The Music Of Music And Music

Prior to this class I had been in both chorus and band, along with general music classes through fifth grade. Although, I did not have very much knowledge on music history or the many different music composers. My knowledge in music was mainly revolved around music theory and harmony. When the semester began I was not positive what was in store for me, however what I was sure about was two things. One, I would love whatever we learn for I have a deeply rooted love for music. And two, I would leave this class with an abundance of knowledge. Now that it is the end of the semester I can say with confidence that both of these are true Different aspects of this class and several pieces of information will be spoken about thoroughly in the next number of paragraphs.

Because musical pieces portray emotions, different music make people feel different things and thus get associated with different things. Jay Dowling and Dane Harwood explain that "patterns within the music itself ... of tensions and relaxations ... mirror the form of emotional tensions and relaxations" (Dowling 205) that humans relate to their own. This is shown by a study where every subject who associated a song with their current relationship explained that the song gave them the pleasant emotions that their relationship provided (Baumgartner 616).

During my research I was almost overwhelmed with the plethora of articles, papers, and discussions on the subject. One of the first articles I found “Music & How It Impacts Your Brain, Emotions” gave me a little food for thought. “The appreciation of music is tied to the ability to process its underlying structure — the ability to predict what will occur next in the song.”( _) I had never considered that at least some of the enjoyment of music came from a sort of problem solving yet,

Music is the only medium that blesses both man and God at the same time and as such to see it as an entertainment factor within our worship services is a gross misunderstanding of its purpose. Music is made up of three elements: melody, harmony, and rhythm. Mankind is also made up of three parts: spirit, soul and body (1 Thess 5:23). It can be argued that music and the triune, or trichotomy, of mankind are intrinsically linked i.e. melody is likened to the spirit, harmony to the soul and rhythm to the body.

At first sight it can seem that music is nothing special, but just a set of sounds without any strong

253). The author proposes that music preceded language. Levitin explains how the creative brain was favored by evolution and natural selection. Natural selection is defined as “the process by which the forms most fit to survive and reproduce in a given environment do so in greater numbers than others in the same population; more than survival of the fittest, natural selection is differential reproductive success” (Kottak, 2013, p.18). All of our ancestors lived long enough to pass their genes down to the next generation, so the author proposes that we love music today because we inherited this preference from our ancestors who survived and reproduced due to their creative and artistic

Music has an effect on our emotions. When we listen to songs being played we can feel the emotion be portrayed in the music. Psychologists have seen that this is true to us, but have not completely came to a conclusion as to why. In tests to see if ordinary listeners could discern the musical emotion in songs, “moreover, and more generally, we were struck by the systematicity and reliability of the judgment data collected with ordinary listeners. Emotional judgments exhibit a high degree of consistency, suggesting that perception of emotions in music is natural and effortless for the large majority of listeners” (Juslin, Sloboda , 114). This then can conclude that brains are designed to find the emotions in music. When we are presented a certain emotion we tend to mimic that emotion. It is that natural empathy that we have hardwired into our brains.

Our emotional response to music is very individual. Not all 'happy' songs are universally perceived as being uplifting or are guaranteed to put you in a good mood all the time. Neuroscientists have found that music enters our nervous system through the auditory brainstem and also causes the cerebellum to 'light up' on a brain scan. Music and mood are inherently linked. Scientists continue to uncover how these influences occur at a neural level. Studies prove that the music we listen to engages a wide range of neurobiological systems that affect our psychology.

Music is an art that explain the world based on the position of people in it while the way individuals think about sound may vary due to the context independent. Small, Levitin, and Sacks can be pulled together in proving that musical emotions and reactions involve a region that is also responsible for other emotions such as reward systems. Besides, human brain tends to cultivate different hypotheses during the perception of music hence creating a sense of imagination that is also based on creation of world models (Bruner 52). Therefore, music can provide a rewarding effect, improving coordination, and enhancing

But music also unsettles me. Tunes battle neurons and my conscience tells me that every song has a story, and with every story comes gaping holes waiting to be filled. The chords seduce me, reminding me of all the wonderful things that are now long gone.

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Many people love music for a number of reasons, but what most people do not realize is that music helps to develop the brain. Studies on the correlation between music and the human brain have been conducted by neuroscientists at Harvard, Stanford, and the University of Oregon (Cole). Some studies show how a musician’s brain functions differently compared with a non-musicians with a sequential typing task (Tucker, Nguyen, and Stickgold), while others focus on how the brain physically grows and what areas grow more drastically (Kanako, Eiji, and Shoji). The mind of a musician contains stronger connections between regions, more processing power, and more grey matter than non-musicians. The grey matter allows musicians to process more information

One might discern that the simple melody is nice, but becomes boring after a few repetitions. On the other hand, a child could hear this same simple melody without being bored. As children tend to listen to these simple melodies more often, those same melodies become nostalgic later in life. Some studies Levitin has made has shown that people’s “musical preferences are also influenced by what [they’ve] experienced before, and whether the outcome of that experience was positive or negative.” (Levitin 242) These studies have merit as I am a prime example. Move Your Feet has been a favorite of mine since a young age and the nostalgia I hold for the song has affected my taste in music as a whole today. The nostalgia this song brings forth for me is mainly from when my sisters and I used to play a video game named Dance Dance Revolution. The game included a huge selection of music in which the player would dance and earn points based on how accurately timed the movements were. One might extrapolate which song was my personal favorite. Therefore, Move Your Feet has always been known as “my song” between my sisters and I. After reading British neurologist, naturalist, and author, Oliver Sack’s article “Music on the Brain: Imagery and Imagination,” I realized that the concept of “musical imagery” exemplifies what I feel when I think of Dance Dance Revolution. He described musical imagery as “intense and repeated exposure to a particular piece or sort of music.” (Sacks 37) I possess such an exposure to the song due to the quotidian nature of my gaming habits. Consequently, whenever Dance Dance Revolution comes to mind, I immediately think of Move Your Feet by Junior Senior. Additionally, at my sister’s wedding, she played this song on the dance floor. Ergo, whenever I think about that time, this song plays in my

Music is an ancient and universal practice regarded as a form of expression and emotional communication (Levitin & Tirovolas, 2009). It is therefore assumed a degree of musicianship is biologically guaranteed in humans; we are likely to either actively participate in the production of music or passively listen to it (Wilson, 1987). Music psychology aims to explain musical behaviour through the understanding of various cognitive processes including perception, performance and memory (Tan, Pfordresher & Harré, 2010). The increasing fascination with the relatively new branch of science has generated the question as to whether studying music psychology is useful. It is still very early in terms of its testing and impact to make broad statements, however, it does appear to provide therapeutic support for patients with various disorders (Wan, Rüber, Hohmann & Schlaug, 2010) and has had a considerable impact on musical memory (Ueda, Suzukamo, Sato & Izumi, 2013).

Music elicits an emotional and cognitive response in all who listen to it. It is powerful at the individual level because “it can induce multiple responses – physiological, movement, mood, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral” (Francis, 2008,