[Desdemona]

Most of the music is pretty bad, but I think a good chunck of that can be chalked up to ignorance. Before I trained in voice and really learned classical, I used to like it. Really, the bad music is a byproduct of poor or lack of musical education. The kids in my family were at least exposed to classical when we were young. Some people I know can't name Beethoven's Fifth when they hear it.

[ArrogantBustard]

I spent over a decade studying classical piano, as a child ...

Most of the music is pretty bad, but I think a good chunck of that can be chalked up to ignorance.

Are you saying that the composers or the congregations are musically ignorant. Or both?