Hey, I'm a 17 year old violinist, and have discovered that people are always going to put down classical music. But, I've made it my goal to get some people at least somewhat on my side. There's really no way you're going to get everyone to like it. I try to talk to people personally and be sensitive about the way I handle it, but I find that most people are open to it in the end. Also, as a test case I will mention that I wrote an article in the school newspaper about classical vs. pop and found that that won over about....oh that was zero people, but when I talk to people one on one (and do avoid those stubborn people who aren't even willing to listen) they tend to hear some good. jed