I think the general decline in interest in jazz, classical, and other (dare we say thinking people's?) music coincides with the subtraction of music education from public schools. Where else, except in rare instances of family or close friends, is a child likely to be exposed to a forward-looking, skilled musician who is willing to pass on his or her enthusiasm for instruments and genres not generally heard on the radio? Any kid these days can tell you where to get contraceptives, not so much about the 12 (jazz) chords and their inversions, or know what a downbeat is besides what you do to that kid in the class that nobody likes. What's left is children who, if they have any interest in playing music at all, want to learn pop songs or be a DJ. You can keep all that technical crap as far as they are concerned. Now, where's that Xbox controller?

"My primary musical instrument is the personal computer."