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By: Sound and Interaction research report | stephenkim2110

Sound and Interaction research report | stephenkim2110 — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:43:58 +0000

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By: stephenkim2110

stephenkim2110 — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:42:26 +0000

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By: Pat Jessee

Pat Jessee — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:20:22 +0000

i once was in an art studio and a student brought her cockateel to the class. She sang a little song and the bird bobbed his head to the melody and swayed.Later I happened to break into a hungarian boot slap dance and the bird went wild with movements to the rythem and clapping – his wings flapped to it, his feet moved, head bob and turn and he punctuated with wild trill at just the right places. 45 minutes later I walked by the door of the class- he saw me and began his dance- I ran in and joined with mind and his trills began with his flaps and steps and bobbs! He saw me and put it to the memory. I am a painter/dancer- and have many
fine experiences with painting live at a symphony or Jazz festival. Peoplerespond with “I never new sounds have color or shapes – EXCITING for them to experience music so fully while in their seats. I prefera floor, a canvas to liseen dance and paint at the same time. At 65 it still energises me or days.

By: Why Does Music Feel So Good? | studiolibre.net

Why Does Music Feel So Good? | studiolibre.net — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:47:22 +0000

[...] Music moves people of all cultures, in a way that doesn’t seem to happen with other animals. Nobody really understands why listening to music — which, unlike sex or food, has no intrinsic value — can trigger such profoundly rewarding experiences. Salimpoor and other neuroscientists are trying to figure it out with the help of brain scanners. [...]

By: Why Does Music Feel So Good? | Virginia Hughes

Why Does Music Feel So Good? | Virginia Hughes — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:40:21 +0000

By: Evi1M4chine

Evi1M4chine — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:05:44 +0000

@Bernd Willimek: Your “Strebetendenz” theory sounds like one of those “theories” that use a lot of big word with no real meaning, to obfuscate that they’re actually not based on anything, but applied the scientific method *to* these entirely unscientific meaningless words, as if they were paradigms based on something.

Which is *typical* for pre-neuropsychology psychology. A pseudoscience for above reasons, that is still taught in universities, even today, and as long as those old “professors” are still there.

What I posted is based more on actual neurology based on actual physics.

By: Evi1M4chine

Evi1M4chine — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:55:39 +0000

@Bernd Willimek: Common misconception. Minor doesn’t sound sad. It sounds melancholic! In the sense of being the broad superset of “sad” that is the opposite of “straight, ordered, clean, clear”.

And the reason why is very simple: Our brain is a prediction machine. Everything fitting, resonating and being clear feels good, because it hints at us understanding the world. And things not really matching, but being “off”, feels bad, because it feels like a series of non-fitting missteps.

The same thing exists rhythmically too, in the form of off-beats. And even in terms of amplitude, but I don’t know if it has a name there.
You can also see it in story lines (experience curves), gameplay mechanics, paintings, and even sports events and generally all forms of well-done education (so not school).

By: Why Does Music Feel So Good? | destroyinfo

Why Does Music Feel So Good? | destroyinfo — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 07:10:44 +0000

By: Why Does Music Feel So Good? – Phenomena: Only Human

Why Does Music Feel So Good? – Phenomena: Only Human — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:01:06 +0000

By: Bernd Willimek

Bernd Willimek — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:50:46 +0000

Major and Minor – the Strebetendenz-Theory
If you want to answer the question, why major sounds happy and minor sounds sad, there is the problem, that some minor chords don’t sound sad. The solution of this problem is the Strebetendenz-Theory. It says, that music is not able to transmit emotions directly. Music can just convey processes of will, but the music listener fills this processes of will with emotions. Similary, when you watch a dramatic film in television, the film cannot transmit emotions directly, but processes of will. The spectator perceives the processes of will dyed with emotions – identifying with the protagonist. When you listen music you identify too, but with an anonymous will now.
If you perceive a major chord, you normally identify with the will “Yes, I want to…”. If you perceive a minor chord, you identify normally with the will “I don’t want anymore…”. If you play the minor chord softly, you connect the will “I don’t want anymore…” with a feeling of sadness. If you play the minor chord loudly, you connect the same will with a feeling of rage. You distinguish in the same way as you would distinguish, if someone would say the words “I don’t want anymore…” the first time softly and the second time loudly.
This operations of will in the music were unknown until the Strebetendenz-Theory discovered them. And therefore many previous researches in psycholgy of music failed. If you want more information about music and emotions and get the answer, why music touches us emotionally, you can download the essay “Vibrating Molecules and the Secret of their Feelings” for free. You can get it on the link:
http://www.willimekmusic.homepage.t-online.de/homepage/Striving/Striving.doc
Enjoy reading
Bernd Willimek