Music Survey

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>I am a music columnist for my school's ezine. High school kids like music. You now have an excuse to talk about yourself by answering these questions and giving me info for my next article.</p>

<p>What is your favorite band/artist?
What is your favorite song?
When did you start listening to music regularly, if ever?
What is your favorite lyric?
What is your favorite musical genre?
What is your least favorite musical genre?
Do you play any instruments/sing?
Have you taken any music classes? If so, what?
What do you primarily listen to music on (computer, radio, iPod, etc.)?
Do you have any sort of mp3 player? If so, what?
What sort of school do you go to (private, public, homeschool, boarding, etc.)?</p>

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<p>What is your favorite band/artist? Chicago
What is your favorite song? Adele - Chasing Pavements
When did you start listening to music regularly, if ever? Beginning of middle school, 12 years old
What is your favorite lyric? Lady Gaga - Electric Kiss. The chorus is special because it became true :open_mouth:
What is your favorite musical genre? Too hard, um jazz and soul
What is your least favorite musical genre? Metal
Do you play any instruments/sing? Yes
Have you taken any music classes? If so, what? Yes in school, resuming private lessons asap
What do you primarily listen to music on (computer, radio, iPod, etc.)? Laptop, iPod when traveling
Do you have any sort of mp3 player? If so, what? iPod classic
What sort of school do you go to (private, public, homeschool, boarding, etc.)? Public</p>

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<p>What is your favorite band/artist? ** Matt Maher **
What is your favorite song?** Too many…let’s go with Matt Maher - Sing Over Your Children **
When did you start listening to music regularly, if ever? ** Probably 6th grade. **
What is your favorite lyric? ** “We are here for You” **
What is your favorite musical genre? ** Too many. Christian, alternative, and classical. **
What is your least favorite musical genre? ** Rap & pop. **
Do you play any instruments/sing? Yes. I play clarinet and piano. **
Have you taken any music classes? If so, what? ** Music theory I & II, band, symphony orchestra **
What do you primarily listen to music on (computer, radio, iPod, etc.)? Computer **
Do you have any sort of mp3 player? If so, what? **Yes, iPod touch **
What sort of school do you go to (private, public, homeschool, boarding, etc.)? ** Private **</p>

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<p>What is your favorite band/artist? I don’t have one at the moment… I’ll say Breaking Benjamin
What is your favorite song? Hm… Boats & Birds - Gregory and the Hawk
When did you start listening to music regularly, if ever? 5th grade
What is your favorite lyric? "We close our eyes to sever the truth from the lies"
What is your favorite musical genre? Christian rock
What is your least favorite musical genre? Heavy metal/screamo
Do you play any instruments/sing? Piano, guitar (not well), can play clarinet, & I sing- tenor, alto, & soprano
Have you taken any music classes? If so, what? Piano, I took guitar for 2 weeks if that counts, chorus, band…
What do you primarily listen to music on (computer, radio, iPod, etc.)? My Touch & my laptop.
Do you have any sort of mp3 player? If so, what? **iPod Nano, Classic, & Touch **
What sort of school do you go to (private, public, homeschool, boarding, etc.)? Public</p>

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<p>What is your favorite band/artist? Matchbox Twenty
What is your favorite song? Uhh… I Will Follow You Into The Dark by Death Cab
When did you start listening to music regularly, if ever? About 8th grade
What is your favorite lyric? If Heaven and Hell decide/that they both are satisfied/ illuminate the no’s on their vacancy signs…
What is your favorite musical genre? Um… Alternative/Classic Rock/Classical
What is your least favorite musical genre? Metal/Rap/Screamo
Do you play any instruments/sing? Sing, the piano, the viola
Have you taken any music classes? If so, what? AP Music Theory, Orchestra
What do you primarily listen to music on (computer, radio, iPod, etc.)? iPod and computer (Pandora)
Do you have any sort of mp3 player? If so, what? iPod Touch and iPhone
What sort of school do you go to (private, public, homeschool, boarding, etc.)? Public</p>

