Many people assume that their only chance to engage deeply with music is in childhood – 7 or 8 years old when they first start an instrument, or high school and college as they develop their interests. They learn an instrument during those times, and perhaps keep up playing and going to concerts if they are able or if time in their lives allows. After putting down an instrument to make room for other things (families, careers, service) they may not be able to invest the energy into getting to know a piece or a composer as much as they’d like, and thus life can diminish the creative outlets we once had as young people.
Perhaps you did not learn an instrument when you were younger, so the classical genre feels foreign and unapproachable. Classical music is often accused of being so – wrapped up in its own world. It can be put into a box and thought of as only for people of a certain generation, people who have certain interests or a certain amount of free time. Maybe you feel that since you never learned to read music, you aren’t going to be able to appreciate the classical genre as much. Perhaps you aren’t able to attend live concerts due to financial, logistical or health reasons and therefore cannot benefit from the outreach that local organizations provide.
Maybe you’d like someone to help you incorporate more music into your life. Someone to teach you what to listen for and where to begin. Someone to make introductions – to the artworks themselves and the people who composed them.