* Introduction to Classical Music
| Pop music | classical music |
|---|---|
| often uses electronic instruments | usually uses acoustic instruments |
| often include lyrics that describe the emotion of the music | Greater prominence given to purely instrumental (untexted) music |
| often short and repitions | Compositions are often longer and cast in broader forms |
| often performed without musical notation | often performed with s score |
| Often features a strong sense of a regular beat | A somewhat lesser emphasis on a strongly defined regular beat |
| Performances much less often rely on notated music | Performances typically occur with and from notated music (or from memory of notated music) |