Beloved Intellectual Life

Music has played a major role as an agent of socialization in each of my 4 decades. I know and hope that it will continue to do so. During each period music has affected my personality, shown my personality, affected my perceptions and helped me to cope with growing and changing as a person. My Looking Glass Self has compared the person in song and possibly the singer themselves to myself to gain perspective of who I was at each time. I am going to discuss each decade with the thought of how music was an agent of socialization in each.

You would be hard pressed to find a more expressive form of self-expression than what can be offered through music. Despite there only being 21 different notes that can be played in our modern understanding of music performance, we can convey all ranges of emotions through this unique medium. Music can help make us feel elation for our favorite sports team beating their rivals, cope with a harrowing loss of a loved one, or simply enjoy the passage of time throughout the day. As such a capable instrument for expression, it is not surprising that there are seemingly endless genres of music that are available for anyone to listen to. As music has evolved along with culture, genres have expanded upon

My introversion during freshman year, one of the most turbulent tenures in my life, left me devoid of a sense of self. Fortunately, a fledgling interest in music filled this void. The first record found in my Spotify library, dating back to the beginning of freshman year, is an album by the Queens Of The Stone Age entitled “Songs For The Deaf.” However, analogous to the foundation of my identity, the foundation of my musical taste was not found there; it was instead found in the suite of styles I experimented with during this period.

Music has been a part of humanity for so long. It was used as a tool for entertainment and self-expression and still is today. From great musicians such as Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach to Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, and Kurt Cobain, and currently Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, and Kendrick Lamar, we can say that music continues to evolve and develop over time while retaining its distinction between each era. But let’s go further back—to the very start.

In brief, personality traits, deep-seated associations, and cultural trends are the factors that possess a key role in the musical taste one acquires throughout a life time. Although music cannot be correlated with vital parameters, it is without a doubt, a companion no one desires to live without. A music collection no matter what is consists of, fabricates the feeling that the sounds we are listening to in times of joy, grief, or pride, are somehow “listening

When I was six years old i created my own method of writing music in order to get the melodies i created on paper. At the age of seven i began studying piano under Otto Cossel. I played a private concert at the age of ten to get money for my future education. When i was ten years old i began piano lessons with Eduard Marxsen. I turned out to be an amazing

After collecting, analyzing, and interpreting, the aim now is to come up with a conclusion as to what definitely shapes a human being’s musical preference? If no relationship can be found, is this all just sporadic information with no evidence of direct relationship? Let’s find out.

The purpose of this research was to explain the different reasons why people use music. It talked about personality linked to musical preference. Editors from this text explained how they use songs to tune their inner lives. Jay,Nando,Carlin,Matt, and Greg all shared reasons for why they listen to the types of music they do. “People with higher iqs, who are more intellectual and open are more likely to appreciate music in a rational, cognitive way. They focus on musical complexity, and appraise music with a critical ear. They are less moved by what they hear. People who are more introverted, neurotic, and less conscientious use music more for emotional regulation.” (Isaacson, 2007).

At four years old, my mom made me take piano lessons. Given my stubborn nature as a child, I would only practice when absolutely forced by my mother. Hovering over me, she'd scream "You'll thank me later!" as I miserably sobbed while playing the G major arpeggio for the fiftieth time that night. Of course, my mom ended up being right. In ninth grade, I moved to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina to play tennis at a boarding academy and was forced to live on my own. Alone in this new environment, I turned to the one thing I had known my whole life: piano.

Music can be clear, organized or messy, and loud or quiet, and uses many different emotions. I enjoy most types of music, which illustrates how my life as it is not always organized and peaceful, but sometimes is rough, like anyone’s. My life is filled with many emotions as well, and my language maintains positivity most of the time. Furthermore, music is both art and poetry, and contains layers and hidden meanings. Similarly, most people do not know everything about me just by looking at me once, just like people cannot simply understand the meanings of all songs or poetry by listening to the words once and not searching

In elementary school I was exposed to different types of music and sound. On television I always saw kids my age playing different instruments so I became curious and I wanted to play as well. I remember telling my mom that i wanted to learn how to play the piano after hearing a song played on it. She went out and bought me a keyboard and also got an instructor to come home to the house and give me piano lessons. It was difficult for me and It took a while for me to catch on but when i did i was excited about my accomplishment. I practiced any chance i got because i was so determined to learn. The first song my instructor taught me how to play was A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton which was also the song that i heard being played on the piano and i loved it. The first time i played the song on the piano was for my family one

The 164 participants were tasked with completing a questionnaire that would assess their music preferences based on thirteen different qualities of music. This combined with an evaluation of how much the participants enjoyed music and the amount of time spent listening was put into consideration as well. An eight scale assessment was conducted for both personality styles and expressed concerns of the participants while a four scale assessed behavioral correlations (Schwartz & Fouts, 2003).

Playing an instrument makes me feel pleasure and can provide a great sense of desire. The piano has both melody and harmony, therefore it can be played by yourself. It is possible to make articulate sounds on the piano from the very beginning because it has ready-made pitches unlike other instruments where it can take many months of study to master other instruments. Mastering the piano requires an enormous amount of co-ordination so this can pursue my mental skills. Learning piano really focuses my mind. It has been proved that children and adults who participates in musical activities are more happier and more sociable than those who don’t. The study of music is an extension of the learning process so that I can excel at piano playing often do well at school too. Playing the piano provides a ready-made opportunity for me to perform. Performing is so important for me. If I practiced regularly, I build confidence and it is essential for success in all walks of life. It can develop a strong affection and an interest my

I feel like music has played a large part in my life from a young age. I owe a large portion of my music taste to my father, who worked in a CD store throughout high school and college. He always seemed to know everything about popular music from the 60s on, and he instilled an appreciation for fine modern music at an early age. At about age 12, I got my first portable CD player for Christmas along with Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which would later become my favorite album of all time, and Pet Sounds. Little did I know at the time how lucky I was to have such a quality introduction into music. Growing up, my main access to music was my dad’s collection of hundreds of CDs. I listened to a lot of classic artists like The Rolling Stones, U2, Fleetwood

Music is a predominant voice in my life. Since I have always had an avid interest in music, my tastes and collections are ever-growing and changing. I have several influences in music, which I put into my performances, the paramount influence in music for me is particularly the music genres throughout the sixties and seventies, rock, pop,