furcalchick
Mar 23, 2007, 08:38 PM
for the past few days, i've been asking myself these questions about music and pop culture in general. i'm just posting this as a survey of sorts to get a better idea about music and society intertwine. and btw, i may make some blanket statements here, i know it's not true for all of you, but i'm going on my experiences.
1. i've always wondered why, especially with young adults; why is the preference of musical genres so important and one of the first questions always asked? in a way, it's like we're defined by the music we like.
1a. are music haters usually outcasts in teenage society? is not liking the so called teeny-bopper music also cause people to look at you weird? what's the supposed music of the A+ students?
1b. i noticed that there is less of an emphasis on playing music than just listening to it. why does that exist?
2. do you think that the barrier between musicians and everyone else was a thick one until recently? or in other words, only the rich and famous could be considered true musicians, while the rest of society is considered to be non musicians?
3. i notice that alot of times, if a piece of music doesn't have words in it, it's not considered a song in today's pop culture in alot of ways. i'm not talking about classical music vs. today's music, i'm talking about if you had a song with no words and it's not a song, but put lyrics in it and it's a song. is that true? to what extent and why? if you don't know by now, i prefer lyricless music to ones with lyrics, i feel more into the music without singing or pre-deterimned interpretation of the song.
3a. why aren't the movie scores sold on cd's in contrast to the soundtracks that have a bunch of pop songs on it (i'm talking about big time movies).
4. in mainstream music, alot of it seems to be in a forumla of some type, so the new mainstream music in many cases isn't that new, but just the old thing rehashed in different forms. how much of it is true?
5. most of the family friendly music (music parents would love for their teens), the only messages in it seem to be about romance, and it must be happy music, and not about much else, and only two forms of songs exist here, fast upbeat songs and slow ballads. there isn't much else, so the teens only think of music as love songs, and don't dive into a form of expression. also, many of the singers here seem to stick to nasally vocals as well as excessive dancing and usually don't write their own songs. some of them also seem to be all into the hollywood world, pretty much telling kids that the only way to be an artist (which they aren't i think), is to get into hollywood. how much do you think is true of this statement?
5a. do you think the rise of bubblegum pop and teeny boppers in the late 90's through now is partly because of the decline of music education?
6. is american idol helping to keep the current images of music that were described above?
i'm not bashing music or anything, i'm only trying to get a better perspective at music's impact on society. thank you.
1. i've always wondered why, especially with young adults; why is the preference of musical genres so important and one of the first questions always asked? in a way, it's like we're defined by the music we like.
1a. are music haters usually outcasts in teenage society? is not liking the so called teeny-bopper music also cause people to look at you weird? what's the supposed music of the A+ students?
1b. i noticed that there is less of an emphasis on playing music than just listening to it. why does that exist?
2. do you think that the barrier between musicians and everyone else was a thick one until recently? or in other words, only the rich and famous could be considered true musicians, while the rest of society is considered to be non musicians?
3. i notice that alot of times, if a piece of music doesn't have words in it, it's not considered a song in today's pop culture in alot of ways. i'm not talking about classical music vs. today's music, i'm talking about if you had a song with no words and it's not a song, but put lyrics in it and it's a song. is that true? to what extent and why? if you don't know by now, i prefer lyricless music to ones with lyrics, i feel more into the music without singing or pre-deterimned interpretation of the song.
3a. why aren't the movie scores sold on cd's in contrast to the soundtracks that have a bunch of pop songs on it (i'm talking about big time movies).
4. in mainstream music, alot of it seems to be in a forumla of some type, so the new mainstream music in many cases isn't that new, but just the old thing rehashed in different forms. how much of it is true?
5. most of the family friendly music (music parents would love for their teens), the only messages in it seem to be about romance, and it must be happy music, and not about much else, and only two forms of songs exist here, fast upbeat songs and slow ballads. there isn't much else, so the teens only think of music as love songs, and don't dive into a form of expression. also, many of the singers here seem to stick to nasally vocals as well as excessive dancing and usually don't write their own songs. some of them also seem to be all into the hollywood world, pretty much telling kids that the only way to be an artist (which they aren't i think), is to get into hollywood. how much do you think is true of this statement?
5a. do you think the rise of bubblegum pop and teeny boppers in the late 90's through now is partly because of the decline of music education?
6. is american idol helping to keep the current images of music that were described above?
i'm not bashing music or anything, i'm only trying to get a better perspective at music's impact on society. thank you.
