Music and adolescence: uses, functions and educational considerations
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Adolescence, music education, identity, music
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From the origin of the teenager culture in the mid-twentieth century, adolescence and music concepts have formed an inseparable pair, which has been hold and changing due to the different technological advances. Among all the technological advances the use of Internet through mobile devices is the most remarkable, since it allows teens to access to any music from anywhere. All this has impacted on how young people use music and the functions it plays in their lives. Therefore, we have written this article to review how teenagers are today and we will analyze how the use and the roles that music plays in their lives have been increasing in variety and quantity. We will also offer various educational proposals in order to take advantage of music such an effective and ubiquitous resource in teenager lives.Downloads
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- Este artículo está financiado por una ayuda a grupos de investigación ARCE de la Universidad de Barcelona
- 2014
- y forma parte de una investigación doctoral en la Universidad de Lleida.
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