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Old 10-19-2017, 07:45 AM   #173 (permalink)
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That's honestly surprising to me. Pop music and punk I obviously don't see where it would help, but I imagine that's not true for classical and jazz though?
With classical music, context can make or break music so having that understanding of the history and what would signify a big change can definitely help. For jazz, it can help you appreciate it more, but only if you can also connect to the emotive element that's so present in the genre.
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