In fact, various scholars have different opinions on this issue. I have seen several classification methods. Take a look at this one.

Music appreciation can be divided into three stages

< p>1. Sensory appreciation, some call it the aesthetic stage. Listening to music at this level does not require any kind of thinking. (Satisfied with whether it sounds pleasant or harsh) For example, when we are doing other things or in a coffee shop , in the dance hall, we are absent-minded and immersed in the sound. At this time, the appeal and atmosphere of the music can bring us into an unconscious but charming state of mind. And many music lovers are listening During the concert, they just wanted to forget themselves and use music as a kind of comfort or relief. They entered an illusory world, an ideal world, in which people did not need to think about the reality in daily life, and of course they did not think about it. Music.

2. Emotional appreciation (emotional response), some people call it the expression stage. Although many composers tend to avoid discussing the content of music, although they want to use words to explain a piece of music What the work means is difficult, but it should not lead to the other extreme of denying what the music is trying to "express". At different moments, the music expresses feelings of serenity or overflowing, regret or triumph, anger or joy. Emotions, which express each emotion and many other emotions in countless nuances and changes, can even express a meaning that cannot find appropriate words in any language. Lao Chai and Dehuo Shakti We shed tears after listening to the theme of the second movement. This is not because we think of other sad events, that is, empathic association (of course some people will empathize with it), but purely because of the charm of the music itself. It is the composer who put this kind of Emotions are expressed in music and are accepted by the audience after being played by the band. This cannot be expressed in any language and can only be heard with one's own ears.

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3. Intellectual appreciation (theoretically analyzing why the music is pleasant to the ear, why it is so emotional, etc.), some people call it the pure music stage. In addition to its sound and the emotions it expresses, music is the composer's use of "Music language" is created, so listeners should consciously listen to melody, rhythm, harmony, timbre and other musical materials. In order to follow the composer's ideas, they must also understand some principles of musical form structure. Only in this way can they understand Comprehensive understanding of musical works, so as to obtain perfect artistic enjoyment.

To appreciate a work from the three aspects of sense, emotion and reason, you need to understand the following aspects of knowledge:

1. The author and the historical background of the work. A musical work expresses the composer’s feelings about real life.

2. National characteristics. The Russian composer Glinka once said: " It is the people who create music, and the composer just arranges it into music." All musical works are rooted in folk music, so they have their own national characteristics. Some works generally reflect certain characteristics of national music language (such as 999 Roses is based on dance music of the Yi ethnic group), and other works are closely related to specific ethnic folk music (for example, the violin concerto uses Yue opera tunes.

3. The author’s creative personality. The composer’s life due to Different eras, environmental literacy, experiences and artistic tastes are reflected in different creative personalities. Different composers have different creative styles, and the creative styles of the same composer in different periods are also different.

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5. The expressive function of musical language. Musical language includes many elements, the most important of which are four: rhythm, melody, harmony and timbre. In addition, there are beat, speed, Dynamics, range, mode, tonality, etc.

6. Musical form and genre. Musical form is the arrangement of musical materials, which is the structural layout of music. Such as sections, two-section forms, three-section forms, etc. Section form, complex three-part form, rondo form, variation form, sonata form, rondo sonata, medley form, suite, etc. Genre is the variety of music, such as songs, dances, marches, scherzos, ballades, nocturnes, overtures, Symphonic poems, concertos, suites, operas, dance dramas, oratorios, etc.

In addition to the expression of the musical language itself, each conductor will give different interpretations of the same musical work. Each orchestra will also perform works with different timbre styles, which is what we need to observe and understand when appreciating music.