People often fear new music, or what they see as ‘new music’. It is certain that music has changed dramatically over the past hundred years and it has often been hard to grasp. This lecture attempts to redress the balance and offers insight into what at first may seem complicated and dissonant music, making it understandable and accessible. You may suddenly find yourself fast becoming a ‘new music’ fan and eager to explore more and more work of our time and of our recent past.