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Introduction
Who can say that they do not have an
interest in music?
Who can argue that music hasn’t affected them,
in one time in their lives?
If anyone can say that music has not affected
them, then can someone answer
the question of why are there first dances at
weddings?
Why do we have favorite songs that we class as
‘ours’?
I’ve chosen to focus on Music for this presentation,
because not only is it
something that’s involved in my life daily, it’s
something that can relate to
Definition of Music
• an artistic form of auditory communication
incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured
and continuous manner
• any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; "he
fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes“
• musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music
was his central interest“
• (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical
instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)
• punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the
music"; "take your medicine"
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According to the study, Kids & Media @ The New Millennium music is a
dominant force in kids' lives. "After TV, music is the medium of choice for
most
Statistics
kids, especially older teens," said Donald F. Roberts, Jr., Ph.D., professor of
communication at Stanford University and an author of the study.