Affective Response To Music As A Function Of Familiarity Herbert E. Krugman The College of the City Of New York Abstract Recordings of classical and of swing music‚ so chosen as to have initially very slight affective value‚ were played once per seek for eight weeks to seven subjects. Shifts in the directions of greater pleasantness preponderated over those in the direction of the unpleasantness; this was true both of classical and of swing music. A questionnaire on the music preference given
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Music Response Models: How do people move to music? This is basic level research of all the processes from music perception and recognition to the effects of rhythm on the way that people dance or move their bodies to music. After sound reaches the eardrum‚ it sets into motion of a complex combination of mechanical‚ chemical‚ and neural events in the cochlea‚ brain stem‚ midbrain nuclei‚ and cortex that result in a percept. The cerebellum plays a role in remembering the “settings” that can be used
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I went to the MDC Jazz Band & Jubilation Dance Ensemble. The conductor was Matt Bonelli and the dance coordinator was Michelle Grant Murray. The concert was held in the McCarthy Auditorium Room 6120 on Tuesday‚ October 28 2008. The concert started at 7:30 pm and ended at 8:40 pm. There were five jazz performances‚ and four dance performances happening mostly simultaneously. The first piece "Wind Blues" had a very harsh sound and was hard to listen to‚ partly because it was very loud. The piece
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conditioned to the point that by simply showing him the rat he would cry and want to crawl away. He knew that along with the rat‚ came the loud clanging noise‚ therefore he felt that by avoiding the rat‚ he would also be able to avoid the noise. “In classical conditioning‚ the unconditioned stimulus (US) is one that unconditionally‚ naturally‚ and automatically triggers a response” (Cherry). In this study‚ the unconditioned stimulus (US) is the noise of the banging bar. The conditioned stimulus (CS)
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Turkish Influences in Classical Music The intersections between cultures and musical traditions can result in interesting and/or drastic changes in one’s music compositions. Significantly‚ in the mid-18th century‚ this was called The Age of Enlightenment or The Age of Reason. It was due to socio-political changes‚ the Turkish Influence caused a dispute between religion and a mind that is curious to want to know and understand through reason based on evidence and proof. It was also in this period
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Music can unite and music can drive apart. Where does music get its power and effect? My music allows me to disappear and become part of a body that dances to the same rhythm; while at the same time makes me an individual in the midst of rhythms that don’t tickle my fancy. My music liberates me from the chains of the norm and the acceptable‚ it allows me to express myself in a way that can only be done through music; I love music. All through history it’s been discovered that people have always
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Music Education: A Source For Brain Power In today ’s society‚ people are constantly looking for new ways to have students produce more from their public education. Some argue that more funding is the answer‚ while others say that better learning facilities will help. Studies recently conducted show that a simple change in the curriculum will produce the outcome that people are searching for. The simple change is music education. Music education has been shown to improve general academic skills
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Music is a wonderful thing. There are many different genres and types of music out there. Music helps people with different things. It can help them through the day. It could also help them through a struggle they are going through. Music can get you motivated to start the day. Music can get the blood flowing in the morning. I like all music‚ except for country music. There is something about country music that is annoying to me. I don’t know what it is‚ I just really despise country music. Music
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Music can be used to influence people’s mood and has been used to attempt to affect the brain of a child in its mother’s womb. Some people think that having an unborn child listen to different types of music will have different effects on how the child will grow. Some people believe that music has no influence while others believe that if they introduce their unborn child to classical music the baby will grow up to be smarter than the kid who either listened to other types of music or no music while
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3101 Heritage Music Paper Heritage music is an essential type of music to United States culture. This music carries a culture and history of other nations. In fact‚ this type of music is the foundation of many cultural groups. It allows individuals to identify with a particular group. It additionally‚ has elements that are deeply embedded in cultural history. This type of music keeps groups of individuals together‚ regardless of geographical boundaries. Klezmer and Irish Ceili music are two examples
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