Messages from the heart?: An exploratory study on songs / Ching Lai Hock

Ching , Lai Hock (1985) Messages from the heart?: An exploratory study on songs / Ching Lai Hock. Undergraduates thesis, University of Malaya.

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    Abstract

    As suggested by the title, the objective of this study is to determine whether songs project the values and attitudes of their fans. In order to achieve this objective, this study will first try to determine if all songs are popular because of their lyrics. If not, what type of songs, based on their lyric, content are. After identifying the songs which are meaningful to their fans, this study tries to identify by the values and concepts described by those songs. From here, we can compare the picture as described by those songs with existing known concepts about a subject. Therefore, this study being exploratory is basically an attempt to gather evidence to substantiate present general opinion about the role of song and its components.

    Item Type: Thesis ( Undergraduates)
    Additional Information: Academic Exercise (Bachelor’s Degree) – Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya, 19984/1985.
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Messages from the heart; Song; Values and concepts; Recorded; Producer
    Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
    M Music and Books on Music > MT Musical instruction and study
    Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Dept of Anthropology & Sociology
    Depositing User: Mr Mohd Safri Tahir
    Date Deposited: 02 Jun 2020 07:02
    Last Modified: 02 Jun 2020 07:02
    URI: http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/id/eprint/11242

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