CONTENT ANALYSIS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSICAL TASTE: THE CASE OF MUSIC JOURNALS

This article presents some aspects of a study of the content of music magazines. It aims at understanding the magazines' approach to music and what they relation with it. The qualitative methodology is based on symbolic interactionism. The results show that these magazines talk about singers and songs, little about music, and very much about the magazine itself. They evidence a strong emotional charge, limited interest in individual creation, and little criticism. The study can make some music contexts more visible as curriculum sources, to help finding answers from music education into these high-impact imaginary.