Survey On Music This is a survey being conducted for the purpose of knowing the musical aspects of high school students. Your name is not a factor in this survey since all results are simply tallied. As you complete this survey, keep an open mind and follow all directions. Responses to questions can be answered with a check mark in one of the designated boxes unless otherwise instructed in that section. The end-results of this survey as a whole will be released to the public as soon as possible. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. MUSIC IN GENERAL Of the following questions please answer by checking either yes or no. Yes No 1) Do you like listening to music in general? 2) Do you like music of today rather than the music from older times ? 3) Do you know of anyone whose career involves music ? 4) Do you play a musical instrument ? 5) Does anyone else you know of play a musical instrument ? 6) Can you read from a music book ? 7) Have you ever written a piece of music ? 8) Do you buy your music ? 9) If you buy music, do you only buy one type of music ? 10) Do you listen to local radio stations ? 11) Do you prefer radio stations rather than buying CDs or Cassettes ? 12) Do you or anyone in your household watch MTV ? 13) Or the BET (Black Entertainment Television) ? 14) Or VH1 ? 15) Do you keep up with all of the current events going on in the music world ? 16) Do you know of any local bands ? 17) Have you ever been to a live concert ? 18) Have you heard of composers Beethoven, Mozart, or any other greats ? 19) Do you enjoy their styles of music ? 20) Do you consider classical music to be real music ? 21) Do you consider rap music to be real music ? 22) Do you agree with your parent s opinion about the music you listen to ? 23) In general, do you think some music can contribute to violence ? 24) Do you think rap music has contributed to some of today s street violence ? 25) Do you think that music can make you violent under certain circumstances ? 26) Does your type of music reflect your personality ? 27) Does the way you dress express the type of music you listen to ? LIKES AND DISLIKES Place a check under the appropriate column for the types of music that you currently listen to. Also, give a rating of that type of music from 1 to 5. 1 being low and 5 being high. Like Dislike Rating 28) Rock & Roll 29) Alternative 30) Dance/Pop 31) Classical 32) Country 33) R&B 34) Rap WHERE AND WHEN Put a check in the box that best describes how often you listen to music during the activity. Always Sometimes Never 35) In a car 36) Doing homework 37) On the job 38) On long trips 39) Exercising/Working out 40) Other: (_____________) Put a check in the box that best describes when you listen to music. Always Usually Never 41) In the morning 42) In the afternoon 43) In the evening 44) In the late night VARIATIONS Place a check in the box that tells how many different categories you currently listen to. 45) 0 0 (I don t listen to music) 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5+ (I listen to all kinds of music) Place a check in the box that tells the total amount of music categories you ever liked. 46) 0 0 (I have never really liked any music) 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5+ (I have liked all kinds of music) THE MUSIC AWARDS On the following questions, please answer with a check in the yes or no box and then circle your answer for the next question. Yes No 47) When the music awards are on TV, do you watch them? 48a) If your answer was yes , is it because: (1) you want to see your favorite singer or group win. (2) you just like to watch them. (3) both 1 and 2. (1) or (2) or (3) 48b) If your answer was no , is it because: (1) you have no interest in music. (2) you just don t have the time to sit down and watch them. (3) you really don t care about the awards. (1) or (2) or (3) CONSUMER INPUT Circle the appropriate answer for the following questions. 49) Which of the following do you prefer to buy? Compact Disk or Cassette Tape 50) How much would you be willing to spend on an average, full-length tape? $7 to -$10 or $10 to -$12 or $12 or more 51) How much are you willing to spend on an average CD? $10 to -$13 or $13 to -$16 or $16 or more In the following list of stores, place a check in the box if you buy music from that store. 52) 0 Sam Goody 53) 0 Tape World 54) 0 The Wall 55) 0 Strawberries 56) 0 Lechmere 57) 0 From a music club (specify) __________________ 58) 0 Others (specify) ________________________ POPULAR GROUPS For the following list of groups, place a check mark in the box that describes what you think of them. Like them a lot They are OK Don t like them No comment 59) Smashing Pumpkins 60) Nine Inch Nails 61) Jane s Addiction 62) White Zombie 63) Gin Blossoms 64) Pearl Jam 65) Dr. Dre 66) Alanis Morissette 67) The Fugees 68) Foo Fighters 69) Tom Petty 70) Stone Temple Pilots 71) The Beach Boys 72) Elvis 73) The Beetles 74) Oasis 75) Snoop Doggy Dog 76) Alice In Chains 77) L. L. Cool J 78) Mariah Carey 79) 2 Pac 80) Beastie boys 81) Silver Chair 82) Vanilla Ice 83) The Cranberries 84) Domino 85) 311 86) TLC 87) Aerosmith 88) Boyz 2 Men 89) Metallica 90) Brandy 91) Coolio 92) Everclear 93) Counting Crows 94) Hootie and the Blowfish 95) Toni Braxton 96) Live 97) Salt N Peppa 98) Warren G 99) Toadies Mike Kaplan and Jason Gaudette would like to thank you for taking our music survey and hope to get the survey results out to you as soon as possible.