How Music Lyrics Affect Children

Millions of people in the world listen to music for all different reasons. Most people all over the world listen to different genres of music in order to relax, but not too many people pay attention to the actual lyrics of a song. If you listen to the lyrics of a song you will realize that many songs have important messages or themes to them. An example of this is the lyrics of the song “Changes” by Tupac Shakur. If you listen to this song, you will realize that Tupac raps about not only the problems that African Americans face from society, but also the struggles that poor people in society have to endure and overcome. Many

This reference shows how music lays a foundation of teenage values beyond school or parental teaching. A musical artist can influence a young mind by the chosen lyrics with greater effectiveness than formal education. Music can control or enhance moods. A good mood can get better or a bad mood can be worked through with the choice of music. A bad mood can also be enhanced by lyrics about suicide or violent behavior. Teens can also use music to gain information about the adult world, to withdraw from social contact, facilitate friendships and social settings, or to help them create a personal identity. (O'Toole, 1997)

Music is a form of expression that delivers a message. However over the years, the message of music has changed. Hundreds of years ago, music started with slaves. The slaves would sing spiritual hymns to motivate them and help keep up their spirits. Later, R&B and Hip Hop formed and at first there were motivational songs and rappers even rapped about a better life. But over the last thirty years the motivational songs have ceased. R&B and Hip Hop now is degrading to women, less subtle, and influences bad behavior.

Music is a creative way for a person to express themselves, but some want to take away that creativity because they believe that the lyrics are too much and can be harmful to a child's development when in fact that is not the case. Recently, people have been debating whether or not the lyrics in music today are harmful to children. To most, the vulgar statement might seem a bit much, but past that the songs that artists create are actually creative, inspiring and even educational. "Hip-hop compositions are masterful poetry: The form of the standard hip-hop song is three verses of 16 bars written to various beats-per-minute patterns, which mirrors Shakespeare's use of iambic pentameter" (Perkins 1). Perkins is explaining how hip-hop songs

Music has more of an influence on the people in the twenty-first century than it ever has before. Teens, especially, are surrounded by some sort of it in everything they are around or do. Many disagree on how music impacts one’s mental state and behavior; however, all agree that the impact depends on how the listener feels before and how they allow it to influence them.

I chose the song “One, two, three, four, five”. The purpose of this song is to teach toddlers how to count. I pick this song because it’s catchy and easy to learn. This is an educational song that help children learn their numbers and how to count. However, this song does not only teach children how to count but also teaches them left and right. I believe a child learn best when singing along with the professor. I also believe music ignites all areas of a child development: emotional, social, language, and physical. In this songs toddlers will develop three type of developmental skills. There are physical development, cognitive, and social development. In addition, Playing and learning are completely natural for toddlers, so mastering physical

In conclusion, messages/words in music, especially in rock/hip-hop rap music are sometimes dangerous to young people because they could lead to misogyny, violence, suicide, taking drugs, drinking alcohol, and other negative behavior. Contemporary music has as positive as negative effects on young people. The beneficial effects of music can express the fact that it helps many people cope with a bad mood, depression, sadness; however, negative changes in American culture, society, and music have led to increasingly dangerous musical lyrics that have created serious problems for some teenagers. Most of today's musical trends promoting free love, and sometimes even distorted its manifestations. Many bands advocate even drugs. They are singing

Music has always played an important role in everyone’s life especially teenagers but now that's all changed. The era of music that young teens follow isn’t what it used to be. The average adolescent now hears approximately 84 references to explicit substance use a study from the New York times noted. Another site i got my information from took a study and found adolescents who listen to degrading sexual lyrics are more likely to engage in riskier sexualized behavior.

Music is a way the all people can use to distract themselves for everything around them. In the articles ‘’Under the Influence of Music’’ by Tara parker-pope and ‘’Music the Healer” by Frank Fitzpatrick published In the authors tell us good things about music. Music is beneficial to teenagers because it influences identity development and It helps activate region of the brain.

