Music Appreciation

When it comes to music appreciation the musicians will likely bring up the composer, the styles, and the theories, and the techniques involved.

Using some viewpoints of behavioral sciences I find that there are many other factors and phenomena to be watched. (11/16/2017)

When we get in touch with the sound of music we might be in one of the following modes of choices (2017/11/27 15:22):

1. We decide when, where, how, and what to listen.
2. We have no choice of the factors involved.
3. We choose to receive / accept what others provide.
4. We have choice to stay and continue or leave the sound of music.
5. We have choice but hesitate to leave due to politeness or other reasons. 

modes of orientations (2017/11/27 at the Hospital waiting for Letin's discharge)

1. appreciation
2. study
3. background of choices
4. background without choices
5. functional music (ceremonial; sound effect; tempo-base)

 Types of music:

1. ordinary, templated, formulated,...
2. creative - one of a kind
3. solo
4. ensembles
5. stage performance - live
6. stage performance -recorded

levels of familiarity

1. known / favorites
2. known and familiar
3. known but unfamiliar
4. just learned
5. first-time exposure
6. disliked
7. senseless

Maturity regarding music knowledge and the ability of appreciation (20:10 Jun 5, 2019)

1. infantile
2. toddler
3. first haft of grade-school
4. middle year of grade-school
5. late years of grade-school
6. middle high
7. senior high
8. college
9. graduate school
10. the postgraduate years (advanced graduate school)
11. adulthood
12. career/business oriented ages
13. middle age
14. post-middle age
15. aging
16.