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  That is a tough one because I feel as though knowledge and appreciation in music are generally correlated. However, in tech it seems like the less knowledgeable the more “magical” everything feels.
context: After reading some of your responses below, I do feel that your initial post sounds more gatekeepy than you may have intended. However,  I still don't entirely agree by virtue of its attempt to quantify a purely subjective experience. 
  Perhaps a less contentious way of conveying this idea would be to say that musicians have another avenue to appreciate music that isn't available to non musicians. >
  
  I think that it's true for certain genres and or songs.
  Take jazz as a genre for example, a lot of the subtlety is lost if you're not trained in the field so to say >
  
  It's true for almost anything you can study or take an interest in. We're generally blind to the details of things until we take a closer look. >
  
  I think assuming that knowledge = appreciation is an iffy prospect. Plenty of people know a ton of shit about stuff without appreciating it at all.
  And chord changes? Is that all you got? Chord changes are actually one of the things most people can easily notice about music, even if they don't know what it's called.
  Also, I used to play an instrument some years back and no longer do. But I think I actually appreciate music more now because I'm more attuned and experienced with the kinds of emotions that inspire good music, instead of just the technicality of it.