Music and dance may tingle humans when very young - but it is just a passing fancy like most new items in life and not really considered a necessity. The first great musical age is the teenager, defined by a short, sharp burst of contemporary intense music -- such as punk and metal -- peaks in adolescence and declines in early adulthood, Teenage years are often dominated by the need to establish identity, and music is a cheap, effective way to do this, Most are going to school and share music and dance information with their fellow students.
Adolescents quest for independence often takes the shape of a perceived stance to the target status quo, that of parents and the establishment. Intense music may be seen as aggressive, tense and characterized by loud, distorted sounds. It may have the rebellious connotations that allow adolescents to stake a claim for the autonomy that is one of this period's key life challenges. Once people overcome the need for autonomy, the next life challenge concerns finding love and being loved. People who appreciate this "you" that has emerged from this contemporary music -- such as pop and rap -- begin a rise that plateaus until early adulthood.
In their twenties they begin to frequent more "adult" parties and many will start going to night clubs the young music begins to evolve. On Oahu many clubs are known for the young crowd and the music is more intense. As intense gives way to the rising tide of contemporary and introduction of mellow -- such as electronic and R & B -- in early adulthood, the next musical age emerges. These two "preference dimensions" are considered "romantic, emotionally positive and danceable," Fifty years ago they had the term "never trust anyone over thirty." The young made the dividing line. On Oahu it is moving up slowly.
"Social dancers sometime like to remind themselves to be the "social" in social dancer."
Adolescents quest for independence often takes the shape of a perceived stance to the target status quo, that of parents and the establishment. Intense music may be seen as aggressive, tense and characterized by loud, distorted sounds. It may have the rebellious connotations that allow adolescents to stake a claim for the autonomy that is one of this period's key life challenges. Once people overcome the need for autonomy, the next life challenge concerns finding love and being loved. People who appreciate this "you" that has emerged from this contemporary music -- such as pop and rap -- begin a rise that plateaus until early adulthood.
"Pearly Shells" by Don Ho
In their twenties they begin to frequent more "adult" parties and many will start going to night clubs the young music begins to evolve. On Oahu many clubs are known for the young crowd and the music is more intense. As intense gives way to the rising tide of contemporary and introduction of mellow -- such as electronic and R & B -- in early adulthood, the next musical age emerges. These two "preference dimensions" are considered "romantic, emotionally positive and danceable," Fifty years ago they had the term "never trust anyone over thirty." The young made the dividing line. On Oahu it is moving up slowly.
"The achievement of one goal should be the starting point of another."
~ Alexander Graham Bell
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