Over the past three years, karaoke has become the favorite pastime of successful people, mostly in their thirties.
Over the past three years, karaoke has become the favorite pastime of successful people, mostly in their thirties. Thousands of karaoke clubs have been opened where karaoke competitions are held, karaoke radio operates on the Internet, and even song shows flourish on TV, where words appear on the screen to the beat of the music… passion for karaoke. And yet what is the secret of such popularity? “The need to sing is in our nature,” says Dina Kirnarskaya, doctor of art history and psychologist. “When in ancient times art was born from rituals, everyone was both a composer, a performer, and a spectator. The collective unconscious has retained the memory of this, and we feel the need to do what we have been used to for millennia – to sing, dance…” Karaoke gives us opportunity to realize this desire.
“Singing along is a natural way of perceiving music,” the psychologist continues. “Even when we just listen to it, we involuntarily tense the ligaments.” Another reason to love karaoke is the opportunity to become a star for a while. “With a microphone in our hands, we imagine ourselves to be what we will never become,” explains Dina Kirnarskaya. – Identifying ourselves with a popular singer, we try on his style of behavior, his sense of self – and this experience helps us to better understand ourselves. And finally, singing is therapeutic: it liberates, relieves anxiety, gives relaxation and, in a sense, is equivalent to meeting with a psychotherapist.