TEENAGERS AND MUSIC
Music is dynamic, music is branched, and music is not a one
way traffic. ‘’music is my life…’’He declared,’’ “oh music simply makes me high’’another one
says.’’my life is never boring with music’’she declared. These are some of the
responses some young people gave when they were asked what music is to them.
People are often intoxicated by music.Ignore the title of
this article because virtually all Young people even
older youths are easily influenced by music .The lyrics,the rhyme,the rhythm,
the beats, send them all twisting,break-dancing
even day-dreaming.The influence of music on the teenager’s life cannot be
over-looked.Apart from the fact that some actually waste time concentrating on
lyrics, finding out latest releases,it has become an addiction for some! A
sixteen years old girl once confessed that she couldn’t sleep without listening
to music. One of my older friends does virtually all he needs to do around the
house listening to several songs. Even when has to take his birth! Hundreds of
teenagers sleep with their playlist or radio on. Some read with their earphones,
listening to different forms of music unend. Some simply see it as a means of
expressing themselves while some claim to get certain information from it.
Psychological studies have shown that music conditions a teenagers’ behavior. Let’s take a look at some of the foreign music
which most young people listen to.
TYPES
THE ROMANTIC BLUES
A slow type of music with lyrics relating to love,
heartbreak, fantasy, desire and so on.
ROCK
A type of popular modern music with a strong loud beat
played using guitars and drum.
HIP HOP
A popular dance music with regular heavy beat and spoken
words.
RHYTHM AND BLUES
A kind of upbeat
funky music that started in the 60s.Usually used to describe the blues
influenced form of music, it is predominantly performed by African-Americans.
REGGAE
A kind of popular music from the west -Indies
with a strong regular beat.
CHARACTERISTICS OF TEENAGERS WHO LOVE
ROMANTIC BLUES
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They are secretive
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They are often emotional
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They relate well with the opposite sex
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They believe so much in relationships
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They are often not successful with love
relationships
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They get sad easily
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They have sex early
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They suffer from mood swings a lot
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It may differ in various individuals.
CHARACTERISTICS OF TEENAGERS WHO LISTEN TO
ROCK AND REGGAE
They have
criminal tendencies
They get
easily attracted to the opposite sex
They are
often talented in singing
They are not
successful with relationships
They don’t
get easily scared
They sometimes
get addicted to drugs
Their
fashion sense is weird
They are
dangerous when angry
It may
differ in various individuals
CHARACTERISTICS OF TEENAGERS WHO LISTEN
TO HIP HOP
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They are dancers
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They are smart
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They are often humorous they easily get involved
in boy-girl relationship
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They are good conversationalists
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They are happy most of the time
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They are adventurous
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They try to be impressive
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Their life is never boring
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They sometimes find it difficult to concentrate
on their studies
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They are sometimes lucky with relationships
v
It may
differ in various individuals.
CHARACTERISTICS OF TEENAGERS WHO LISTEN TO
RHYTHM AND BLUES
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They don’t get satisfied easily
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They are good thinkers
v
They are good with relationships
v
They are often possessive
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They are demanding in nature
v
It may differ in various individuals
Don’t get me wrong, I m not in anyway against music. In fact
I must confess that I love some country music.But remember you are what you
listen to and you are what you sing. Do you have any idea the motives behind the contemporary
songs you listen to,do you know the kind of life the so called talented artistes
live behind the cameras? Is it the kind to emulate or wish for? do you often
wonder where their inspirations come from? Is it worth the addiction? Please
give it a thought.
Orija oluwaponmile
brownymails@yahoo.com
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