How does classical music compare to contemporary music?

Classical music is seen as more complex than contemporary or music. There are rises and falls, melody and harmony, and tone in classical music that isn't always heard in contemporary music. Contemporary music is based on the beat; it seems that if a song today has a great beat, it becomes popular. In the eyes of Roger Scruton, the music of today is lacking in substance, childish, and primitive. When he speaks of the music, he is also talking about the dances that are associated with it. Those he associates with classical music are ballroom dances like, the foxtrot and waltz; both dances taking hours of practice to perfect. Whereas with contemporary music, people move however they want, there is no need for practice or perfection. In Scruton's opinion, the music of today has lost the value of music as an art form, concluding that classical music as a whole is more valuable and complex than the music as a whole of today.