My post from several weeks ago now, “Musical Appreciation, or the qualitative assessment of music appreciation,” promised an addendum with the list of qualities ranked by both my husband and myself. As frequently happens when we take time to rank and then compare, the results are almost exactly opposite! (Remember our Pixar lists?)
So below, you will find our reasons for liking any specific song or music as ranked by high, medium, or low importance. What would you rank the highest? What would you rank the lowest? Are we missing anything from this list?
Amy
High:
Evoking emotinos
Ability to sing along
Instrument/vocal quality
Medium:
Lyrics
Catchy
Instruments used
Low:
Context
Innovative
Technical ability of musicians
Ryan
High:
Innovative
Technical ability of usicians
Medium:
Lyrics
Instrument/vocal quality
Ability to sing along
Catchy
Low:
Context
Evoking emotions
Instruments used