Assignment: Discussion of the Psychological functions of music presented in Article 1 &2
In the Article Functions of music in Everyday life…. Hargreaves and North refer to the functions of music identified by Merriam. Some of them are given below.
- Emotional Expression & Physical response (these 2 are very closely connected , that is why they are mentioned together)
- Aesthetic Enjoyment & Entertainment – (these 2 are very closely connected , that is why they are mentioned together)
- Communication
- Symbolic Representation: (This point means how each part or item related to any music has a special personal meaning for the listener. For example:
- It may be the sound of certain instruments like drums or flute or it can be the pitch and voice of the singer etc. which to the person who is hearing it has a personal significance.
- What these facts or features related to a music he /she is hearing is reminding the person who is listening to it,
- What makes the person like or hate certain types of music.
All these feelings are based on his/her own culture, personality and the society in which one lives.
This is because the society in which we live and the culture we follow are also responsible for the love or hate that we feel towards various features of the music that we hear. )
In the article 2 The Fascinating Ways That Music Affects Your Mood and Mind, Goldstein explains 4 ways in which music affect the function of the brain.
Discuss how the functions of music listed above form Hargreaves and North are connected to particular brain functions explained by Goldstein in his article.
INSTRUCTIONS TO DO THE ASSIGNMENT
- First explain the point to make clear what that point means. Then write about what the authors of article 1 said about it and after that write what the author of article 2 said which is related to it and how the point presented by the authors of article 1 is developed further in article 2. When you write make sure that your explanations show the connection between the information in the 2 articles about each point clearly.
- Show citations when you refer to information in these 2 article.
- Don’t copy and paste sentences from these articles. Explain in your own words and add short paraphrased citations from the articles to support your explanations. You can also add brief example of your own to support and make clear your explanation.
- Write each point as a separate paragraph with a heading to show clearly which point is falling under that paragraph
- Your completed work should not be less than 1000 words or more than 1500 words.
