Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
pop music, classical music, popular music, Classical Crossroads
College
Fine Arts and Communications
Department
Music
Abstract
Since the early 1980s, a trend has been observed in the demography of those who attend arts events across the United States. There was been a noticeable graying of this group, meaning their average age has steadily increased for several decades and now appears endemic throughout the United States. Meanwhile, popular music has begun to reach further and further into adolescence and infancy to expand its market, delineating very clearly that new music is the best music. These two trends have created a seemingly insurmountable divide between popular music (which is king on FM radio and television) and classical music (heard generally on subscription radio, public radio and at orchestral venues).
Recommended Citation
Stoneman, Maxwell and Hicks, Dr. Michael
(2013)
"Classical Crossroads: Searching for Common Ground between Pop and Classical Music,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 2295.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/2295