Jenna Krueger

English 111

Prof. Jessica Williams

5 November 2023

Annotated Bibliography

Caron, Christina. “How Music can be Mental Health Care.” The New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023,

https://rb.gy/g3eoi5. Accessed 29 October 2023.

The significance of this article is to use real-life examples of how music can help people’s
mental health. The paper starts out talking about a girl, Isobell who has anxiety and has been in
music therapy for the past two years. She had tried a psychiatrist and medicine for her anxiety
but nothing had worked so she tried music therapy which ended up doing the best for her. On a
scientific level, music is shown to help the body decrease the hormones that the body releases
when stressed and instead produce dopamine. Many doctors’ offices all over have recently
started to use music therapy for their patients.

Ezarik, Melissa. “How Music Affects Your Moods.” Stamford: Scholastic Inc, 2001,

https://rb.gy/gv6qdd. Accessed 1 November 2023.

The purpose of this article is to show how music can be used to affect people's moods in many
different ways. This article talks about how people's moods can change very quickly if they listen
to certain types of music. Depending on the type of music, it can also calm the body physically
and mentally. Some doctors even use it in their office as music therapy as some studies have
shown it can help relieve patients of pain. When listening to music students have also been
shown to learn and memorize quicker when studying. Finding what type of music is personal to
you is significant as different types can affect people differently.

Harris, Alex. “Unravelling Steve Lacy’s Dark Red Lyrics: A Deep Dive into the Song’s

Emotional Core and Impact.” Neon Music, 9 May. 2023, https://rb.gy/6cx9xb. Accessed

29 October 2023.

The significance of this article is to give background information on Steve Lacy as an artist, how
he made Dark Red, and what it is about. He recorded most of his beginning songs on his iPhone
and created his first EP on GarageBand and iRig, doing it all himself. Although his songs were
all made in the comfort of his home, they were a big hit and quickly went viral. As for the song
itself, it's about one of his relationships where he was insecure and thought she was cheating on
him. He talks about how he just has a feeling that she doesn’t like him as much anymore
although there are no straightforward signs.

Nissim, Mayer. “'California Dreamin' by The Mamas & The Papas: The Making of the Sunshine

Pop Classic.” Gold Radio UK, 23 Sept. 2022, https://rb.gy/uxdk30. Accessed 1

November 2023.

The purpose of this article is to inform the reader about the song “California Dreaming” by the
Mamas and the Papas. Written in the 1960s, John and Michelle Phillips were not the first to sing
and record it, instead Barry McGuire was. There was a whole process through the journey of this
song but it eventually got recorded by the Mamas and the Papas to be their song. The song was
written as a way to express their longing for their warm home in LA instead of NYC’s cold
weather. It is a very literal song in this sense but still gives a warm fall vibe.

Rindner, Grant. “12 Stellar New Albums for Autumn 2023.” Vice Media Group, 2 Nov. 2023,

https://rb.gy/5tl997. Accessed 29 October 2023.

The significance of this article is to suggest some albums for fall, to the reader. I will be using
this to go off of when talking about my top favorite songs. Although I am not sure if I will be
doing social media posts or a website to show my information yet, I will lay it out similarly to
this website. The website lists 12 albums of all different genres of artists and a little bit about
them and why they’re suited for the new season. It talks about the album what audience it is
suited for and some background on the songs.