Rhetorical Precis

Rebecca Groom Johnson, the writer of “What’s New in Pedagogy Research”, in the magazine the American Music teacher had interviewed Karl Bruhn on Recreational Music Making for her article “Take Two Music Lessons and Call Me in the Morning” was unsure of whether Recreational Music Making was beneficial or not. Karl Bruhn had made the claim that RMM reduces how much stress affects an individual. While Bruhn was looking over the statistics of population growth he had noticed that the elder generation, over 50, would double over the course of the years while children 15 and below would only go up 6%. He believed that this would be tied with economic changes messing with the children's mentalities whilst they age. Johnson was quite shocked at these statistics and had wanted to further her knowledge by asking Bruhn about stress in the workforce. Bruhn had informed her that out of the 19 million Americans depressed, 70% were currently in the workforce. She questioned how Recreational Music Making helped reduce stress. Bruhn himself had done research on Dr. Barry Bittman who did research on Human Genome, the information on the building and well-being of a human which helped find the genetic marker relating to stress. Bruhn had found from a group of drummers that the instrument had increases the effectiveness their fighting cells had on attacking the cancer cells and keeping them out. A program that was branched off the RMM program was the Clavinova Connection which was created so that the participants can feel the support of a group and accomplishment from performing. This program was for adults and for teens to overcome stress with music. Bruhn had informed Johnson that the problem with the performing was that it was a creator of stress from the idea of having to be perfect. Lastly, Rebecca Johnson asks how the RMM program differs from regular schooling. Bruhn tells her that unlike at regular schools, RMM tries to lead students to create their own goals not the teachers. By creating their own goal they are not held under the stress of fulfilling a goal of someone else. The purpose of RMM she learns is to be fun and around people who understand you and not under the stress of competition because music is supposed to liberate you and not put you under stress. This work is significant because Johnson finds how the musical instruments are used to help with stress. The RMM is very significant and helping not only teens overcome stress but adults as well. This article helps to prove that music is in fact beneficial to stopping stress and depression; not creating it. 1. Johnson, Rebecca. "The Interview." Keyboard Companion 18.2 (2007): 34-37. Academic Search Complete. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=4&sid=7de1cf5b-e7fa-431c-8ab8-325a9193e3b8%40sessionmgr115&hid=124&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=25560535 Annotated Bibliography 1.) In the article “Healing Rhythms”, by Peter Kater, Sharon Myrah, Zacciah Blackburn and Steven Halpern, they talk about how music helps people receiving messages to relax. All four of these writers work for Round Table, a magazine on massages. They learned that researchers had studied participants who listened to music while receiving a massage had an increase in blood vessel flow which is beneficial to the body. They have written it to show that people who get messages should listen to calm music to put them at ease and to make them happy. Kater, PeterMyrah, SharonHalpern, StevenBlackburn, ZacciahMenehan, Karen. "Healing Rhythms." Massage Magazine 155 (2009): 36-37. Alt HealthWatch. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=4&sid=7de1cf5b-e7fa-431c-8ab8-325a9193e3b8%40sessionmgr115&hid=124&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=awh&AN=37595983 2.) In the article, “Study Are Music-loving Teens More Likely to Get Depressed”, by Amie Ninh, she interviews Brian Primack on his belief on whether music causes depression or not. Brian Primack informs her that teens who listen to a lot of music are most likely depressed, but he then says there is no proof if music causes depression or if depressed teens use music as an escape. He did a study of 106 teenagers and music was the only one to show a change in emotions. The article shows to people connecting music to depression that there is not a enough information to prove that it actuall causes depression even though it can effect mood. Ninh, Amie. "Study: Are Music-Loving Teens More Likely to Be Depressed? | TIME.com." Time. Time, 12 Apr. 2011. Web. 08 Feb. 2013. . 3.) In the study by Valerie N. Stratton and Annette H. Zalanowski called “The Relationship Between Characteristic Moods and Most Commonly Listened To Types of Music”, Statton and Zalanowski were researching to find out if music was more positive or negative. Stratton and Zalanowski both work in Penn State Altonna with Stratton having a Ph. D and Zalanowski a medical assistant. They both found 217 participants to take a survey on what type of music they listened to, how long and how it made them feel. There were 3 participant groups being college students, faculty and non-college participants. The experiment did show a connection between music and emotions but no one genre was a dominant negative factor in all participant groups. There was a prominent issue with experiment since they had to depend on the participants to say the amount of music they listened to and there was no easy way to be exact. This study informed people who were looking for a connection between music and mood that it is there but not as dominant as many presume. Stratton, Valerie N., and Annette H. Zalanowski. "The Relationship Between Characteristic Moods And Most Commonly Listened To Types Of Music." Journal Of Music Therapy 34.(1997): 129-140. Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Web. 15 Mar. 2013. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=4&sid=7de1cf5b-e7fa-431c-8ab8-325a9193e3b8%40sessionmgr115&hid=124&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=eft&AN=507590902.