I'd like to look into what effect sound makes on the human mind. In particular whether violent songs lead to violence or how they interact. The same for promiscuous songs and vulgar songs. Then I hope to contrast it to classical music, or uplifting music. I think that then you could take it and see if the media that we listen to should be monitored, or limited or something along those lines.
I've also been looking into how sound effects inanimate objects. For example my piano teacher would great his water by saying, "hello water" and the tone in his voice would organize the usual chaos in the water. I would like to look into whether that actually transfers to our body. Also I have heard that the planets all vibrate in Octaves from each other. But I don't have a clue how that could tie into Mass Media.
My third research idea is looking into how the larynx interacts with the voice we hear in our mind. I've heard that the voice is actually just micro-vibrations. I would find that interesting. Once again though, it would be tough to make it completely relate.
So I may not have a specific topic completely picked, but I'm leaning mostly towards my first idea. If you have opinions I would love to hear them. I'm not sure if any will be easy to necessarily argue because there isn't a lot of arguing going on about any of those. Or at least I don't know what the arguments are yet.
The first idea would be easy to find sources for but that is also because its bascially been proven. The second is a cool idea but would be harder to find. The third one doesn't sound like its an issue at all - just information. Either way you might want to find a link between these uses of music and the media in general (example - is violent music on the radio making the nation as a whole more violent?).
ReplyDeleteYeah that makes sense. Just for the heck of it I could argue that violent music makes the nation LESS violent...
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I think the first two would be more viable than the third. Although when I've researched music topics I've been surprised by how much has already been done...I'd be interested to learn what you find. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI would find both of your first two subjects interesting. If you ask people who listen to violent, promiscuous or otherwise negative music, they would probably argue that it doesn't have a negative affect on them--although I don't know if you could find anything legitimately written on it. But you won't know what is out there until you look.
ReplyDeleteSo when I read your first idea it made me think of subliminal messaging, which I don't think is possible when it comes to audio stimuli cause I hearing is just not our best sense. I know there has been some research into the visual system and how subliminal messaging is slightly possible with that but not to strong. So I think you would have to take a psychological perspective on if violent auditory stimuli as a child/ teenage has an effect on their character later in life compare to visual stimuli. That might narrow it down a bit.
ReplyDeleteI think your second idea is interesting cause of the golden rule the Greeks believed in, I think it said that anything in nature was a certain ratio and that made it beautiful. I wouldn't be surprised to find correlations like that.
I am slightly confused on your last idea: what voice are you talking about that we hear in our minds. I think when we speak we hear our voice differently to how other people hear it? Maybe you could look into the perception f our voice by someone else and if there is a correlation between what our voice sounds like and what they think of us?
I don't know, but hope that helps!
So to clear that up. The voice in our heads is when you think a word you can almost hear it? The way we think in English and now written language or whatnot
ReplyDeleteAs far as mass media is concerned, I think your best bet would be your first topic, mostly because there'll be tons of sources. But if you're gonna go for some purely personal interest stuff, you should look into correspondence between light waves and sound waves. The idea that our visible light spectrum corresponds somehow to our musical scales and octaves. You know, the wavelengths and whatnot.
ReplyDeleteYou're first idea sounds interesting. I've heard a lot of opinions about different styles of music and how they affect us but never any research on it. That would be a cool one to know more about.
ReplyDeleteTalk to Sam and Melissa who are also doing music themed papers. Maybe you can help each other.
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