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1. I am going to sound like a complete and utter old man for saying this but, I really do not like concerts that much. The last concert I attended was a heavy metal band called “A Day to Remember.” The concert was held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN. With this genre of music, it is commonplace at the concert for the attendees to have a mosh pit; a group of heavily perspiring individuals that tackle and crash into one another, often resulting in minor injuries. After that particular concert, I had trouble hearing, and ringing in the ears for about 3 days after. Needless to say, this is not my cup of tea. Having been in the military; and now, having a career in law enforcement, I do not like large crowds, or prolonged exposure to loud noises, like a concert. (Szibor, A., Hyvärinen, P., Lehtimäki, J., Pirvola, U., Ylikoski, M., Mäkitie, A., Aarnisalo, A., & Ylikoski, J. 2018) wrote “Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is an increasingly prevalent disorder.” pg. 22
I simply do not like music that is so loud that I can’t hear myself talk to the person next to me. Smaller venues are a little better, but not much. Extremely loud music will give me a headache; however, I can easily handle loud music in my own car. Being in a smaller venue; like a bar, is easier for me to handle, but only if there are not too many people. Maybe I have just become old and grumpy in my 30s, but I am perfectly content with listing to my favorite podcast in my car.
References:
Szibor, A., Hyvärinen, P., Lehtimäki, J., Pirvola, U., Ylikoski, M., Mäkitie, A., Aarnisalo, A., & Ylikoski, J. (2018). Hearing disorder from music; a neglected dysfunction. Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 138(1), 21–24. https://doi-org.bethelu.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/00016489.2017.1367100
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Sadly, I have never been to a music concert; however, I have been to church with a concert like a band. The stage has lights, loudspeakers, and fantastic singers. I can see there is not much difference between the two. People enjoy going to a concert to listen to music and enjoy the uplifting environment. When I hear the music and the way they sing, it puts me in a happy place. Shin and Kim (2011) stated, “music therapy group showed a statistically significant decrease in anxiety compared to the control group, but no significant difference was identified in stress” (p. 19). So, listening to music decreases anxiety; this I why I listen to classical music while doing schoolwork.
When I listen to music, I tend to listen to whatever I feel or want to feel. If I am anxious and want to relax my nerves, I listen to classical or country music. When I am working out in the gym and want to get my heart pumping, I will listen to hard rock or rap music. Music has a big impact on my day to day life. It helps build memories; like when I had a bonfire with a bunch of my friends and Darius Rucker “Wagon Wheel” came on, we all were singing out loud as a group. My next goal is to attend a concert!
Shin, Hye Sook, and Ju Hee Kim (2011). “Music Therapy on Anxiety, Stress and Maternal-Fetal Attachment in Pregnant Women During Transvaginal Ultrasound.” Asian Nursing Research, Elsevier, 5 Apr. 2011,
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131711600108
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