The World According to... Boring John

Well, I jumped the gun with my Nick Daws' writing course. He didn't want the answers to the questions that I answered - confused, yet? - he wanted me to think up my own questions from one of the somewhat eclectic choice of topics below.

Oh dear, run before walking etc.

These are the topics that Nick so kindly thought of:

World peace

Seaweed

Classical music

Windows (not the Microsoft kind)

Banking

Conifers

Vehicle numberplates

Bricks

TV aerials

Apples

Cutlery.

Well, after a little bit of thought, I'm going to choose...

Classical music

And my revised questions are:

1. What is a concerto?

2. Who is the best composer of all time?

3. Who is the best conductor of all time?

4. What does a musical conductor do?

5. What would happen if an orchestra played without a conductor?

6. Why does classical music help learning, especially music by Mozart?

7. What is the definitive classical musical instrument?

8. Have any famous jazz musicians ever tried to play classical music?

9. Have any famous classical musicians ever tried to play jazz?

10. What is the most famous pop song that features classical music?

And now, according to Nick, I have to re-arrange them in the order that best provides for the framework for an article. (Here goes...)

1. What is the definition of classical music?

2. What is a concerto?

3. Who is the best composer of all time?

4. What does a musical conductor do?

5. What would happen if an orchestra played without a conductor?

6. Who is the best musical conductor of all time?

7. What is the definitive classical musical instrument?

8. Have any famous jazz musicians ever tried to play classical music?

9. Have any famous classical musicians ever tried to play jazz?

10. What are the similarities between jazz and classical music?

Yeah, I changed the pop question - did you notice?

Note: this was actually written on Feb 13th, but I forgot to post it. (Insert suitable Homer Simpson noise here!)