COVID and its impact on students taste of music

Interviews conducted by: Adriana Ceballos and Genesis Chavez.

Covid has had many impacts on students, and it’s not a surprise that music has changed with students’ taste.

Gabriella Montez ‘22 after having been out of school for a long time because of covid, said her taste in music has changed to be more relatable to her feelings “During COVID my taste in music definitely changed in some aspects”.

 Montez also adds “I believe that COVID changed my music taste because of the head space I was in. Due to being shocked up for so long periods of time with not much human interaction it slowly adapted into what I was feelings and so I can relate more to my music”

For Montez music is something not just for one certain taste but a variety of tastes for everyone’s interests“Music is interesting because there is something for everyone for me personally I have some music for days when i’m feeling down and music for when I am more happy”

But for Montez music is also a way to feel your the only one who feels or felt that way someone who understand you in an exciting or downhearted time “Music makes me feel as if there is someone who understands and when I have someone that also listens to the same or similar songs its like there is a bond because we can both find meaning in the music.”

Ariana Guevara ‘23 says that “hanging out with family… We just listen to mainly music of our culture” when talking about how COVID had changed her taste in music.

What Guevara had listened to before was “Retro Mexican music.”

Guevara says that the music that they listened to, “Makes me feel closer to my heritage”.

Luzciel Ponce ‘24, say that during COVID, her music taste had a change. Ponce says that “I think it did because in the beginning it was soft Lo-fivey then during COVID it was Indie Pop.”

Ponce had said that the most interesting thing about the music is, “It’s more aesthetically pleasing to me compared to hard rock or soft piano. It’s more in the middle.”

Ponce had said that the music that she listened to “It makes me feel good and energetic”

For Brianna Gutierez ‘25, her interest in music during COVID did change; “I think it definitely did . . . Before I was more into Indie music and now I’m more into alternative or Pop style music ”.

Because of COVID, her taste in music changed even further. Gutierez says that “I found more songs that were relatable to how I felt . . . I feel like more teenagers in general felt sadder(during quarantine) . . . they changed in a way at least mentally so I definitely feel you see yourself in a different way” 

Gutierrez also adds why the music interests her. She adds “I think it’s interesting how people take the time to write it and express how they feel . . . the tone and the background and the lyrics its just so amazing to me”

“It makes me feel happy or sad. . . it depends how you feel really . . . if I’m happy I listen to Pop music or more upbeat music, and if I’m feeling depressed or something, I’ll listen to more sad songs. But you definitely feel like you’re not the only one feeling that way when you listen to music.¨

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