Browsing by Subject "avokorvaisuus"

My qualitative interview research examines the music preferences of today's fifth graders. I dealt with the topic by researching the interview group's favorite pieces of music, the basis for music choices, and openness to new music. The material of my research was collected through two group interviews, in which six students of one elementary school in Helsinki were interviewed. During the group interview, the interviewees listened to and rated their preference for four music samples. In addition, the group interview discussed the music that the interviewees usually listen to. The fifth graders I interviewed knew their preferences exactly. According to the results, they listen to a limited number of music styles and quite similar songs. Based on this research, music if fifth graders like it is globally known hit music among young people, and listening to music among the age group is determined especially by the video service TikTok. When talking about the motives of music choices, the music choices of fifth graders seem to be determined by prevailing trends. The fifth graders in the interview group seem to listen either to music that they have heard before or that is close enough to their own preferences, as well as music that is well-known or familiar. The state of alertness brought by the choice of music should also be similar to the right one: you don't want the music to be too calm, harsh, simple or complex. The respondents who took part in my research had a positive attitude towards the genres of music they were more familiar with, and with reservations towards the genres of music they were unfamiliar with.