Send im dying question #3: when you love a piece of music, it instantly “speaks” to you. music appreciation is about learning to recognize all styles of music, even the ones that you’d rather not listen to. it’s also about understanding how your favorite musical style/s fit into the larger picture of music history. compare and contrast a style of music that you knew you loved before the course with a style of music you’ve come to appreciate during the course. be sure to include in your discussion: the defining characteristics of each style when in musical history these styles developed and how they have evolved since major artists who have written or performed in this style why you like or dislike each of the styles possible choices: jazz blues gospel soul motown bluegrass folk country rock hip-hop latin music reggae