MUSC 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Spinal Cord, Art Song, Cerebellum
23 Aug 2016
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The language of music: music as a language: We have to learn to communicate with one another (professor vs. student) What is music (as opposed to sound)? o. Sound: created by sound waves - the vibrations that reflect slight differences in air pressure o. The music you listen to psychologically influences you. Music, the ear, and the brain o. The perception and creation of music involve all the regions of the brain: memory- memorize every piece of music o o o o. Emotion- musicians can add emotion by the way they play. Temporal lobe- find out in real time whether you like it or not. Parietal lobe- why do you want to dance: occipital lobe- why you want to watch a performance o o. Set of musical expectations that each of us engages as we listen to music, how we think the music ought to go: nature. Assimilation of the musical environment throughout our life.
