Summary: One high schooler defends her practice of listening to heavy metal music while studying claiming it's less distracting than the sound of her family in the kitchen or other kinds of catchy music.
Time and time again heavy music is disparaged as too loud, too angry, and a danger for the youth of America. However, in this piece Amanda Krysinski gives us a great look at why we all need to give metal a second chance!
I really enjoyed this piece because I felt like it gave me a new perspective on heavier music. Though I've never actively disliked metal, I've never really listened to it, and so I just thought of it as another loud, angry style of music. But Amanda really shows us how useful is can be as a "study buddy", and how it can help you concentrate. I felt like I got a whole new perspective on, well, the perks of studying to heavy metal!
I also really liked Amanda's point about how with most other types of music, it gets stuck in you head easily, with catchy riffs and simple lyrics. I get exactly what she means, since the music I like tends toward to pop-punk spectrum, and the music gets stuck in my head very easily. Though it's nice to have my favorite songs playing constantly in my head, it can be difficult to concentrate when it comes time to study!
The background music in this piece was very well done, as it was not too loud. The ending had a nice tie-in with lyrics and cued up music, which gave it a neat and tidy ending. All in all this is a great piece that could be aired anytime of year!
"Why are you listening to that #%! music?" How many generations have asked that question? As one who has been questioned about my own preference for heavy metal while walking, I can only say "each to his or her own." This is a smart piece by someone who knows her music and makes educated choices. This piece would fit in well during news magazine programming. Probably the best time would be mid-September, a couple of weeks after school starts. This piece would certainly start discussions between the generations. Good job.
Amanda Krysinski has produced a charming piece here. As a 51-year-old devotee of music from the 60s and 70s, (when you could understand the lyrics and hum the melodies,) I was convinced. Now I can see why it might NOT be preferable to listen to melodic music with lyrics you can understand (and want to write in the margins of your paper) while you are studying. And I see why heavy-metal music might actually be BETTER background music!!
My only criticism, a small one, is that there are a couple of spots where Amanda's enunciation was not clear enough -- or perhaps too fast -- leaving me unsure of a word or two.
If I were listening to the radio and this piece came on, I know I would smile to myself. Also, my nearly 13-year-old's mother now has a new outlook on his choice of music to study to!
Comments for The Perks of Studying to Heavy Metal
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4 comments
Lawrence Hoeschel
Posted on April 19, 2010 at 08:12 PM | Permalink
Review of The Perks of Studying to Heavy Metal
Great piece. Fun, engaging, with great audio.
Zoe Cordes Selbin
Posted on October 05, 2006 at 09:43 AM | Permalink
Review of The Perks of Studying to Heavy Metal
Time and time again heavy music is disparaged as too loud, too angry, and a danger for the youth of America. However, in this piece Amanda Krysinski gives us a great look at why we all need to give metal a second chance!
I really enjoyed this piece because I felt like it gave me a new perspective on heavier music. Though I've never actively disliked metal, I've never really listened to it, and so I just thought of it as another loud, angry style of music. But Amanda really shows us how useful is can be as a "study buddy", and how it can help you concentrate. I felt like I got a whole new perspective on, well, the perks of studying to heavy metal!
I also really liked Amanda's point about how with most other types of music, it gets stuck in you head easily, with catchy riffs and simple lyrics. I get exactly what she means, since the music I like tends toward to pop-punk spectrum, and the music gets stuck in my head very easily. Though it's nice to have my favorite songs playing constantly in my head, it can be difficult to concentrate when it comes time to study!
The background music in this piece was very well done, as it was not too loud. The ending had a nice tie-in with lyrics and cued up music, which gave it a neat and tidy ending. All in all this is a great piece that could be aired anytime of year!
Deborah Astley
Posted on June 10, 2005 at 11:05 AM | Permalink
Review of The Perks of Studying to Heavy Metal
"Why are you listening to that #%! music?" How many generations have asked that question? As one who has been questioned about my own preference for heavy metal while walking, I can only say "each to his or her own." This is a smart piece by someone who knows her music and makes educated choices. This piece would fit in well during news magazine programming. Probably the best time would be mid-September, a couple of weeks after school starts. This piece would certainly start discussions between the generations. Good job.
Deborah Van Fleet
Posted on May 04, 2005 at 02:33 PM | Permalink
Review of The Perks of Studying to Heavy Metal
Amanda Krysinski has produced a charming piece here. As a 51-year-old devotee of music from the 60s and 70s, (when you could understand the lyrics and hum the melodies,) I was convinced. Now I can see why it might NOT be preferable to listen to melodic music with lyrics you can understand (and want to write in the margins of your paper) while you are studying. And I see why heavy-metal music might actually be BETTER background music!!
My only criticism, a small one, is that there are a couple of spots where Amanda's enunciation was not clear enough -- or perhaps too fast -- leaving me unsure of a word or two.
If I were listening to the radio and this piece came on, I know I would smile to myself. Also, my nearly 13-year-old's mother now has a new outlook on his choice of music to study to!