As a music teacher who studies classical as well as popular music I have to say that I think “Composed Music” is a terrible term to use. I do appreciate Mr. Havighurst’s desire to make Classical Music more accessible, but this new term is very flawed. It ignores the fact that majority of all music is composed- from carefully developed chord progressions in popular songs to DJs who spend hours perfecting their beats in electric media. Furthermore, there is a long history of improvisation in classical music from the organ player’s interpretation of figured bass passages in the Baroque era to the Aleatory music of John Cage in the 20th century. Improvisation should also be properly considered a form of composition- the great Jazz players, bluegrass pickers, and Hindustani masters compose their improvised passages deliberately in real time using an acquired knowledge of modes, chord progression, rhythmic patterns, and calculated creative experimentation. Most importantly, the term “Classical Music” encapsulates a multitude of styles and musical genres spanning a history over 1,500 years old. If we truly wish to bring Classical Music back into the mainstream the focus should be on bringing attention to it’s diversity and blurring the distinction between “high art” and “low art.”