This TED talk was very eye-opening and inspiring. If I had to pick a category, I would probably say that I've listened to classical music before, but only the most well known pieces because I had to learn them or listen to them in band. But I never gave it the thought that Benjamin pointed out, and that is the range of emotions and feelings it can conjure up, and how some pieces can be like a story. I've always heard a piece of classical music and just thought of it as fast, slow, major, minor, but the way Benjamin pointed out the details of suspense like in a Shakespearean play made me look back on the classical music I've learned and how he makes a very true point.
What I also like about these music TED talks is that it I feel like they get a different part of your brain involved. I would classify it as passive thinking, since while your brain is working, it is just working off of what you feel and not necessarily what you already know. Like in the Bobby McFerrin talk, Benjamin also got the audience involved when he asked them what note would come next, and even though you may not have studied music before, you can still passively feel that note. I find that very enjoyable, and enjoyable in a different way, since, like I said, it is more passive.
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