Title

Credibility

Summary

Robinson,
Jenefer,
ed. Music
and
Meaning.
Ithaca:
Cornell U,
1997. Print.

She is a
college
professor.S
he
collaborate
d on two
papers with
musicologi
st, Gregory
Karl.

Great
Quote

My
Analysis/T
houghts

Meaty
Agrees.
explanation
of music
and its
meaning. It
includes
explanation
of musics
use of
expression
and
meaning.

Can
music,
without the
help of
words (as
in song,
opera, or
program
music),
signify
aspects of
human life
and
experience
beyond
the
music?

This book
Reliable
is a great
source.
representat
ion of my
feelings
and
opinions on
music.

"I09: What A credible

Happens to scientist.
Your Brain
Under the
Influence
of Music."
N.p., n.d.
Web. 25
Oct. 2016.

Detailed
Agrees.
and
complex
explanation
of how
music
works.
Goes into
depth. Very
factual.

There isn't
a single
music
center of
the brain,
in large
part
because
listening to
even very
simple
music
combines a
bunch of
distinct
neurologic
al
processes.

I agree
with the
information
given. I
believe it is
reliable
and will
provide
structure to
the essay.

Factual.

Coutinho,
Eduardo,
and Klaus
R. Scherer.
"The Effect

Explains
experiment
s taken
and then
further

A full
understand
ing of the
emotional
power of

This peer
reviewed
article
allows for
evidence

Peer
review/sch
olarly
article.

Eduardo
Coutinho is
a professor
of the
department

Does this
voice
agree/disa
gree with
others?

Agrees.

Other

of Context
and Audiovisual
Modality on
Emotions
Elicited by
Musical
Performan
ce." Sage
Journals.
The
Author(s),
26 Oct.
2016. Web.
30 Oct.
2016. Peer
Review
Article

of music at
the
University
of
Liverpool in
the U.K.
Klaus R.
Scherer is
a professor
at the
University
of
Geneva,Sw
itzerland
and
University
of Munich,
Germany.

explains
the effects
of music on
emotion
noted in
the various
studies.

Reesman,
Bryan.
"How Bon
Jovi
Changed
the World

A part of
observer
music.

Describes
the life of a
rockstar
and
discusses
his effect

Agrees.

music
requires
systematic
investigatio
n of the
interactive
effects of
visual and
auditory
signals,
particularly
at a
moment in
time in
which the
visual cues
accompany
ing music
are no
longer
confined to
live
performers
behaviours
and
appearanc
e in the
form of
nonverbal
information
, but span
a wide
range of
visual
media,
often
detached
from reallife
experience
(Thompson
et al.,
2005).

that music
brings
about
emotion.

There are
still plenty
of people
who find
Bon Jovis
80s output

Good
example of
a specific
genre.

Specific
example.

With
Slippery
When
Wet."
Observer.
N.p., 2016.
Web. 31
Oct. 2016.

on the
world.
Proves that
music
causes
nostalgia.

to be a
direct line
to their
youth.

Wixom,
Rosemary
M. "The
Influence
of Music."
The
Church of
Jesus
Christ of
Latter-Day
Saints.
Intellectual
Reserve, 1
Sept. 2016.
Web. 9
Nov. 2016.

This
woman is
the Primary
General
President
of the
website.

Goes into
depth
about how
music
always
affects us.
She relates
back to an
experiment
with mice
proving
how much
the music
we listen to
affects us.

Agrees and By
disagrees. listening to
such
music, we
also
prevent
quiet
moments
that allow
us to think
clearly and
listen to the
Spirit.

The article
provides,
ethos,
pathos,
and logos.
She has an
interesting
take on
how music
keeps us
from
learning
most
effectively.

Uses an
experiment
to prove
point,
providing
evidence to
truth.

ParkerPope, Tara.
"Under the
Influence
Of...Music?
" The New
York
Times. The
New York
Times
Company,
5 Feb.
2008. Web.
9 Nov.
2016.

The New
York Times
Newspaper
.

Discusses
the
negative
effects of
songs with
negative
messages.

Agrees.

Unlike
visual
media,
music is a
powerful
social force
that also
taps into
an
individuals
personal
identity,
memories
and mood.

I agreed
Provides
with this
statistics.
persons
perspective
on how
music with
negative
messages
causes
harm.

Cooper,
Belle Beth.
"8
Surprising
Ways
Music
Affects and
Benefits

Author at
Social. She
is the cofounder of
Exist.

Discusses
the specific
psychologi
cal effects
music has
on your
brain.

Agrees.

Without
music, life
would be a
mistake.
Friedrich
Nietzsche

I thought it
was
interesting
to see how
music
affects a
persons
brain. I

Psychologi
cally
specific.

Our
Brains."
Buffer
Social.
Buffer, 20
Nov. 2013.
Web. 9
Nov. 2016.

Sacks,
Oliver.
"The
Power of
Music."
Oxford
University
Press
(2006): n.
pag. Web.

hadnt
considered
some of
the key
points
mentioned.

He is a
published
author and
neurologist
.

Discusses
music and
sensitivity.
He also
what we
can and
cant
control.

Agrees and But music

disagrees. can also be
profoundly
evocative,
have deep
resonances
, without
being
familiar, and
without
calling up
specific
memories.

I believe
this source
was easy
to
understand
. I thought
this
neurologist
s
perspective
was very
widespread
and made
me
consider
viewpoints
I hadnt yet
considered
.

Peer
review/sch
olarly
article.

Throughout my initial researching on this paper I was worried I wouldnt find enough statistics
and factual evidence to support my thesis. I figured my topic was too broad and abstract to have
a specific viewpoint. Now, due to my avid research I have taken a stand. I am even considering
changing my inquiry question to better encompass my opinion on the stand I have taken. Before
my question was What is music to me? however I believe the question does music do more
harm than good? serves as a more wholesome question of inquiry. I wasnt expecting to
change my question and I dont believe I would have been able to take such a stand if i hadnt
put in the research. I found that the majority of my sources overlapped. They all agreed that
music has a psychological effect on a person, whether that is negative or positive. However two
of my sources entitled the power of music and the influence of music made me consider
viewpoints and opinions I had not yet considered. The sources I have required are very diverse
in both content and structure. Some sources are more reliable than others and I plan on
mentioning that in my paper. Differences between those credible sources and those not so
credible sources are usually more obvious to seek out due to the structure and
comprehensiveness of a source. Each source agrees that music evokes emotion. The debate is
whether music brings about positive emotions and actions or negative ones. However some
articles speak more generally and discuss how music affects the brain specifically. These factual
articles are entitled under the influence of.music? and What happens to your brain under
the influence of music? These pieces actually seemed like they were closer to inquiry

proposals. and also 8 surprising ways music affects and benefits our brains. They are more
scientific and less biased.I also found that they were shorter in length. I found the scholarly
journals to be more opinionated in biased. There was also more diverse content in the scholarly
articles. I can now say I am much more confident writing this paper than I was going into it at
first. I feel like I have sufficient information and a good balance between facts and opinions. I
also believe the sources I have chosen are diverse enough to give me a good sense of the
various opinions and voices on the topic.