Chapter 2 Discussion

What are the reasons why people change while listening to music?

l. Definition of Music

Music was made for people to listen to whenever they feel like it. Music is something that people listen or enjoy, wherein they just simply listen and hear the essence of the music they hear. Music can be used or played in many ways, it can also be played with instruments for you to play to other people or maybe sing by using your voice in music records and make covers to be posted in the social network.

An agreeable definition of music is presented by Joanne Lipman in her article nytimes.com entitled "Music the key to success". She stated that music is everywhere wherein a lot of people enjoy it and play it by any of their interest. Music is everywhere meaning anyone can enjoy music in many ways, by playing it, listening to and even singing it. She also said music can be listened in different kinds of music or genres where other people can enjoy with their specific interest in music.

Lipman said that "Music is collaboration. The ability to listen. A way of thinking that weaves together disparate ideas. The power to focus on the present and the future simultaneously". It is an accurate meaning wherein this saying of hers can really be related to all the people no matter what genre it may be. (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/13/opinion/sunday/is-music-the-key-to-success.html?_r=0)

II. Possible Effects

A. Mood Regulation

People listens to music a lot nowadays wherein they have no idea that every time they listen to music, their moods somehow changes randomly or sometimes they notice that their moods have already been changed while listening to that specific music. This one mostly happens to teen or kids, wherein they have a sudden change of moods or on other words mood swings.

In an article entitled "How music affects people" by Susan McCammon in globalpost.com. She discussed that music can be a change of mood to certain people who listens to music a lot. She also said musics like rock music provides depressed teens with a means to forget their problems and engage in healthy activities such as dancing.

McCammon said that "The hormonal rush associated with adolescence makes teens, especially females prone to mood swings and depression". All people people gets affected by it but it affects the girls more often or most of the time. (http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/positive-effect-rock-music-affects-teenagers-18385.html)

B. Makes you Emotional

Music can be something good to listen if ever you're in a bad shape or in a bad situation. Music is being listened because sometimes they feel bored or have nothing to do. One is also to change your mood somehow but then people don't know that people that change of mood changes your emotion or in other words you some become emotional depending on the genre you are listening to.

In an article that was written by Amanda Angel in wqxr.com entitled "Music changes your emotions". In this article she said that music may be the food of love but then it can also be not because of the problem wherein your emotions may change and become really emotional which is what people really hate when it happens to them or to other people.

Angels said "Listening to music heightens the emotions in any subject or type of music. Not only they can be more expressive or effusive with their comments, but they were more forthcoming as well". Meaning to say it's really accurate that when you listen to music, no matter what genre it may be, it can actually change your your emotions wherein it is not a good thing to yourself or to other people. (http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/169724-top-five-studies-classical-music-and-health/)


III. Genres of Music

A. Country Music

One genre would be the Country music wherein people loves listening to especially in other countries other that the Philippines. Country music is something that people listen because they actually relax people in a way and it gives a good music to come people especially to old country music.

In this article entitled "The effect of country music to suicide" by Steven Stack in uark.com. In this article he said that country music has a bad effect on people because it actually leads people to suicide or letting the lives of the people to give their life for nothing. he also said that people who listens to country music mostly are people who sad or maybe in a way depressed. Country music could be a big deal to people because it is actually related to the lives of the who may be at risk of suicidal. '

Stack said "We contend that the themes found in country music foster suicidal mood among people already at risk of suicide and that is thereby associated with a high suicide rate". In other words country music shouldn't be listened to because it may lead you into a suicidal risk.

B. Hip Hop

Another genre would be hip hop. Listening to music can be done by all people wherein they just simply download songs from the social network and listen to it. In any age the people, they may listen to music in every way. But with that specific music or genre like hip hop, they can actually get a bad influence in it because have you noticed that hip hop are only being made or sang by those famous people who do stuff that aren't or shouldn't be done where the law or rules are actually being violated.

In an article written by Lori A. Selke in globalspot.com entitled "Does hip hop affect people's behavior", he said in his article that people who listens to hip hop changes where in they get bad influences in them because with most of the hip hop music, they actually influence people to do drugs or even drink and become an alcoholic person. She also said that listening to hip hop is not good or else most of the people nowadays would be in a bad situation.

Selke said that "The explicit content of some hip hop song lyrics, extolling violence and drug and alcohol use, and detailing sexual exploits and gang adventures, can be quite disturbing to parentsof teen fans in particular". this is was explained accurately wherein hip hop does affect people in a negative way because in this article he said that he has seen and studied that people do get influenced everytime they listen to some hip hop music. (http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/hip-hop-affect-behavior-kids-5073.html)

C. Jazz

Jazz music has always being played or listened by people because jazz music is something that makes people relax and clear their minds. Somehow jazz is like a medicine to people or even the kids wherein it can change their moods to be in a relaxing way.

In an article that was written by Micheal Janisch in theguardian.com etitled "is jazz good for babies". In this article he said that the effect of jazz music to babies has a good effect on them wherein it can improve their knowledge and IQ but then he also said it somehow can't. It only happens seldom. He said that jazz can also let kids change their moods wherein it could be a negative or a positive one though the effect on people they said that it can really improve their IQ, in other words make them smarter.

Janisch said "Exposing a baby, from pre-birth even to beautiful and creative music, at appropriate volumes in short spans can be nothing but good". It just shows that jazz music can really be either a good or a bad effect on people or the kids. In other words jazz music shouldn't be played just to be sure of the effect because risks can be taken by listening to it. (http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/25/jazz-for-babies-michael-janisch)