How does music affect us?
Music
WHAT IS MUSIC?
Music is the art of arranging tones in an orderly sequence so as to produce a unified and continuous composition, according to Webster 's II: New Riverside University Dictionary.
However, people have different meanings for music. Therefore there is not just one meaning for “music”.
Meanings of music to other people:
Music plays an integral and emotional role in our lives.
Music is the way one expresses their selves.
Music is an instrument that we speak through.
Music is the way in which a person relaxes.
These are a few meanings I came across from the young people/ youths.
Every age group listens to music, but from observation; the youths seem to listen music way more than the ‘older folks’ nowadays.
Different ways in which people listen music:
In today’s time, there are a lot of means to listen music.
Radio
Electronic devices such as iPods
Internet
CD players
Television Channels etc.
There might be many more ways that might not be listed above.
How music affect youths?
The type of research that will be used to investigate this issue is mixed methods.
Research designs which can be used are observation, historical, survey and experimental. This research is both qualitative and quantitative.
This research will be focusing on children from 13-18. The population will be both boys and girls in this age group. Random persons in my surrounding between this age group will be involved in my research.
The 4 main methods of data collection used are:
Questionnaires
Interview
Focus group
Observation
Methods of data collection
Questionnaires
A set of printed or written questions with a choice of answers, devised for the purposes of a survey or statistical study.
The instrument used for this method of data collection is:
Questionnaire
Ten questionnaires were given out to ten persons between the ages of 13-18. This sample included 5 girls and 5 boys.
Advantages
Takes up less time and saves
WHAT IS MUSIC?
Music is the art of arranging tones in an orderly sequence so as to produce a unified and continuous composition, according to Webster 's II: New Riverside University Dictionary.
However, people have different meanings for music. Therefore there is not just one meaning for “music”.
Meanings of music to other people:
Music plays an integral and emotional role in our lives.
Music is the way one expresses their selves.
Music is an instrument that we speak through.
Music is the way in which a person relaxes.
These are a few meanings I came across from the young people/ youths.
Every age group listens to music, but from observation; the youths seem to listen music way more than the ‘older folks’ nowadays.
Different ways in which people listen music:
In today’s time, there are a lot of means to listen music.
Radio
Electronic devices such as iPods
Internet
CD players
Television Channels etc.
There might be many more ways that might not be listed above.
How music affect youths?
The type of research that will be used to investigate this issue is mixed methods.
Research designs which can be used are observation, historical, survey and experimental. This research is both qualitative and quantitative.
This research will be focusing on children from 13-18. The population will be both boys and girls in this age group. Random persons in my surrounding between this age group will be involved in my research.
The 4 main methods of data collection used are:
Questionnaires
Interview
Focus group
Observation
Methods of data collection
Questionnaires
A set of printed or written questions with a choice of answers, devised for the purposes of a survey or statistical study.
The instrument used for this method of data collection is:
Questionnaire
Ten questionnaires were given out to ten persons between the ages of 13-18. This sample included 5 girls and 5 boys.
Advantages
Takes up less time and saves
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