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Author: luca1
Date: 2011-08-16 16:21
Fantastic resource!! Thank you so much for the hook-up!!
....and on the same topic .....So much better than the facile and questionable look at the subject that Oliver Sacks has done - like the absurd demonstration that his brain was more "active" when he listens to Bach (whom he admits he loves) and Beethoven (whom he rates lower down) ... gee ... do you think his interest in one kind of music over another might just make his brain more attentive to what is being played ....not objective .... just not good science.
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Author: William
Date: 2011-08-17 14:57
The more interesting question is, why do we like music at all? What is it about sound waves that the human brain responds uniquely towards in terms of postive or negative experiance? Related, why do humans "like" certain color relationships, balanced pictures or landscapes over chaos?? I am referring to the science of human response to environmental stimuli--any thoughts???
(other than Duke Ellington, "if it sounds good, it is good"--lol)
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2011-08-17 15:13
Did you actually go to the site and listen to the lectures? There is some discussion of that very subject.
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Author: luca1
Date: 2011-08-17 15:15
It is a fascinating question ...and very hard to get any real grasp of. How can we separate an "innate" aesthetic from a learned biased reaction to visual or aural stimuli? Whether we know it or not, from the time we are babes, we are being indoctrinated into accepting our parents' or "tribes'" concepts of what is "good" and what is not. this is of course why music is NOT a "universal" language, and never has been. One must understand the aesthetic and culture out of which it came to properly interpret the music. Is there a base, fundamental, "primitive" aesthetic lurking deep in our brains that we all share?
I'd love to know!
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Author: Bubalooy
Date: 2011-08-17 19:13
Lucal said, "Is there a base, fundamental, "primitive" aesthetic ... we all share? I'd love to know!"
yes
now you do. (with a smile)
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Author: luca1
Date: 2011-08-17 22:07
Thanks Bubalooy ...now I can sleep at night!
I'd love to believe in some Jungian or Joseph Campbell type unity .....but ..... feel maybe it's all projection ..... no different than creating a god to worship....that "need" to tidy things up with an answer again......
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Author: BobD
Date: 2011-08-18 13:48
Thanks Mark. I've been reading "This Is Your Brain On Music" by Daniel J. Levitin based on a prior reference. I can recommend it.
Bob Draznik
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