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Interview Protocol 2:

Warm-up Questions (10 minutes):

• What is your name?
• How old are you? What grade are you in?
• Do you enjoy listening to music?
• What is your favorite kind of music?
• Is there a reason that is your favorite?
• How often do you think you listen to music daily?

General Focus Questions:

• Do you listen to music with friends?
• Can you describe a particular time you and your friends were listening to music?
• What were you doing when you were listening to music?
• What songs were you listening to?
• What kind of music do you like?
• Can you describe the type of particular music that you like? And some of your favorite songs?
• Can you explain why you like them so much?
• Do they like the same music as you?
• Why or why not, do you think?
• Can you talk about some songs that you like that your friends might not like?
• Why do you think they don’t like that?
• Do you and most of your friends no most of the words to the songs you both know?
• Do you listen to these songs almost every day?
• Do you remember all the words to the songs?
• How long about does that take?
• Do you listen to music in school?
• Is it the same kind of music?
• If there is a difference, which kind do you prefer and why?

In Depth Questions:

• Do you usually like the sound of music (pace, beat, melody) or the words (lyrics)?
• Do you understand the words to the song?
• Can you give me an example?
• Why do you think it means that?
• Do you talk about the songs with your friends?
• Do you and your friends sing songs as a social activity?
• Why is that fun? What do you think it means?
• How do you feel when someone doesn’t know the words to a song? Or if you don’t know the words to a song that everyone else knows?
• Could you tell me why you think knowing the words is important?
• Do you remember a time when someone didn’t know the words to a song? And what happened?
• Why do you think it is important to know the words?
• Can you tell me if you think some people don’t like the song but they are around it and know that it is popular?
• Do you like to sing a long with songs that your friends don’t know?
• What do you think they think about that?
• Do you sing along with only songs that you enjoy listening to?
• Why do you think songs that you like are easy to remember? Or why do you think you pick certain ones to remember?
• Do you think you can sing me part of your favorite song?
• Can you tell me why this is your favorite line? Or what your favorite line is?
• Is there any part that you memorize quickly? Why?
• Is there a part that you always mess up on?
• Why do you thin you mess up on this part?
• Do you understand the meaning of the song or why do you just like it?
• Can you describe me some new songs you want to learn?
• Why?
• Can you tell me what you do when you want to learn a song?
• Do you try to remember the words or when you listen to it, it just comes to you?
• How do you choose which songs you want to remember?
• Can you describe how you learned some of your favorite songs?

Wrap-up Questions: 

• Is there anything else that you would like to add?