Critique of Genre-Based Approaches Flashcards
What is one limitation of quantitative studies of rating one’s liking of snippets of musical genres?
We can’t gather more information on what the music means to people. Need qualitative research for this.
What qualitative methods have been used to look at individual differences in musical taste?
Insights from interview research (Greasley et al., 2013)
Who conducted a qualitative study in which participants had to talk through their record collection?
Greasley et al. (2013)
What have the vast majority of studies on individual differences in musical taste consisted of?
Correlations of genres with demographic type characteristics such as personality
What type of music was Greasley et al. (2013) interested in?
Physical recorded music (CDs etc.) - NOT digital music
Record collections
What is an advantage of insights from interview research?
Can reach things and discover information that can’t be reached in previous psychometric research
What can influence older people’s preference for music?
Nostalgia
Personal history
What did Greasley et al. (2013) find?
Extra-musical stuff can influence what people like about the music
Song lyrics were important to what people like about the music - might have significant meaning to them, personally
Artist’s background was influential in how much they liked music too
What did Greasley find about her interviewees?
They had a huge variation in musical knowledge, even in relation to their own collection.
Some people in the same did not know much about the music that they collected.
Other people were extremely knowledgeable about the music that they collected.
What did Greasley find in terms of omnivorous consumption of music?
There was clear evidence of omnivorous consumption.
The people in her study had records from all sorts of different genres.
Most people had at least something from several different genres.
There were very few people in her study who just collected music in one or two genres.
What did Pitts (2012) look at in her interview study?
Looked at taking part in music/people who played musical instruments and what their influences were
What did Pitts (2012) find in her study?
The role of parents and teachers were influential in determining musical taste
Parents encouraged children to take up instruments when they’re young. Music provision at schools would have been important in shaping children’s decisions about whether to persist playing an instrument. Increased musical opportunities (e.g., orchestra involvement)
What are some aspects of musical taste which research focused mainly on listening to music has not covered?
Physical record collections
Musical knowledge
Influential factors/figures in developing musical taste/ability
How people consume music
