1.

Description:
I interviewed my 4 sisters out of my 8 siblings and also my father about the
different types of music they liked. I found that three of my sisters liked almost the same
type of music. It was a variety of Bollywood, Korean music, r&b, pop, and oldies. These
three sisters range in age from 20 years old to 31 years old. My 20-year-old sister is not
working currently, she is trying to find her way right now and she was born in Utah. My
26-year-old sister goes to SLCC and is majoring in English while working at the United
Postal Service. She was also born in Utah. My 31-year-old sister works at a healthcare
equipment company as a data entry operator and she was born in Hawaii, only going as
far as getting a high school diploma. These three sisters lived together for 20 years and I
think this had a huge impact on their music tastes. Living together, they shared different
music they came to know and overall had similar music tastes. My other sister who is 29
was a bit different. She was also born in Hawaii but moved to Arizona at the age of 19.
She just has her high school diploma and is currently working at FedEx. Her music taste
is a bit different from the other sisters I interviewed because she listened to more rock,
R&B, and Country. I learned that my other sisters remembered and shared memories that
involved one another while my other sister shared memories she had by herself and with
her significant other. It was interesting to see the contrast. My dad on the other hand was
born on the island of Tonga, spent some years in Samoa and then was raised in Los
Angeles before moving back and forth from Hawaii and Utah with my mom. He did not
finish high school but got his GED and he also used to go to BYU- Hawaii. All my sisters
were influenced by his music as he would play oldies throughout their childhood so they
naturally shifted toward that type of music at first. His memories mentioned tied to the
places he was

2. Analysis:
One of the patterns I observed was that each of my sisters I interviewed all
mentioned the same type of music when they were younger because my dad played it for
them. Another pattern I noticed is that because one of my sisters found out about Kpop,
the rest of my sisters began to like it as well. Another pattern I found among them is that
the type of music they listened to depended on their emotion or what they were feeling.

3. Interpretation:
In regards to the Korean music and all my sisters liking it. During the time that it
was discovered, our parents were going through a rough time so it was not a good time.
However, when my sister discovered a Korean song, she said it felt like it came at a time
that she needed it. I feel like my other sisters liked Korean music so much because they
felt the same way about it. In a way, it was a sign to keep going and remember that the
hard times will pass. They also mentioned it was a distraction, from all the noise going on
with our parents. I think it can be interpreted that music can affect us no matter the
language. I think that back in the day, gender and ethnicity mattered in music. Like girls
 were not able to be as vulgar or as expressive as they are now. But also women and men
can sing about the same things interchangeably. Most of their music taste developed as
they did base on their experiences. When they’re sad, they listen to sad music, or when
they’re happy they listened to happy music. I also realized that music is a great way for
people to relate to one another. It is a way to let others feel the emotions of the artists of
that song without even going through what the song may be about.

4. Evaluation:
I feel like the influence of other family members had an impact on the type of music they
like. I also think influences from good friends or significant others could have an impact as well.
For example, my sister didn’t like Reggae growing up but when she married her husband he got
her to like Reggae music. The music that was played to them when they were younger had an
influence as well. Some may grow up to like that genre of music they heard growing up or some
may hate it because it was all they listened to. They all said that words and beats and the artist is
what constitutes “bad” and “good” music for them. They said the words could be meaningless in
a song but if the beat is good, it could automatically make the song good. They said if the song
were to encourage racism or social injustices is what would make it “bad” for them. All of my
sisters that I interviewed are open-minded. My dad is not as much because although he likes a
couple of Bollywood and Korean songs, he prefers English over those songs. Two of my sisters
said the meaning, beat, choreography (if there is one) are what they use to make judgments about
music. My dad and other sister said they use how the music makes them feel when they listen to
it. Is it making them feel good inside or is it giving them a bad feeling? I do consider both
criteria valid because to each their own. Everyone is their person and ultimately has the choice to
decide what they like and don’t like.

5. Engagement:
For myself, the similar artists that were suggested, I did not like much of their
music and did not feel the same as that one artist I inputted. I did try to keep an open
mind when listening to the new music. I also did find a couple of new artists I have never
heard of that I liked a couple of their songs. I found that many of the related artists I
wound up liking at least one of their songs and unexpectedly at that too. The people I
interviewed found a good amount of new artists they knew about but never took the
chance to listen to them. In doing so, some found new genres they liked. My dad is a bit
more open in his music taste because some of the related artists he got were Korean
which was so random. It was a great exercise that helped to expand all of our opinions.