PSYCH 2MP3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Music Of Africa, Microtonal Music, Tabula Rasa
9 Mar 2020
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Played indian, japanese and western music for two groups. Basic point of the model: idea that the meaning of certain musical features ( cues" for emotional interpretation) may not require culture-specific learning, whereas others do. Circle of that"s: 8 other scales used universally that differ from western scales (circle of fifths) Important things include the diatonic scale and musical consonance: native culture specific cues. For music both within and out of our culture: loudness and tempo are recognized, these psychophysical cues are shared cross culturally* Complexity of rhythmic cycles in the indian tala: p 272. Question about whether music provides survival value or not. Reason to believe music participation allowed for bonds to be formed in groups and so it helped our ancient ancestors to survive. But others think it is just an evolutionary accent: the auditory cheesecake", something we enjoy but not something necessary for survival / a target of natural selection.
