How do various genres of music reveal one’s character? There are a variety of genres of music that people listen to. Three genres of music that my group and I chose to look into are Rock and Roll, Rap, and Religious music. My group and I chose to look into these three genres to see and find out how it reveal the characteristics and perspectives of an individual.
First, rock and roll affects teens through bad decision making. For instance, Rock and Roll can affect teens by introducing the idea of drugs(C, Eduardo).Drugs are bad because they kill brain cells leading to other bad decisions.Then, Rock and Roll can affect teens by introducing the thought of sexual intercourse(C,Eduardo). Sexual intercourse is a bad idea at a young age because there are many risks that you are taking, such as Aids. So I see Rock and Roll as a bad influence towards teens because the influence it gives to teens concludes horrendously in the long run.
Next religious music affects teens ways of thinking about religion.First, religious music opens you to new ideas(B,Facundo). Religious music is good because it can help you open up your mind to new ideas, thoughts, and beliefs.Then, religious music is very peaceful(B,Facundo).Religious music is also good toward the mind of teens because it’s peaceful ,therefore the more you listen to it the more peaceful you get. Then, religious music as a very good genre to listen to because it generates a teen to be more open to everything.
Now, what is the effect that rap generates toward teens? First, rap music tells truth, thus this makes whoever listens to it feel powerful. In the song “ Words of Wisdom” by Tupac he states:
“Killing us one by one
In one way or another
America will find a way to eliminate the problem
One by one
The problem is
The troubles in the black youth of the ghettos
And one by one” (Tupac).Rap music is good with this quote that Tupac illustrates in one of his songs truth about the ghetto and how black people were really treated and this tells teens truth and reality. Rap music at times speaks a lot about sex and drugs. Stating about sex and drugs in a rap song is bad toward teens because nowadays popularity rules, therefore peer pressure will probably force you to do these type of acts.Through the evidence provided above this genre of music (rap) is as good as it is bad because it reveals truth but it can also include sex and drugs and this is bad because you are risking your life playing with drugs and a variety of diseases.
Jaycob Lopez
How do various genres of music reveal one’s character?
I believe that various genres of music reveal one's character by what the lyrics mean, the main idea as well as the theme of the song, and how the listener feels about it. The main idea of a song can be the message it gives and the theme can be the emotion it gives off to a person to a person when they listen to it which leads to a conclusion of how the listener would feel about it.
The genres that my group and I chose to research, were the three Rs; Rock and Roll, Religion, and Rap. We chose these genres because through our research, these are overall the most listened to. We will use our research to show how the genres of music reveal one's character.
The first genre I would like to discuss in favor of my answer to the topic question is Rock and Roll. Rock and Roll started in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s and it was mainly a combination African-American genres like blues, boogie woogie, jump blues, jazz, and gospel music all together with a Western swing and a little bit of country music. Rock and Roll abundantly affected teens in poor decision making. Rock and Roll influenced teens to experiment with drugs and promoted sexual intercourse. (Doc C.) This shows that Rock and Roll had a powerful impact on mainly teen. This led to manipulation towards teens by making poor decisions which shows that it brings out bad characteristics from that age group. As Rock and Roll evolved, it also had a positive impact on society. It became a popular genre that influenced society to help create new ways to listen and react to music now. (Doc C.) This shows that Rock and Roll made a big transition from influencing teens to make poor decisions to helping society, a bigger group, become creative and productive.
The second genre we researched is Religion. Religion involves many prayers and God. Religious music is probably the oldest kind of music that has been made. There's been religious paintings involving instruments and they go further than the 14th century. Religion brings unity promotes peace and happiness. People in churches sing and enjoy being a part of the religion. They unite in ceremonies such as mass or other special occasions. It boomed in production during the 1800s which shows many people were peaceful and united at the time.
The final genre that supports my answer is Rap. Rap started in the 70s and since then it's expanded drastically. Nowadays it has a bad connotation only because the radio stations play negative songs. Rap has had a powerful impact on teens, especially now. Most Rap artists nowadays promote drugs, violence, and sexual intercourse. For example, Wiz Khalifa mainly raps about drugs, Marijuana to be specific. DMX rapped about violence. Rapper Too Short still raps about sex. Teenagers fell in love with this kind of music called rap and found it as a guide for them. Rap in its early stages guided teens to do good for the their community. Now, it guides teens to make poor decisions depending on what the artist promotes in his or her music. So, there are many characteristics that rap reveals, it just depends on the artist an individual listens to. That's why Rap is very complex.
