DeNora Ch 3
Victoria Neil
12.1.09
MAKE-UP essay
Chapter 3 DeNora
Music is often referred to as a “need”; the women interviewed in this chapter need to settle down, they need to set a mood, or they need to send a message. Often the statement is “what they need or needed”. For example, many say that they would not listen to something upbeat late at night because it is not what they needed, rather, they needed to relax.
It seems that the music here is described in very urgent terms. They are not just saying that they want or enjoy music at that time of day. Rather, they are saying that without the right music, they cannot unwind or relax after a stressful day. It is “emotional work” as DeNora says.
There is obviously a need, but how do they show this? Luckily, many of the women described buying or owning a lot of CD’s. What bothers me is that although almost everyone has the need for music at some point, very few are willing to dish out for it because there is an overwhelming feeling that you can get something for nothing. Which is maybe why people see such an urgent and insatiable need for music in their lives, but no need for music education. People are so apathetic, and do not see how it could relate to them directly. They want the product but deny the source. They want something for nothing.
