Throughout the author's teaching career of the last thirty years, he has thought a great deal about how to prepare children for meaningful encounters with Western art music, a type of music that is not normally a part of their listening environments. (Many young people consider it music of the grey-haired generation.) The Western art music he was exposed to through his school music program many years ago had a great effect on him; therefore he has consistently sought effective ways of presenting it to children. He believes in the value of exposing children to many styles and genres of music--world music, both folk and classical, is his other passion--however, in this article, he wants to share a number of strategies that can help music teachers provide informal learning environments that may foster in their students a love of Western art music. He emphasizes informal learning environments here because he has come to realize that in addition to directly teaching selected elements of a musical composition, it's equally valuable to present Western art music in relaxed, nondirected ways. (Contains 6 resources and 16 notes.)