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<ol>
<li>Rise Against</li>
<li>Land Of Confusion (any version)</li>
<li>7th Grade</li>
<li>This Summer I heard the Drumming/Four dead in Ohio.</li>
<li>Punk Rock (I assume “Hard Rock” is too broad a term)</li>
<li>Teen Pop</li>
<li>Trumpet, Piano, Guitar, Bass</li>
<li>Band</li>
<li>iPod, Pandora, Youtube</li>
<li>iPhone</li>
<li>Public.</li>
</ol>

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<p>What is your favorite band/artist? Velvet Underground
What is your favorite song? Velvet Underground - Sister Ray
When did you start listening to music regularly, if ever? 6th grade
What is your favorite lyric? No idea ;_;
What is your favorite musical genre? No Wave, noise rock, free jazz, Krautrock
What is your least favorite musical genre? Anything electronic
Do you play any instruments/sing? no
Have you taken any music classes? If so, what? no
What do you primarily listen to music on (computer, radio, iPod, etc.)? Computer, FLAC only
Do you have any sort of mp3 player? If so, what? Zune HD 32gb
What sort of school do you go to (private, public, homeschool, boarding, etc.)? public</p>

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<p>What is your favorite band/artist? 2NE1
What is your favorite song? Bang Yong Guk - I Remember
When did you start listening to music regularly, if ever? When I was about 4
What is your favorite lyric? "Mainstream me, disinfectin’ my breed. I’m lookin’ for nirvana but you Geffenize me. Point me to the skies till heaven’s eye bleeds."
What is your favorite musical genre? K-pop/Rock
What is your least favorite musical genre? Metal
Do you play any instruments/sing? Tenor, Piano
Have you taken any music classes? If so, what? Class Piano
What do you primarily listen to music on (computer, radio, iPod, etc.)? Computer and CDs
Do you have any sort of mp3 player? If so, what? No
What sort of school do you go to (private, public, homeschool, boarding, etc.)? Public</p>

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<ol>
<li>Il Divo or Jack’s Mannequin or Smash Mouth [too many favorites :frowning: cannot decide… i’ll keep those three for now]</li>
<li>Stranger by Figurine</li>
<li>9th or 10th grade?</li>
<li>“Vivo per lei” [live for her → her = music … in my case … it’s art ]</li>
<li>Opera/Classical crossover</li>
<li>pop</li>
<li>I play piano and violin. Teaching myself how to play guitar. </li>
<li>If so, what? Private violin and piano lessons. [I quit violin lessons a while back] Symphonic orchestra at school [violin]</li>
<li>Computer → pandora or youtube</li>
<li>Some kind of Samsung MP4</li>
<li>Public</li>
</ol>

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<p>Yay! How fun, and a good chance to be a snooty d*****bag</p>

<p>What is your favorite band/artist? Idlewild
What is your favorite song? Vapour Trail - Ride, right now
When did you start listening to music regularly, if ever? I really only starting getting interested in music during sophomore year
What is your favorite lyric? “You thought that fire could protect you from it. How have you been so (how have you been) ill informed?” from Actually It’s Darkness by Idlewild
What is your favorite musical genre? Shoegaze or post punk
What is your least favorite musical genre? Country or dubstep
Do you play any instruments/sing? I played French Horn and sing along to the radio :b
Have you taken any music classes? If so, what? Concert Band during freshman and sophomore year
What do you primarily listen to music on (computer, radio, iPod, etc.)? computer and mp3 player
Do you have any sort of mp3 player? If so, what? It’s a zen something
What sort of school do you go to (private, public, homeschool, boarding, etc.)? public high school representinggggggggg</p>

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<p>What is your favorite band/artist? The Beatles
What is your favorite song? Right now, it’s “She” by Green Day.
When did you start listening to music regularly, if ever? Er…freshman year of high school, I think.
What is your favorite lyric? **“She said ‘I know what it’s like to be dead. I know what it’s like to be sad.’ And she’s making me feel like I’ve never been born.” from She Said, She Said by the Beatles. **
What is your favorite musical genre? '60s pop-rock, modern alternative, baroque classical
What is your least favorite musical genre? Rap.
Do you play any instruments/sing? Piano, violin, guitar. I enjoy singing, but I don’t think I’m very decent at it.
Have you taken any music classes? If so, what? Orchestra, since the 4th grade. I’m in the top orchestra this year, and in Full Orchestra.
What do you primarily listen to music on (computer, radio, iPod, etc.)? Computer and iPod.
Do you have any sort of mp3 player? If so, what? iPod Nano 3rd Gen, and iPod Touch 4th Gen
What sort of school do you go to (private, public, homeschool, boarding, etc.)? Public high school. :3</p>

