6“Every Noise at Once”: Online Music Discovery Maps and Cosmopolitan Subjectivities

Ord, Matthew

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“…Men report stronger preferences for music genres that are “heavy,” such as nonmainstream, hard rock, psychedelic rock, and heavy metal; on the other hand, women prefer softer and mainstream genres like chart pop, folk, and classical (Colley, 2008). In fact, according to Spotify data, “progressive deathcore” was the genre that had the lowest representation of female listeners (Ord, 2020). This skewed ratio is also reflected in demographic analyses of metal concert attendees in Finland (one of the countries in which extreme metal is the most popular), with more male than female attendees.…”

Section: Mate Attractionmentioning

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Extreme metal guitar skill: A case of male–male status seeking, mate attraction, or byproduct?

DeLecce¹,

Pazhoohi²,

Szala³

et al. 2024

Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences

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There has been much debate around the ultimate explanation of cultural displays such as music and art. There are two main competing hypotheses for the function of music: sexual selection or byproduct of the complexity of the human brain. Although there is evidence that playing music increases male attractiveness, the sexual selection explanation may not be mutually exclusive to all types of music. Extreme metal is a genre that is heavily male-biased, not only among the individuals that play this style of music, but also among the fans of the genre. Therefore, it is unlikely that extreme metal musicians are primarily trying to increase their mating success through their music. However, musicians in this genre heavily invest their time in building technical skills (e.g., dexterity, coordination, timing), which raises the question of the purpose behind this costly investment. It could be that men engage in this genre mainly for status-seeking purposes: to intimidate other males with their technical skills and speed and thus gain social status. To explore the reasoning behind investment in technical guitar skills, a sample of 44 heterosexual male metal guitarists was recruited and surveyed about their practicing habits (newly created survey for this study), sexual behavior (using the Sociosexual Orientation Inventory-Revised [SOI-R]; Penke & Asendorpf, 2008), and feelings of competitiveness toward the same sex (via the Intrasexual Competition Scale [ICS]; Buunk & Fisher, 2009). The survey results indicated that time spent playing chords predicted desire for casual sex with women whereas perceptions of playing speed positively predicted intrasexual competitiveness (a desire to impress other men). The discussion addresses how these results, and the extreme metal genre, might relate to the three competing hypotheses for the function of cultural displays.

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Section: Mate Attractionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Extreme metal guitar skill: A case of male–male status seeking, mate attraction, or byproduct?

DeLecce¹,

Pazhoohi²,

Szala³

et al. 2024

Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences

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“…The attributed attractiveness is even greater when men produce more complex (compared with less complex) musical patterns (e.g., Charlton, 2014 ; see Bongard et al, 2019 ). Furthermore, men, more than women, prefer songs with more complex, technical musical patterns and those less present in popular styles of music ( Colley, 2008 ; Ord, 2020 ). The male preference for complex and technical music may be explained as a consequence of the evolved aesthetic propensities to impress women (which contradict the mutual mate choice model).…”

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The sexual selection of creativity: A nomological approach

Novaes

Natividade

2023

Front. Psychol.

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Cultural innovations, such as tools and other technical articles useful for survival, imply that creativity is an outcome of evolution. However, the existence of purely ornamental items obfuscates the functional value of creativity. What is the functional or adaptive value of aesthetic and intellectual ornaments? Recent evidence shows a connection between ornamental creativity, an individual’s attractiveness, and their reproductive success. However, this association is not sufficient for establishing that creativity in humans evolved by sexual selection. In this critical review, we synthesize findings from many disciplines about the mechanisms, ontogeny, phylogeny, and the function of creativity in sexual selection. Existing research indicates that creativity has the characteristics expected of a trait evolved by sexual selection: genetic basis, sexual dimorphism, wider variety in males, influence of sex hormones, dysfunctional expressions, an advantage in mating in humans and other animals, and psychological modules adapted to mating contexts. Future studies should investigate mixed findings in the existing literature, such as creativity not being found particularly attractive in a non-WEIRD society. Moreover, we identified remaining knowledge gaps and recommend that further research should be undertaken in the following areas: sexual and reproductive correlates of creativity in non-WEIRD societies, relationship between androgens, development, and creative expression, as well as the impact of ornamental, technical and everyday creativity on attractiveness. Evolutionary research should analyze whether being an evolved signal of genetic quality is the only way in which creativity becomes sexually selected and therefore passed on from generation to generation. This review has gone a long way toward integrating and enhancing our understanding of ornamental creativity as a possible sexual selected psychological trait.

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Genre-Bending: A Discourse on Globalization and Culture with Implications for Music Therapy

Banzon

Leonard

2023

Music Therapy Perspectives

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Genre-bending is an evolving term that indicates the tendency for musical and cultural elements to interact with each other, often defying previously established genre distinctions. Evolutions of technology have expanded the way music is both created and consumed, and together with globalization, has shaped the development of a global music landscape. Hybrid elements and dynamics of music and culture have important implications for the development and exchange of musical identities outside of and within music therapy. In this article, there is a brief review of the digitalization of music technology related to consumers and curators. We highlight how digitalization and globalization have increased access through media democratization and afforded a global digital agency. This agency is explored with both the access and engagement of consumers, and the impact on curation by music creators. Those introductory elements are used for grounding the article’s main idea of genre-bending; including what it is, the ways it functions in popular music today, sociocultural and relational elements, and implications for music therapy. As part of this discourse, we highlight how the global music landscape has encouraged diverse music tastes and normalized inclusive engagement, and the subsequent importance of understanding individuals as being situated through multicultural music personhood. These shifts shape the intersubjective meaning making between therapist and client, impacting musical identities. The article concludes by delving into the ways these realities influence how music therapists hold space for curation, clients’ resources, and cultural assets through hybrid therapeutic dynamics.

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6“Every Noise at Once”: Online Music Discovery Maps and Cosmopolitan Subjectivities

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Extreme metal guitar skill: A case of male–male status seeking, mate attraction, or byproduct?

Extreme metal guitar skill: A case of male–male status seeking, mate attraction, or byproduct?

The sexual selection of creativity: A nomological approach

Genre-Bending: A Discourse on Globalization and Culture with Implications for Music Therapy

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