What type of music do students listen to and why?
Music is an object in our lives. For some, music is vital and a life without it is almost impossible, whereas for others it is casual sort of admiration. For many, music is a way of expressing ‘self’. Particularly, also being a teenager myself, I can see a great deal of support music gives to the teen students in going through the so-called difficulties adolescences brings. Interestingly, not everyone listens and finds peace or consolation listening to same type of music, and the variation is intriguing.
There is a large variety of music types. Those we are most familiar with nowadays are pop, R&B, rap, jazz, blues, rock, metal and electronic. Among all the genres there is a melody available to every mood, age and sex; slow ballads targets the more moody ones, upbeat for those who are feeling happy and jiggly, down-tempo electronic for those who like to chill out, to name but a few. Through these songs people somehow find a way to convey their inner thoughts and beliefs. Some may argue certain types of music may be influencing teens in a negative way, however I believe, rather than influential aspect it is more of a inner reflection of that person and we can understand a whole lot deal of what is going inside that person’s head and what fits their real personality- which also brings us to the fact that everyone’s opinion and taste in music is going to vary. Interestingly enough, peoples choice of music usually does not remain the same throughout their lifetime but as years go by and a person grows up, their music taste as their personality changes as well; maybe it’s due to different environments the person is exposed to, different people they meet, things they go through etc. and all the influences in discovering alternative types of musics.
When you think of your past and present self, what type of music did you use to listen and what type of music you are listening to today? I am sure you will see it was due to your continuously changing mood and changing habitat. Pretty fascinating, is it not?