PSY274H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Bird Vocalization, Process Music, Exaptation
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Today, we"re talking about unprofessionalized form of music where there"s a na ve audience. We"ll be talking about everyday music and everyday exposure to music. We can expect a parial yes to this quesion otherwise we wouldn"t be talking about it. To what extent does this simple model look music it this model. In some ways: singing to yourself (no recipient) like jamming with friends, instrumental music. In non-western cultures, music typically also takes form in group engagement, involved movement. Some cultures don"t have diferent words for dance and music . The message in music is oten kno wn in advance. There"s a speciic message this way that"s communicaive. You can go on in conversaion not sure how long it"ll be, what will be said when, etc. Our best answer here is sort of music can be sort of seen as a form of communicaion. A couple of theories here that are saisfying-