For a long time now, music has been something that has inspired people, influenced people, and brought people together. Music is something that has a unique space for everybody.
When I say music is something that has influenced people, I’m referring to people’s fashion taste being impacted by music genres. For example, the genre of rock music has a very headstrong style. When people think of rock music, they will most likely think of chains, dark colors, spiky hair, and electric guitars. Another example is when people think of country music, what comes to their mind is probably cowboy boots, plaid shirts, and barnhouses.
Does this music taste really have an impact on your fashion sense, though? “No, it does not at all. I dress in whatever is trending right now. If I did dress like the stereotype of my music taste, I feel like I would stand out more from the norm,” said Maliya Tremmel, a sophomore. This shows how music taste and fashion style don’t always go together.
After asking the same question to Olivia Nagro, a freshman, she stated, “Well, the artists I listen to are Drake, Faye Webster, and The Weeknd, mostly everything under that umbrella. I feel like Drake, since he’s a man we could never really dress the same, but it’s the same thing with The Weeknd, too. I also feel like me and Faye Webster don’t have the same vibe or style either. If you looked at me and how I dressed, I feel like you wouldn’t think of a Faye Webster song.”
Music is also something that has roots in every country, every city, and every culture. Music from all over the world has its own sounds and instruments that give it a certain significance that lets people know it’s from that specific country. One thing to think about is whether culture could have an impact on people’s music taste. “Honestly, no, actually. Where I’m from, Vietnam, we listen to everything. Most of the music style over there is very open. There is a lot of K-pop and lots of subgenres under it, though,” says Ngoc Le, a freshman.
Another person who was interviewed is Rodrigo Vargas, asking him the same question, his response was- “It doesn’t have an impact on my taste, I would say, I don’t explicitly listen to Spanish-speaking music. Everyone else in my family likes it. It’s not that I don’t like it—I mean, I do-but it’s just not my personal preference.“
Clearly, your culture can still have a small effect on your music taste, without it overtaking everything you listen to.
Here in school, we hear music every day. One area where we hear music is the bell! The music that the bell plays changes weekly; some people aren’t fond of the music, while some are. The reasoning for that could be that everybody’s music taste is different. What songs would students pick if they were able? Anthony Garcia, a freshman, said, “If I could choose any song for the bell, I would choose Party in the U.S.A by Miley Cyrus. Only because it’s like an upbeat song, and if that started playing for the bell, everyone would think of it as a throwback song.”
What song would you choose for the bell? Why?
