People write and play music for their own creative enjoyment, and for the enjoyment and recognition of others. A few are fortunate to make a living from making and playing music-some are more successful at it than others.

Like with other exploits, there has been significant changes, as technology, business, communication and society broadens and changes. To be successful, and up-to-date, 8most musicians and music writers have changed, to some degree, with the times.

A comparison of the music and challenges of 200 years ago with today's is like comparing hand made cars of yesterday with mass produced cars of today. Nostalgia makes us yearn for the "romantic past". Some aspects were better, but not all. Some remote cultural areas cling to the past. However, today is today and yesterday was yesterday. It is unlikely that society will take a u-turn. Today, music is broad spectrum-as is one's music choices. For sure, like with other forms of entertainement is big business and cross-over, with hugevcompetition for the global communities increasing leisurer time and dollars.