I think "truly appreciating" is a very high bar, one of infinite height.
"Music exist."
"Music good."
"This chiptune jumps around in a weird and creepy way compared to the usual, I like it."
"This chiptune plays with the concept of a minor tonal melodic 5th triad to a clipped sus-7 without a resolution until the coda, I like it."
"Based on the historic music works of the time..."
"Based on the mathematical formulas of the time..."
"The vibrations in the air have a variance of..."
It's endless. There is no "truly", only greater and lesser appreciation. The person who knows no music theory but listens to a lot of music, somewhere near spot three above, appreciates the techniques in the music, they just don't know how to explain their appreciation. Like a blind painter explaining depth of view, they know something exists there, they just don't have the personal experience to explain it.
I think "truly appreciating" is a very high bar, one of infinite height.
"Music exist."
"Music good."
"This chiptune jumps around in a weird and creepy way compared to the usual, I like it."
"This chiptune plays with the concept of a minor tonal melodic 5th triad to a clipped sus-7 without a resolution until the coda, I like it."
"Based on the historic music works of the time..."
"Based on the mathematical formulas of the time..."
"The vibrations in the air have a variance of..."
It's endless. There is no "truly", only greater and lesser appreciation. The person who knows no music theory but listens to a lot of music, somewhere near spot three above, appreciates the techniques in the music, they just don't know how to explain their appreciation. Like a blind painter explaining depth of view, they know something exists there, they just don't have the personal experience to explain it.