In the past, adolescents’ musical palettes were dominated by the Top-40 artists, creating a widely shared – if perhaps narrow – repertoire of musical knowledge.
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Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University
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Associate professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Doctoral Student, Harvard University
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Professor of Human Development and Education and Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Harvard University
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Senior Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music, Newcastle University
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