Open-earedness refers to an individual’s desire and ability to listen and consider different sounds and musical styling. Research has shown that adolescents exhibit higher levels of open-earedness, with a greater willingness to explore and appreciate diverse musical genres. During these years of sonic exploration, music gets wrapped up in the emotion and identity formation of youth; as a result, the songs of our childhood prove wildly influential over our lifelong music tastes.

  • Che Banana@beehaw.org
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    6 months ago

    My kids (early 20’s, out and about) are doing the same…I accidentally deleted an entire playlist and they gave me our cobbled lists to create one mega playlist.