As stated in "The Impact of Music, Music Lyrics, and Music Videos on Children", "A teenager's preference of music can be associated with certain behaviors or the way that they act" (Fuld 3). ... In the article, "Rock and Roll: Does it Influence Teens?... In terms of heavy metal music, the messages are rarely positive and send bad messages to kids who might not even understand what they are listening to. ... If music sending a positive message can change a child's mood in a good way, then the opposite is assumed to be true. Keeping this in mind, and the fact t...

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Blues music is very structured in its form. ... It was influenced heavily by sacred sorrow songs, work songs, and spirituals. ... Rap music is influenced by many genres, including rock and roll, disco, jazz, and of course blues. ... Dre, and Rakim all came up in this era and heavily influenced rap and what it is today. ... Having more than one woman is depicted as positive thing. ...

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Many of them are influenced by musicians like Charlie Parker, Lester Young and Dexster Gordon. ... Every important male influence in his life had passed away leaving him with only the influence of jazz musicians he would listen to on the radio. ... Eastern philosophies became a positive force in his life and slowly he started getting back on track. ... Their music contained elements of tribal music from Africa, India, and the Middle East. The incorporation of music from different cultures was a contribution Coltrane provided to jazz music that has long influenced it. ...

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Unlike blues that gives people a sad atmosphere or rock that gives an angry mood, People in the Americas view pop as a joyful and positive style of music. ... Rock unlike pop never combined its music with other genres. Pop combines rap beats with delicate harmonic rhythms to produce a totally different sound yet maintaining pop as the biggest influence on the songs. ... It is a musical style that not only depends on the artist but it's also influenced by the public. ... It is the musical trend with biggest worldwide influence of all time. ...

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He grew up with music all around him, so he could hear music from outside his house when he woke up and when he went to bed. ... He formed a positive relationship with Luis, and became a father figure, whose discipline Louis was willing to except. ... Louis where he finally learned to read music. ... Another thing that had changed was the influence of the mob in Chicago. ... He also influenced many singers like Louis Prima, Billie Holiday, and Bing Crosby. ...

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