FEW WESTERN RESEARCHERS HAVE STUDIED music in everyday life. Data were collected from 200 Pakistani participants to address whether Western findings could be generalized to non-Western samples. Music was heard in everyday life by a large number of participants; most musical experiences occurred while participants were with friends; Pakistani classical and Western pop music were heard most frequently; liking for the music varied depending on who the participant was with, where they were, and whether they had chosen to be able to hear music; music was usually experienced during the course of some other activity; exposure to music occurred more frequently in the evening and at weekends; music was heard mostly at home; and the importance of several functions of music depended upon whom the participant was with and the place where the music was heard. These findings are compared with those from earlier Western research.
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September 2007
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September 01 2007
The Role of Music in Everyday Life Among Pakistanis
Shabbir A. Rana
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Shabbir A. Rana
GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
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Adrian C. North
Adrian C. North
University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Music Perception (2007) 25 (1): 59–73.
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Shabbir A. Rana, Adrian C. North; The Role of Music in Everyday Life Among Pakistanis. Music Perception 1 September 2007; 25 (1): 59–73. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/mp.2007.25.1.59
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