SCORING A BETTER LIFE (Part 3 of 4)
How Music Makes Us Successful
If you missed Part 1 or 2 of this 4-part series, check them out here…
- https://adamhillgray.medium.com/scoring-a-better-life-718e970e7303
- https://adamhillgray.medium.com/scoring-a-better-life-part-2-of-4-9f287088ab73
MOVEMENT 3: Music Strengthens Social Support Systems
Come Together
The chorus of Madonna’s chart-topping song “Music” proclaims:
“Music makes the people come together
Music makes the bourgeoisie and the rebel”
But does it? Absolutely. Since our tribal days around a campfire, music has inherently been a unifying social activity. In the present day, picture the audience at a pre-pandemic Dolly Parton show. It is hard to find an artist with a more diverse and comprehensive following in the US — and globally. From self-proclaimed rednecks to urban-dwelling drag queens, her fans seem to transcend all demographics and lifestyles. It is primarily their shared love of the music — though Dolly’s megawatt personality doesn’t hurt — that unites this broad spectrum of individuals.
The relationship between music and close social connections can be bi-directional too. Especially when you are…