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<p>What is your favorite band/artist?At the moment, Alesana
What is your favorite song? Curse of the Virgin Canvas~Alesana
When did you start listening to music regularly, if ever? In middle school, I saw the movie Accepted on Comedy Central. I heard an excerpt from Green Day’s song Holiday. That led me to the American Idiot album, as well as my passion for music
What is your favorite lyric?“If only he knew about the world without the bull[crap] and the lies, we could have saved him. They could have saved me. But instead I’m here drowning in my own [freaking] mind, and I’ll be [darned] if you’re the end of me.” (Final Episode(Let’s Change The Channel)~Asking Alexandria)
What is your favorite musical genre?Anything “-core”, rock, metal, classical, jazz
What is your least favorite musical genre?That’s a tough one…It has to be between country and gospel. I hate most hip-hop, but there are some really good hip-hop artists
Do you play any instruments/sing?Violin, tuba, guitar, trombone
Have you taken any music classes? If so, what?string orchestra, concert band, symphonic band, jazz band
What do you primarily listen to music on (computer, radio, iPod, etc.)? On my computer, and I switch between Youtube, Grooveshark, Pandora, and Spotify.
Do you have any sort of mp3 player? If so, what?no
What sort of school do you go to (private, public, homeschool, boarding, etc.)?public</p>

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<p>What is your favorite band/artist? ** hmm, Between Mineral, The Mercury Program, and Toe. I’ll choose mercury program if you want one.**
What is your favorite song? The Mercury Program - Saint Rose of Lima
When did you start listening to music regularly, if ever? hmm, 2nd half of 10th grade, listened mainly to pop-punk the but have since completely changed tastes.
What is your favorite lyric? N/A, much of what i listen to is instrumental
What is your favorite musical genre?** couple, indie emo, math rock/post-rock**
What is your least favorite musical genre? Between Metal & Country
Do you play any instruments/sing?** Flute**
Have you taken any music classes? If so, what?** Jus concert band, etc.**
What do you primarily listen to music on (computer, radio, iPod, etc.)? computer (last.fm >> pandora), smartphone
Do you have any sort of mp3 player? If so, what? sansa, phone
What sort of school do you go to (private, public, homeschool, boarding, etc.)?** public**</p>

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<p>What is your favorite band/artist? Bill Withers
What is your favorite song? Delta Lady by Joe Cocker
When did you start listening to music regularly, if ever? 14
What is your favorite lyric? idk, too hard to say
What is your favorite musical genre? bluesy rock/soul… I really like music from the 70’s and 60’s
What is your least favorite musical genre? heavy metal
Do you play any instruments/sing? I sing, piano, guitar, drum set, marimba, vibraphone, timpani, snare
Have you taken any music classes? If so, what? voice lessons, piano lessons, percussion lessons
What do you primarily listen to music on (computer, radio, iPod, etc.)? iPod, phone
Do you have any sort of mp3 player? If so, what? iPod
What sort of school do you go to (private, public, homeschool, boarding, etc.)?** public, but I do my schooling from home**</p>

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<ol>
<li>Queen</li>
<li>Oh wow, this is hard. Um, The Show Must Go On by Queen.</li>
<li>When I was little! My parents always had music playing; I grew up listening to the oldies.</li>
<li>The show must go on
Inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on.</li>
<li>Classic rock, 80s pop, showtunes</li>
<li>Heavy/death metal, current rap</li>
<li>Yes (Soprano, and I play the flute and the piano)</li>
<li>Yes, I used to have private lessons for piano, I was in band, and I’m in choruses at school.</li>
<li>Computer, iPod when traveling, radio while driving around town.</li>
<li>iPod nano 3g</li>
<li>Public</li>
</ol>

