Annotated Bibliography (Source One)

Works Cited

Lee, Sharon. “The Effects Of Music On Student Psychology.” Online Submission (2011): ERIC Web. 24 Mar. 2013.

In this article, the author is explaining how music affects us as we go about our daily lives. Music is an important part of our culture and it can influence some of the decisions that make regarding our everyday routines, especially those of students in school. The author argues that the different types of music can cause different reactions in students whether they are good or bad. She also argues that the music can be beneficial to a student as well as distracting when trying to complete tasks. Throughout the article, Lee gives examples of studies where music is introduced in the classrooms and analyzed the results of students’ performance with music.

Sharon Lee conducts several tests and analyzes the physical, social, and psychological effects of music on students in school. She is trying to get the reader to understand the technical processes that happen within the body that allows a person, a student in this case, to act a certain way under the influence of music. I am looking for research in which I find out whether the lyrical content as well as the beat of the music contributes to the performance of a student in school especially in African American students. Lee discusses how the psychological processes are mostly affected because of how the music manipulates their mood. And once the mood is altered then one’s actions or course of action may change. Sometimes we cannot even control the

I will use this source to lay the foundation of my research. I will first find out how music affects the body and the mind before I find out how it can influence a student to do something that a stereotype suggests. This article goes into detail about brain waves and  arousal levels that give me a bit of background knowledge that will help me better understand how music really affects adolescents in school. The article tells me about music and psychological processes that are being affected by music especially in our culture and society today.

·       “In an 1991 article, Giles states that ‘Intervention programs for children at risk could use music to help them relax, build their self-esteem, and help them with their emotional problems’” (3).

·       “Adolescents naturally seem to use music to monitor and manipulate mood, motivation, and task completion, but understanding the effects of music could enable them to make appropriate decision” (1).

·       “Also important are the effects of music we do not choose, but are subjected through our environment choices such as restaurants and stores” (1).