If you could manipulate your child to like certain music...

But it is stupid. Really REALLY stupid. Is it good? Well that's a different matter.

Actually, come to think of it, don't people usually rebel against their parents' tastes at a certain point? So maybe to better influence your children's musical tastes, you should just start playing them the opposite of whatever you'd want them to like. If nothing else I kind of imagine you could dissuade your teen or preteen kids from liking (insert trendy music here) if they unexpectedly came home to you blaring the stereo and dancing and singing to it in the most embarrassing way possible.

Aren't there plenty of (typically younger) parents who listen to the same Pop music that teens listen to? I mean, that's the point of pop music right? To reach as wide an audience as possible?

Given that "pop" is just short for "popular"... Then, yes.

I would hand the kid my old (by then) Iphone and hope there into rap and rock. Also I like Alucard's idea of taking them to the Instrument store,I'd get them though classical as quick as possible and since I like every genre but classical I'd be fine with a guitar bass drum turntable synthisyser or whatever else.

edited 1st May '11 12:12:46 PM by Lapsedtreker

Oh, I wouldn't manipulate my child, per say. Expose it to music I like - definitely! Some rock, some metal, some classical. Beethoven's a good start, I think. Later on: Queen, Ayreon, Rainbow, Buckethead, Ramones, Tiamat and some other bands. And some more classical music. And Chiasm - good electronic/experimental/whatever-it-is stuff.

I'm starting to think newer Ulver would be a great place to start.

Old Ulver, too.

For my child, I would expose them to the same things I like. Prog rock (King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Rush, Uriah Heep, etc.), Prog metal, heavy metal (Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Dio, Judas Priest, etc.), black metal, death metal, some thrash (Slayer, Anthrax, Anacrusis, never really got into Metallica, Brian Eno, doom metal including drone metal, post metal, Boris. Oh, and stuff like Terran themes of SC 1 and 2, Braid music, Diablo music, Half Life series music, Doom and Quake music.

After hearing a few songs from Kveldessanger, I'd have to agree.

If I where to suddenly wake up an adult in the care of a small child, making sure they shared my taste in music would be important.

My plan would be while raiseing them I would conciously make sure I had the music of Beastie Boys, Rage Against The Machine, Slayer, Public Enemy and Nirvana playing in the back ground so they'd grow up liking real music rather than shitty Pop and mainstream "Rap" artist's like Soulja Boy Tell Em and Jason Derulo.

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Don't share my taste?

I think he's judging the use of the term "real music."

FYI, most kids tend to subvert their parent's interests when they can. There's a good chance they'll end up hating anything they feel you're forcing on them.

I second Alucard on this one. You should be careful about how you introduce your music to your future children. You should also keep in mind that, if a child is really interested in music, they will eventually branch out from mainstream pop and find their own favourite bands and artists. It’s likely that their favourites will be different from your favourites. This is an entirely healthy process. As a parent, you can do your part to ensure they develop a real interest in music. You can’t, however, ensure they have the exact same tastes in music that you do.

If I had a kid, I'd make sure they have the opportunity to listen to various essential albums and artists, and teach them critical listening.

Than they can listen to whatever the fuck they want.

True but I'm not forcing them to listen to that music or anything, just making sure that it is the music they are first exposed to.

Me, I was exposed to Elvis pretty early and got into harder rock with time. So I think starting them on Slayer may be overdoing it.

Out of curiosity, what essential albums are these?

One thing I plan to do is raise them on albums. Hopefully they'll come to hate Greatest Hits records as much as I do.

Albums with far-reaching influence on the music that came after. So the hypothetical kid has a basis to build out from.

...Not sure what exactly. :/

edited 15th Mar '12 3:47:02 PM by inane242

ITAOTS

Albums that serve as the founding/standout examples of entire genres, albums that made a large enough critical/commercial splash upon release, or simply ones that's withstood the test of time among fans.

My kid would look great with thick rimmed glasses and a scarf. :P

You know, my dad kinda tried to persuade me into thinking that prog and 80's rock is what I should be listening to.

he failed.

I'd probably indoctrinate my kids with The Beatles, doo-wop, and disco. Just like my dad.

...OH GOD WHAT HAVE I BECOOOOOME

Alucard True that.

edited 16th Mar '12 11:39:48 AM by KingNerd