Music in Adolescence

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This paper examines the connection between adolescents and music. The paper suggests that adolescence is the time of life when people are most affected by music and that it may, in fact, be viewed as helping teenagers to form their identity. However, the paper also points out that it is also the time of life when most young people give up learning to play musical instruments.

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"The Role of Music in the Education of Teenagers, with Special Reference to Rap Music Adolescence is the time of life when people are most affected by music. They listen to it more than at other times of their lives, and with more attention. In fact, music may even be viewed as helping teenagers to form their identity. (Sloboda and O'Neill) However, it is also the time of life when most young people give up learning to play musical instruments - an activity that has always been considered an important part of a complete education."

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