Jambura Journal of English Teaching and Literature
Vol 1, No 2 (2020): Jambura Journal of English Teaching and Literature

Emotions Evoked from “Too Good at Goodbyes” Song by Sam Smith

Febriana Aminatul Khusna (Universitas Tidar)
Sekar Lathifatul Aliyah (Universitas Tidar)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2020

Abstract

Music is one means to express the soul. Sad genre music is one of music with high emotional pressure. High emotional pressure allows triggering emotions in someone who hears it. According to Sloboda and Juslin (2001), the music can induce emotions in its listeners and is perceived by listeners as expressive of emotion. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of music with the sad genre for emotions from the song "Too Good at Goodbyes" by Sam Smith. In this study, the researchers found that the majority of respondents revealed that sad music can trigger emotions in the soul. Descriptive qualitative research with questionnaire methods was used in this study to obtain the valid data. Questionnaire was used in this research as an instrument of research to get the real data from the participants.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jetl

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Jambura Journal of English Teaching and Literature (JJETL) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the English Education Study Program, Faculty of Letters and Culture, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia. It is published twice a year in April and October, with submissions accepted throughout the ...