/pop music. I actually have a theory that this latter kind of music is actually intended to drive people into a frenzy. Witness stadium rock. But that it is actually fostered in high schools on Music programs as worthy of study above all else is where the real atrocity lies. Oh, and don't forget, cultural relativism and political correctness have been introduced in tandem to make sure that it cannot be criticized as being lesser, artistically, than fine music!
On the other hand, I would find it torture to have to listen to loud rock/pop music. I actually have a theory that this latter kind of music is actually intended to drive people into a frenzy. Witness stadium rock. But that it is actually fostered in high schools on Music programs as worthy of study above all else is where the real atrocity lies. Oh, and don't forget, cultural relativism and political correctness have been introduced in tandem to make sure that it cannot be criticized as being lesser, artistically, than fine music!
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