The place where I went had a first timers guide, which is quite amusing and yet useful.
First Timers Guide - No One Forgets their Very First Time?
- What exactly is classical music?
- How do I know if I’ll enjoy it?
- What pieces are you playing this season that I’ll recognise?
- What are all those instruments?!
- And where do the Choruses fit it?
- What should I wear?
- When should I clap?
- Which concerts are suitable for children?
- How can I find out more about classical music?
- What about accessible facilities at Symphony Hall and CBSO Centre?
- And refreshments?
When should I clap?
It can often be difficult to know when you are ‘supposed’ to clap.
Generally, you clap only once the piece is complete (rather than between movements). If you don’t know the piece, your concert programme will tell you how many movements there are in a particular piece. There is normally a 10-20 second pause between movements, so you should be able to work out which movement you are hearing.
If that doesn’t work, wait for everyone else to start, and then join in!
The concert was very good and I really enjoyed it. So today I was looking for some free samples of classical music out there on the web. I found a good supply on the wiki website
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sound/list
The file are in ogg format but this plays in winamp and there are loads of converters out there if you want to put on your ipod/mp3 player, the important thing is that they are free and gives you a good idea of what classical music is like and which parts you like.
If anyone has another other good sites with free classical music mp3 songs, please add them in the comments.
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