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<p>What is your favorite band/artist? Mayday Parade <3</p>

<p>What is your favorite song? At the moment, “Say you like me” by We the Kings. It changes almost every other day.</p>

<p>When did you start listening to music regularly, if ever? 5th grade</p>

<p>What is your favorite lyric? I wish I could type out the whole A Lesson in Romantics (Mayday Parade) album, but I guess I’ll settle for “You’re all that I hoped I’d find, in every single way. And everything I would give is everything you couldn’t take. Cuz nothing feels like home, you’re a thousand miles away. And the hardest part of living is just taking breaths to stay. Cuz I know I’m good for something, I just haven’t found it yet.” (Miserable at Best by Mayday Parade)</p>

<p>What is your favorite musical genre? My weird, alternative/pop-punk bands that I love</p>

<p>What is your least favorite musical genre? Country</p>

<p>Do you play any instruments/sing? Yep. I play piano, flute, and saxophone. I can sing well enough for musicals at my school.</p>

<p>Have you taken any music classes? If so, what? Yep. Band all 4 years, jazz combos, and AP music theory.</p>

<p>What do you primarily listen to music on (computer, radio, iPod, etc.)? My iPod when I’m at home, and the radio when I’m in the car.</p>

<p>Do you have any sort of mp3 player? If so, what? Yep. I have a silver iPod classic. </p>

<p>What sort of school do you go to (private, public, homeschool, boarding, etc.)? Public</p>

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<p>What is your favorite band/artist? Operation Ivy
What is your favorite song? Vulnerability
When did you start listening to music regularly, if ever? I listened to music that my brother played starting in around 5th or 6th grade. It was probably in 8th grade that I started developing my own playlists and musical interests.
What is your favorite lyric? “I could never understand why people can’t begin again.” - 493 Ruth by Bomb the Music Industry! Within the context of the entire album, it’s a very apt lyric.
What is your favorite musical genre? Punk
What is your least favorite musical genre? My tastes are pretty narrow. I don’t like anything too synthy or poppy.
Do you play any instruments/sing? Nope.
Have you taken any music classes? If so, what? Not at all recently.
What do you primarily listen to music on (computer, radio, iPod, etc.)? Generally iPod in my car, sometimes computer. Depends on time of year (how much time I spent at home, how often I’m driving).
Do you have any sort of mp3 player? If so, what? iPod
What sort of school do you go to (private, public, homeschool, boarding, etc.)? Private/parochial</p>

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<p>What is your favorite band/artist? Ben Rector
What is your favorite song? Let The Good Times Roll
When did you start listening to music regularly, if ever? 3 years ago, I’ve been missing out…
What is your favorite lyric? “This time I gotta get it right, gotta get it right now, gotta get it right…” -Get It Right by Brendan James
What is your favorite musical genre? Indie Folk Pop
What is your least favorite musical genre? Screamo… >.<
Do you play any instruments/sing? I played the recorder and clarinet in elementary school?
Have you taken any music classes? If so, what? Basics on recorder, piano, and clarinet because it was offered and required by my elementary school
What do you primarily listen to music on (computer, radio, iPod, etc.)? Computer
Do you have any sort of mp3 player? If so, what? iPod Touch
What sort of school do you go to (private, public, homeschool, boarding, etc.)? Public</p>

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<p>What is your favorite band/artist? Eminem
What is your favorite song? The Real Slim Shady
When did you start listening to music regularly, if ever?** around elemantary school**
What is your favorite lyric? what?
What is your favorite musical genre?** Rap and Hip-Hop **
What is your least favorite musical genre?** Country, Heavy Metal **
Do you play any instruments/sing?** used to play tuba in middle school **
Have you taken any music classes? If so, what? **Band in middle school **
What do you primarily listen to music on (computer, radio, iPod, etc.)? Computer **
Do you have any sort of mp3 player? If so, what? iPod **
What sort of school do you go to (private, public, homeschool, boarding, etc.)? **Public **</p>