Recently I went on a loooong road trip and naturally had to determine what music to listen to.  Music is very important media- it helps us shape our emotional responses, help with meaning-making, and allow for another method of communication. We frequently look at our music in terms of content, but ever since our music lecture, I have been contemplating the idea of methodology. How does accessibility and preference affect our music choice ?  On my road trip, I decided to test this out.  I had to figure out which app was the best for me. Here's what I found: Spotify - connectivity Pandora - variety YouTube Music - exclusivity  They each had something to offer but I noted that my music taste changed with each due to convenience and what I already had saved. With Spotify I chose to listen to what was pre-saved (2000's music), Pandora I chose to search for something new so I picked a song I wanted to hear in hopes to find more like it (country music), and finally Y...