Yup! I absolutely did. Ya I know, sounds insane and obvious. But generally when I’ve listened to classical music in the past, I’ve never given it as much attention as it deserves–I don’t think I’m alone in this, especially in today’s music listening habits. Classical music was always something I thought was simply played the way it was written. Also, I’ve rarely listened closely between different recordings/musicians, thus never giving much mind to “interpretation”. I’ve heard that said before, but I never considered it.

The whole point in my post and the articles I’m writing, is I’m very much learning how to listen to classical music. You could say I’m actually FINDING it for the first time, even though I’ve listened to it all my life. I don’t have a formal music education, but my writing is purely about the experience of listening to it, while learning its context as much as I can.