What's the difference between classical music and pop music?

Classical music and pop music, both of which have existed for a long time, have been heard by the whole people. Classical music is more complicated and attracts the elderly, while pop music attracts the young. Classical music has many advantages. It is generally considered that it needs more attention to details than pop music because it is complicated. As we all know, music is an art form, and its medium is sound. Its same elements are pitch, rhythm and motivation. Music helps to comfort those who are disturbed and help us live a full life. Therefore, the purpose of music is to touch the heart. Most classical songs are written for influential and affluent societies, while pop music is written specifically for mass consumption. You only need to look at the concentrated works of Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn, and you will realize that these composers are all creating works, which requires a lot of time, money and talent. The attraction of pop music lies in its simple, energetic rhythm and attractive voice. The specific differences between pop music and classical music are as follows. 1. Chord progression: In pop music, chords are easier to predict and repeat than classical music. I estimate that 80% of pop music only uses four chords. Typical Bach's works use dozens of different chords with amazing and unique combinations. 2. Melody: Pop music usually uses a lot of repetitive notes, short repetitive melodic phrases and very simple melodic lines. Songs are easy to learn and remember, and singing or playing is simple and interesting. The structure of classical melody is much more complicated, and there are often longer repeated phrases, which makes learning and playing more challenging and rewarding. 3. Rhythm: Compared with classical music, the main advantage of pop music lies in its complexity in rhythm. The drum mode in pop music is bass drum, and the small drum provides different rhythms. When you put all these together, it really makes you want to stamp your feet! Most classical music is not so interesting in rhythm. For example, some Bach works contain only sixteenth notes.