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Are We All "Unsophisticated" Dolts Trying To Fit In?
McGinn’s discussion of popular music is ery interesting and I
must say that I agree !ith
him to a certain etent# $o!adays% people are profiled &y the
'ind of music they listen to% more
than moies and &oo's# (esearch has sho!n that music is a
good indicator of sophistication#
Musical &ehaior in particular sho!s ho! sophisticated a
ciili)ation is# This inoles listening
epertise !here a listener can tell ho! the musical instruments
are arranged in a composition# An
analysis of (oc' music is ery interesting !hen it comes to
appreciation since the genre is ery
popular in most Western cultures# I &eliee that most
people !ho listen to roc' music are
aeragely sophisticated# *i'e McGinn puts it% the genre has
simple musical arrangement% a high
pitched lyrical content and a rhythmic &eat# In my
ie!% the genre re+uires little intelligence to
appreciate the composition thus ma'ing it ery popular oer the
years#
Different genres are listened to &y people from different
social classes# ,lassical music
for instance is appreciated a lot &y rich people# A study
&y M-llensiefe et al# ./0123 concluded
that musical sophistication is directly correlated to such
socio4demographic aria&les as people’s
occupations% social status% gender% financial status and age# I
&eliee that (oc' lac's the depth
ehi&ited &y intricate genres li'e ,lassical music and
5a)) !here composers and instrumentalists
spend a lot of time to put together comple compositions# Also%
many (oc' loers shift their
interest to other genres !hen they gro! older .Griffiths% /0163#
A study &y 7ritish researchers
found that people listen to certain music genres !ith respect to
the different phases of life that
they are in .Griffiths% /0163# Teenagers for instance loe (oc'
&ecause it is energetic% trendy and
they are not 'een on lyrics# The study also indicated that
people listen to particular music genres
in order to fit !ithin a group and find a partner &efore
they use music to epress their intelligence
and emotions#
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I partially agree !ith the first classmate’s stand on the
su&8ect# McGinn !as merely
stating !hat other people !ere afraid to accept &ut I also
thin' that his position !as an
unnecessary generali)ation# The classmate’s notion that
different people hae different interests
!hen it comes to music and other forms of art is true
&ecause these tastes are !hat shape an
indiidual’s personality# The classmate has ho!eer ta'en the
discussion !ith a personal touch
&y een eplaining his or her loe for alternatie roc'# I
find this approach unproductie &ecause
it ma'es the discussion su&8ectie and not o&8ectie# The
classmate also agrees that the simple
nature of (oc' music attracts people !ho not that sophisticated
!hich proes McGinn right# I
agree !ith the classmate’s ie! that een though people may loe a
certain type of music during
a certain age% it should not define !ho they are# This is true
&ecause the reality is that een
sophisticated people listen to (oc'% 9un'% (eggae and less
intricate genres#
(esponse /
I find the second classmate’s approach on the matter rather
insightful since it is true that
as humans% !e are al!ays progressing intellectually# This is ery
eident !hen people moe
from one age group to the net !here they find themseles li'ing a
certain type of music &ased
on its popularity# I am also in agreement that the same
principle can &e applied to other forms of
epression# In my ie!% appreciation of art% history and moies is
8ust as dynamic as appreciating
music# Tastes eole and one can find themseles li'ing something
8ust to &e part of a group# I
also agree that it is unfair to generali)e that people !ho li'e
(oc' hae identity issues# I &eliee
most (oc' loers li'e listening to it &ecause it is simply
en8oya&le and easy to dance
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