My first violin teacher in the 6th grade studied under Copeland. Somehow you would think we would have played something other than Hoedown (Otherwise known as the song from the Beef commercials), but no!
I love classical music (except Bach. Never cared for him). I have played piano since I was 6 and violin since I was 11, and though I haven't been playing much lately I still love it. Lately I've also started to love Red Dirt music. Cross Canadian Ragweed is probably the best known Red Dirt band, and it seems like outside of OK and TX it's called Southern Rock, but it really is a separate type of music. It's so relaxing and always makes me feel restored after listening to it, much the way Mozart does.