In conclusion, these three genres were the most powerful to impact a group and change society. Rap was my personal favorite to research because I love rap and it reveals a variety of characteristics. That is how various genres of music reveal one's character.
Eduardo Bazan
How do various genres of music reveal one's character?
There are many different genres of music, such as Rock n’ Roll, and Religious music. They can help reveal one's character by changing their emotions, by affecting their behavior, and by introducing new ways of thinking.
First, music can change one's emotions and reveal character in many ways depending on the type of songs that they listen to. Music reveals a person's deepest thoughts and feelings of who they are, music can also change someone's perspective on themselves(A, Jaycob). From this we can understand that music affects the way people think and feel about themselves. Music can instantaneously change a person's mood depending on the rhythm of the song, people that listen to slow and romantic music are more likely to get sad, listening to calm music could help you become relaxed(D, Andrea). Here we see that various genres of music are intended for different types of people at a certain moment because they can determine the way people feel and think
Next, Rock n’ Roll can help affect and reveal someone's character, it can also affect teens behavior through poor decision making. Rock and Roll impacted the 1950’s by originating sexual intercourse among teenagers(C, Eduardo). Teens shouldnt sexually contact individuals because theyre are too young and because there are many risks like having a baby and contracting sexually transmitted diseases. Rock 'n' Roll somehow affected the people that did listen to it, to think that drug usage is okay(C, Eduardo). Drug usage is not okay the can alter your body chemistry and lead to addiction.
Lastly, religious music affects people's character by introducing new ways of thinking. Religious music is very peaceful(B, Facundo). Listening to this type of music can affect a person's personality by helping them become more open minded and peaceful. Religious music helps you open up to new ideas(B, Facundo). From this I can conclude that opening up to new ideas allows access to new beliefs and thoughts and it could influence people's character
Andrea Zuniga
How do various genres of
music reveal one's character ?
Various genres of music reveal one's character in many different ways music is a type of influence it might make a person want to do bad things and it might want to make a person want to do good things it all depends on the music itself and what they lyrics say and mean to you. music can change a person's emotions instantaneously an upbeat song may want to make a person want to get up and dance around or do something fun but a sad song may have the opposite effect on a person and would most likely want to make them cry or be isolated for a long or short period of time three different genres of music specifically that can reveal one's character are rock n roll, rap, and religious music
Rock N roll can reveal one's character in many different ways one specifically is bad decision making like wanting to experiment with drugs or see what it's like to be high or even wanting to have sexual intercourse with another individual which whom you many not be in a relationship with for example a Guns N roses song called Sex drugs and Rock N roll talks about a young man getting high and using a variety of different substances and having sexual inercourse with another individual this song may pure pressure an individual into wanting to do something similar to what the young man does in this song this song is also a big influence to teens and or anyone and can impact an individual's life severely.
Another genre of music that can affect and or reveal one's character is religious music. Religious music may make a person want to be more graceful and peaceful it may even make a person more relaxed and can probably even change a person's life around for the better if they have a bad perspective on the world itself. For example religious music can make a person more relaxed peaceful and even more graceful because of what the lyrics say for example
“But the voice of truth tells me a different story
And the voice of truth says, "Do not be afraid!"
And the voice of truth says, "This is for My glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me but i will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth”
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth” these lyrics are from a song call the Voice of truth by casting crowns as an individual can see that the lyrics would most likely want to make a person be more peaceful or relaxed and would change their perspective on life.
Finally rap can affect and or reveal one's character in many different ways. there are thousands or rappers in the world today some are famous and some are “underground”(meaning that they are not yet famous) rap can make an individual become mean or evil but it can also make an individual want to become more than what they are and do good in life. old school rap like biggie, tupac ,eazy e etc mostly rap about how life is hard and growing up isn't fun there are hard times and good times but it always gets better. This would most likely want a person want to become more than what they are and actually do good in life. The “new school rap mostly talks about drugs and sexual intercourse with other individuals and killing people. This type of music would probably want to make an individual do these things to try and be “cool” or “ fit in “ . As you can see how rap can reveal an individual's character.
In conclusion music takes a big role in our daily lives and can affect an individual's emotions instantaneously because of this it can also reveal character in a good way and or bad way. It all depends on the lyrics itself and what type of genre you listen to.
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