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Worshiping Fermentation
Music has the ability to evoke powerful emotional responses — both chills and thrills — in listeners. And this capacity is universal. Why are we moved by music? How does music evoke emotion and pleasure? The following describe key features of music that explain our emotional responses to music (Thompson, 2015).
Listening to music that was played a lot during a significant life event (e.g., a family celebration) many years ago can trigger a deeply nostalgic emotional experience. The feeling is not in the music, but in what it reminds us of. The power of music to evoke reminiscing is shown in the movie Casablanca, where Rick forbids his bar pianist Sam ever to play “As Time Goes By,” because of the unbearable feelings of sadness and loss recalled by the song.
Worshiping Fermentation
Listening to music that was played a lot during a significant life event (e.g., a family celebration) many years ago can trigger a deeply nostalgic emotional experience. The feeling is not in the music, but in what it reminds us of. The power of music to evoke reminiscing is shown in the movie Casablanca, where Rick forbids his bar pianist Sam ever to play “As Time Goes By,” because of the unbearable feelings of sadness and loss recalled by the song.
What makes music so emotionally powerful is the creation of expectation. Research shows that anticipation is a key element in activating the reward system and provoking musical pleasure. Unexpected changes in musical features intensity and tempo is one of the primary means by which music provokes a strong emotional response in listeners (Salimpoor et al, 2015). With enough exposure, the difference between expected and actual events decreases such that listeners begin to anticipate these events. And music becomes less pleasing.
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‘Brainy’ Books Are All The Rage In Nonfiction Suddenly, And Here’s Why
Basically, blame our 'interesting' times: "We’re living in a world that suddenly seems less certain than it did even two years ago, and the natural reaction is for people to try and find out as much about it as possible. ... People have a hunger both for information and facts, and for nuanced exploration of issues, of a sort that books are in a prime position to provide." …
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