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You Are What You Hear - The Formative Powers Of Music, Anna Raquet

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

Our choice of music defines what we become. Adults often perceive the musical listening habits of the young as extreme, excusing them because they perceive their choice of music as simply another aspect of their rebellion against authority or society. However, this connection between character, interests, lifestyle, and the music of choice should be extended to include people of every age. Small children and adults are just as affected by the music to which they listen. My purpose in writing this paper was to find evidence for a connection between the music we hear and the people we become. I …