‘Forever piping songs forever new’: The musical teenager and musical inner teenager across the life course

Nora, Tia De

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“…For example, in a study by Harris et al (2020) , 60% of participants reported having such songs. The choice of a particular song typically occurs early in the relationship building phase with the primary motive of creating a shared couple identity and a sense of “we,” which can be seen as a strong sign of commitment, just as music can be used to reinforce an individual identity ( Nora, 2019 ). At the same time, the shared conscious or unconscious choice of a common song can be a sign of compatibility and promote the development of the relationship by recalling memories from the attraction phase; “our song” may remind you why you chose this partner in the first place.…”

Section: Bridging Music and Romantic Lovementioning

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Love songs and serenades: a theoretical review of music and romantic relationships

Bamford,

Vigl,

Hämäläinen

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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In this theoretical review, we examine how the roles of music in mate choice and social bonding are expressed in romantic relationships. Darwin’s Descent of Man originally proposed the idea that musicality might have evolved as a sexually selected trait. This proposition, coupled with the portrayal of popular musicians as sex symbols and the prevalence of love-themed lyrics in music, suggests a possible link between music and attraction. However, recent scientific exploration of the evolutionary functions of music has predominantly focused on theories of social bonding and group signaling, with limited research addressing the sexual selection hypothesis. We identify two distinct types of music-making for these different functions: music for attraction, which would be virtuosic in nature to display physical and cognitive fitness to potential mates; and music for connection, which would facilitate synchrony between partners and likely engage the same reward mechanisms seen in the general synchrony-bonding effect, enhancing perceived interpersonal intimacy as a facet of love. Linking these two musical functions to social psychological theories of relationship development and the components of love, we present a model that outlines the potential roles of music in romantic relationships, from initial attraction to ongoing relationship maintenance. In addition to synthesizing the existing literature, our model serves as a roadmap for empirical research aimed at rigorously investigating the possible functions of music for romantic relationships.

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Section: Bridging Music and Romantic Lovementioning

confidence: 99%

Love songs and serenades: a theoretical review of music and romantic relationships

Bamford,

Vigl,

Hämäläinen

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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Musical care in adolescence

Saarikallio¹,

McFerran²

2022

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This chapter addresses musical care in adolescence from the perspective of how music can support adolescents’ critical developmental needs, including emotional self-regulation and identity development. The chapter approaches music as a multifaceted resource that is available in the lives of adolescents and often naturally functions as a healthy part of their psychosocial development. In contrast, the chapter also presents the authors’ notions of music as sometimes not functioning in helpful ways in adolescents’ lives. This leads to discussion of the importance of critically evaluating the potentially helpful and unhelpful uses of music and the role of professionals in helping adolescents to gain awareness of their music engagement patterns. From a disciplinary perspective, this chapter is grounded in a dialogue between music psychology research and music therapy clinical practice and research, further integrating perspectives from music sociology, music education, and adolescent development. The authors’ interdisciplinary understanding of musical care in adolescence draws mutually from their work in scientific research and practice. After introducing the authors’ approach, the chapter elaborates on how, why, and where music functions as a healthy resource for adolescents, in terms of emotional self-regulation and development of personal and social identity. Then the chapter introduces the authors’ research on identifying potentially unhealthy patterns of music engagement and presents examples of how this research knowledge can be applied into clinical work and how professionals can guide adolescents towards improved musical care. Reaching the best possible musical care for each adolescent is a dialogical journey, supported by research and professionals, yet authored by the young themselves.

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Musical care in adulthood

Procter¹,

DeNora²

2022

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Adulthood is in some senses the most neglected phase of life, despite being in most cases the longest: there is often an assumption that this life stage is when we are least in need of care. Nevertheless, adulthood requires work for its achievement and sustaining, often in the face of significant challenges, which may include the need to care for both ourselves and others. Written from two perspectives, music therapy and cultural sociology, this chapter considers four aspects of musical care—that associated with self-care, that associated with familial or emotional ties, that is associated with industrialized and commercialized provision, and finally ‘music therapy’ in the broadest sense—specifically intentional musical forms of care provision, whether these are professionalized or not. Particular attention is paid to ‘lay musical expertise’—i.e., the skills and knowledge that people who are not trained as musicians or therapists nevertheless bring to musical actions and interactions within musical care. It is argued that viewing music as intervention is inadequate for capturing the fine threads of how musical care gets performed within adulthood. There is a need for research that pays detailed attention to the sometimes momentary instances of musical interaction between people. This chapter proposes the use of ethnographic and ethnomusicological approaches to learn more about the everyday use of music as a means of care by and for adults, and the chapter calls for further interdisciplinary work in this area.

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‘Forever piping songs forever new’: The musical teenager and musical inner teenager across the life course

Cited by 3 publications

References 4 publications

Love songs and serenades: a theoretical review of music and romantic relationships

Love songs and serenades: a theoretical review of music and romantic relationships

Musical care in adolescence

Musical care in adulthood

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