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Western classical music isn't something that is particularly difficult to research since it's western and there is so much information on it. One of the difficulties, however, would be getting the reader to believe the information to be true in that so much of it is from experience. If I were to talk about the technical aspect of the music culture it would be too complicated and confuse many people as the western classical world in the high school is just as complicated as if you were to talk about western classical outside the high school culture. What makes it the unique high school experience is performers who are teenagers with attitude problems and learning to be less dramatic about everything. This all translates into their music which makes it the music culture that it is. This is so hard to explain to anyone who has never been in such a situation or experienced it first-hand.

Another difficulty is getting interviews. Right now, the high school orchestras are getting ready for their annual competition which is the biggest high school music competition in all of Texas. So all the directors and members are busy and it is difficult to schedule times. Regardless of the competitions, there is always a concert to be practicing for or an individual competition to get rehearsing or practicing for. The people of this music culture are busy people.

That being said, if there is a concert, there is a concert and it will not be canceled easily because concerts are what they're always preparing for. In this music world, we believe in getting things done, so postponing a concert is somewhat akin to an insult to the musical abilities of the performer. It's like saying you're not good enough even with all the time you put in so you're not going to perform.