What Your Favorite Music Genre Says About You

There are many types of music genres out there. In this video, we discuss: pop music, rap or hip hop, rock or heavy metal music, indie music, classical music, country music, jazz, soul or blues, and dance music. According to a researcher and professor, Adrian North who specializes in applied psychology of music, found some interesting relationships between music genre preference and our personality traits. This might be an interesting video for those who would like to see if there's any relationship bewteen music preference and who you really are.

Writer: Michal Mitchell
Script Editor & Manager: Kelly Soong
Animator: Tris Canimo
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References:

[deliriousgeorge]

There was a study that showed that heavy metal and classical music listeners have more in common than any other genres. It makes sense when you break down the two styles and you can see that classical music was really the metal of its era

[comradefreedom]

As a metal fan, I don't find that I have a low self-esteem. I think what I mostly like about it is that I find the musical elements of extreme metal to be very transcendent, empowering, and I also love the complexity.

[gypsytears]

I used to listen to rap almost exclusively because it was cool. But as I got older and out of high school I migrated to metal/rock because a friend showed me some bands. But eventually I came to realize that I relate so much more to the lyrics and emotion in a extreme metal track than a rap song. The majority of good metal is very emotional and I find that to be very interesting considering the musical style

[annieleonhart]

I love both heavy metal and rock, but I also enjoy listening to classical music as well. It wasn't until I did some research of my own that I discovered that both metal and rock were derived from the style and tones of classical music. That's when it clicked and I realized why I liked the genres listed above. And it also explains why I like symphonic/ochrasteric metal.

On a similar topic, there was a study that was conducted not too long ago that found that listeners of rock and metal had a similar personality, temperament, and demeanor of those individuals who listen to classical music. Just some food for thought.

Additionally, yes, I act and think exactly how you described rockers and metalheads are. I think it happens to be very strange how there's a stigma attached to how we're supposed to act based upon the music we listen to in society. I remember having a rare, casual conversation with some of my classmates in school and as I was very, extremely shy and reserved back then, they were astonished that I even listened to half of the music I said I did; they thought I was too nice and gentle to listen to bands like Slayer and Grim Reaper once they looked up who they were! :)

[willowpiano]

I like a lot of different musical styles and genres- it’s hard to pick just one! I guess that’s why I love to play piano, because you can cover so many genres at once! As a musical person in general, I really enjoyed this video! 💕

[TheDisneyGeekette]

01:14 Pop
01:35 Rap and Hip Hop
01:51 Rock and Heavy Metal
02:16 Indie
02:47 Classical
03:11 Country
03:27 Jazz, Soul + Blues
03:50 Dance
°o°

[tukatayay]

I listen to a lot of Vocaloid, especially the ones from the 2010s! My favourite producers are DECO*27, PinnochioP, Kikuo, MARETU, and my favourite of all time, wowaka! I have to say, my favourite songs are coin locker baby, rolling girl, and lost one’s weeping, and lower. I know some of the songs are a little bit depressing, but I feel like that’s the true beauty of vocaloid!

[alecfields]

Mostly soul, edm and rap fan, BUT recently I was feeling extremely low self-esteem and sunk into a metal phase for like a month. This video is so on point, much love.

[outcast]

Listening to metal (especially power-metal) and rock fills me with confidence. It's as if the awesomeness and badassery of the music and lyrics (and sometimes even the voice of the singer) temporarily transcends to me, empowering me and filling me with confidence which I usually lack.

[simplyramble]

My music playlist is filled with literally everything lol, Rock, a little bit of Jazz, classical music, hip hop, pop, Lofi, a bunch of anime songs, ✨Movie/anime soundtracks✨, some more popular music and a fair share of older music from the 60's or like 80's, some piano music and some songs my friends made!

[doweneedthis]

I love instrumental music such as jazz, rock, metal and indie. It's the most emotional for me, I often feel a response not only in the sound, but also in the lyrics

[evergreenbear]

ambient post-rock is my favorite by far! but stuff like prog metal, folk, free jazz, etc are also really good

[melikebananz]

I like classical and sad, soft songs. They often help me relax a lot and think about life and my future plans.

[jfredd]

I enjoy the unpredictable art of wavey air that we call Dubstep. It's pretty uncommon, and that's part of the reason why I like it, but I'm also fascinated by the sound design and music production aspect of the genre.

[moonstonepearl]

I'm a big music lover and love a variety of music, but classical music speaks to my soul! I felt that track you playing for classical music in a special way I can't describe. The traits for that genre were pretty spot on for me as well :) Also, the picture for the country section with the person playing guitar and singing with animal friends was so pure. I wish I could do that in real life 😊

[iainmanapat]

As a lover of rock and metal music, I can honestly say that I do have low self-esteem.

With your channel, I was able to learn things about myself. Thank you so much for your content.

[theriddled]

The one music genre I truly enjoy that has that powerful emotional feeling, is video game music. It's so strange but relaxing how music can make you relate to the characters from it's story. Minecraft volume beta is a album that reminds me of how majestic the good old days can be. I know it's just a game but if your that into games, you want to relate to the world of them as well

[mychemicalfckingromance]

people need to stop grouping rock and metal music together 💀💀 there are tons of sub genres, somebody who likes pop punk is not going to be the same as somebody who likes grunge who isn’t the same as somebody who likes power metal

[Chann]

Wow this was really enlightening. Now I know more about myself. Alot of confirmation. Thanks!

[idreamofgenie]

You should do a video on "music therapy" and how people can listen to different types of music to help themselves psychologically. For example, some music can be "healing" and helpful for processing and dealing with emotional trauma; other types of music can help one feel more energetic, improve mental functions, feel more positive, etc. For myself, I've recently started listening to a lot of adult contemporary jazz to help deal with work stress, depression and anxiety related to the pandemic, and it's helped me a lot.