How to enjoy a Classical Music Concert (20 steps)

1. Be mentally prepared, its classical music
   
2. Know the story behind the piece or pieces, sometimes they are very interesting
   
3. Be aware that classical music in not only for old people or rich people, it is an amazing form of art for any kind of people.
   
4. Back when the music was composed, composers worked under extreme circumstances ( they didn't have computers) :)
   
5. When you get to the concert hall before the beginning of the concert read the program, know the musicians, the story behind the piece, the conductor, future performances, etc.
   
6. Feel the joy of being part of the classical music world, you are supporting people you have studied really hard to make it in to a symphony orchestra or a chamber group.
   
7. When the concertmaster comes out please applaud! He is the leader of the orchestra as well as the leader of first violin section. His job is not easy task! He has to be able to communicate music ideas well with his colleagues, have a strong leadership, and be a special musician since a lot of the orchestra problems musically and administrative are discussed with the concertmaster.
   
8. After the orchestra is tuned listen to the first melody or effect created by the composer
   
9. Listen to harmonies and how they accompany the melody
   
10. Who has the melody? Flute, oboe, violins, cellos?
    
11. If the piece have movements, are they repeating the same melodies again in other movements?
    
12. Does melodies represent a character according to the story behind it?
    
13. DONT applaud between movements
    
14. How big is the orchestra? Usually baroque and classical music are played by chamber orchestras with less than 40 member while the romantic music is played with over 80 member.
    
15. If there is a soloist, listen how he interacts with the orchestra members for example: A duo melody with the flute, or maybe he plays the melody and then the bassoon take it on.
    
16. Watch the conductor’s hair, some of them are really crazy
    
17. Listen to the percussion section, they have all kind of ethnical instruments
    
18. At intermission or at the end of the concert, go meet the musicians and the soloist
    
19. After watching closely all this details you will understand more what this is all about and you are more likely to find classical music as entertaining. This is why people say classical music is boring sometimes they don't know anything about it, is like looking at a modern painting, it is boring until you know what it is all about.
    
20. Symphonic music is one of the more complex genres, this is why sometimes is so hard to understand. It is not like a hip-hop that only uses 2 chords through all the song. We can also enjoy symphonic music in the movie theater, some orchestras also include in their season a pop concert or a Broadway highlights.This is a great start for someone that wants to get in to classical and symphonic music