I dabble in classical, and I bet many others do as well. My favorites are Wagner, Debussey, and of course Mozart, but I'm really not into listening to them all the time.
I wouldn't call classical music alone "art music." There's plenty of other music that I consider to be art and not entertainment that is being made today (or was made in the past half century).
I can't read music and I don't have a musical bone in my body. The kazoo is about the most complicated instrument I've mastered. I don't think it's a requirement to be able to play music to enjoy it, although I suppose it could help in some cases.
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