The Role of Music in Facilitating Social Connections: An Empirical Study on Genre Preferences

Journal: Arts Studies and Criticism DOI: 10.32629/asc.v6i5.4614

Jiahe Zhu

St. Andrew's School, Middletown DE 19709, USA

Abstract

Music is communicative. Particularly, in the context of a digital society in which human connections have grown increasingly rare, music acts as a medium to restore human connections. In order to investigate which genre of music is perceived to the best facilitates social connections, an original questionnaire was conducted. Results show that Jazz is the most popular option among Pop, R&B, and Hip-hop, and such results indicates that Jazz could be a promising candidate for practical applications aimed at enhancing social interactions, based on subjective participant preferences.

Keywords

music, interpersonal relationships, synchronization, social uncertainty, Jazz

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