I agree that violent or antisocial lyrics heavily influence the behavior of young people who listen to the lyrics. I agree because younger people are more easily influenced and peer pressured. Moreover, the meaning behind the lyrics and the lyrics may speak or pressure young people to try something. As a young person that listens to music a lot, lyrics speak volume to me and influence me at times. Young people may also want to act out or copy the meanings behind the lyrics like violent acts. For example, a teenager listening to a violent rap song with lyrics stating that you need to beat somebody up if they offend you. The teenager may act out or reproduce that lyric if someone offends him because of an artist’s influence on him. Artists that create these songs and lyrics influence their young audience with their choice of words.

Teens will chose music they feel will help them make decisions that will impact their life in the best way possible. When conducting an interview with Bronx Latin Student Rhoda Clayton, who is a very independent student with an artistic ability and has a beautiful voice that she uses to express herself. She describes her musical impact during the tough decisions shes had to make. “It depends on the decision. The song can give you answers or alternatives without you realizing.” Music has been a tool she uses when she can’t make a final decision. The reason that music helps her to make these important decisions is because she is taking the experience the musician has and using it to help her own self. Subconsciously when deciding what song to listen to the person is playing a song that tells them what they want or need to hear. They are deciding for themselves by allowing the music to express their emotions when they can't do it. This is just one of the many impacts that music has on an undecided teen. This student is just one example of many that uses music as an outlet and as an answer to their decisions. This student listens to all kinds of music she doesn’t stick to just one genre. This allows her to express herself in many ways whats even better is she can take part in the music. She listens to the music and also sings along, not many have the ability to be able to sing and

There are actually several ways to teach children songs, in specific the PowerPoint that was provided talked about 5. One easy thing that you can do is to sing the certain song you want the children to learn throughout the day when you can. You can do this several times everyday, twice a week, or 50 times a year, the more the better. Singing the song everyday can really help children remember the song. Repeating it over and over will help the children memorize the words and sometimes even the beat. Another thing you can do is post the lyrics to the song in the room and point to them as you sing the song. When you sing and point to the words as you sing them, children will have the opportunity to read the word and say it and also hear the word.

Young children can learn through music play. Music movement play is an important role in early child development. It is present in several aspects of our lives such as theater, television, movies, worship, holidays, celebrations, and government and military celebrations. Music play can be a natural part of everyday lives. Children have used music play during all stages of life. Music play can benefit children of all ages and can have an impact on child development and improve social skills. Music play can also help with math skills if a child learns how to play an instrument. Research has shown that child-centered musical play is a powerful medium for any young child while they explore many musical element and concepts.

The brain is a complex organism that is stuffed in our skull to help up to move, think, learn, live. As the brain progresses through the stages of development, one of the things that really helps to have it develop right is music. Have you ever noticed how expecting mothers listen to music during pregnancy. This has many benefits, for one it helps the child bond with the mother, knowing her type of music and getting to know what she likes and her strengths and weaknesses. This makes for a stronger bond with the mother. It also helps with the development of the child, finding joy in music and understanding the awesome power of it. As we get older we start to really like whatever type of music we like but when we go back to that music that we heard while still not even born we get a warm fuzzy feeling that only comes from your mom listening to music while she was pregnant with you. As we grow up and move to middle school our brains start to have a different thing that happens and the rest of our body starts to change and we start to gravitate toward being our own person and like our own music. Music is a huge part of our lives and helps us through our development stages. Our brains are not done fully developing till we are 25 and the only way that we get through all of that is by listening to music and really giving ourselves the best chance to have our brains develop right. I’m not saying that by not listening to music our brains can’t develop, I 'm just saying that

Bob Marley once said, “One good thing about music. When it hits you. You feel no pain.” The world today is filled with so much hate and sorrow, and music has a way of reaching those who are down in life. Music has endless ways to inspire and cheer up anyone. The lyrics of a song are a poem that tells a story whether it be a love song or a rap song. If everyone would take the time of day to listen to the lyrics they would understand and feel the music on a whole other level. Although if someone is feeling blue, a rap song probably isn’t the one for them. The melody or the instrumental part of the song is mind-blowing. Take out the words and there is just pure music. It can put someone in a trance of just pure imagination. As Elton John once said, “Music has healing power.It has the ability to take people out of