I Think, Therefore I Google

9. Music

August 18, 2021 Thomas
9. Music
I Think, Therefore I Google
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I Think, Therefore I Google
9. Music
Aug 18, 2021
Thomas

Enjoy the melodic sounds of Thomas and Dzido discussing the philosophy of music.  What is music?  Can silence be a song?  Why does the minor key evoke feelings of sadness and longing?  And most importantly, what led Thomas to finally appreciate aggressive metal electronica?



No major spoilers this episode



Suggested further research
Indifference to dissonance in native Amazonians reveals cultural variation in music perception - Josh McDermott and co
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature18635
Emotional responses to music: The need to consider underlying mechanism - Patrick N Juslin and Daniel Vastfjall
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18826699/
Is There a Formula Behind Good Music? - Seeker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTZhrscLuo4

Why Does Music Move Us?  - It's Okay to Be Smart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT3O93-nxDc
Is Sad Music Actually Sad? - PBS Idea Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWWYE4eLEfk
Your brain on music - Alan Harvey - TEDx Perth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZFFwy5fwYI
Big Think - Derek Thompson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwmijEZ5sbM
John Cage 4'33'' (the silent orchestral piece)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWVUp12XPpU
A Psychological Approach to Musical Form: The Habituation–Fluency Theory of Repetition - David Huron
https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/currentmusicology/article/view/5312 

Show Notes

Enjoy the melodic sounds of Thomas and Dzido discussing the philosophy of music.  What is music?  Can silence be a song?  Why does the minor key evoke feelings of sadness and longing?  And most importantly, what led Thomas to finally appreciate aggressive metal electronica?



No major spoilers this episode



Suggested further research
Indifference to dissonance in native Amazonians reveals cultural variation in music perception - Josh McDermott and co
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature18635
Emotional responses to music: The need to consider underlying mechanism - Patrick N Juslin and Daniel Vastfjall
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18826699/
Is There a Formula Behind Good Music? - Seeker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTZhrscLuo4

Why Does Music Move Us?  - It's Okay to Be Smart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT3O93-nxDc
Is Sad Music Actually Sad? - PBS Idea Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWWYE4eLEfk
Your brain on music - Alan Harvey - TEDx Perth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZFFwy5fwYI
Big Think - Derek Thompson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwmijEZ5sbM
John Cage 4'33'' (the silent orchestral piece)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWVUp12XPpU
A Psychological Approach to Musical Form: The Habituation–Fluency Theory of Repetition - David Huron
https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/currentmusicology/article/view/5312