This is just me pouring out my thoughts at the moment.
I have spent much more than my share of time in my life listening to music. My tastes in music were much influenced by my family and schooling. From my mother and choir classes in school I received a great love for classical and choral music. From one of my sisters Toad the Wet Sprocket, Oingo Boingo, and other strange artists. From my one and only brother.... Metallica... And on a separate note(this being a night of randomness) I also got a No Fear t-shirt from my brother although I do think I acquired it when he left on his mission and by the time he had returned the t-shirt had been on a few too many camping trips and was in really bad shape which I think, if I brought it up to him, would still irk him a bit. :) From another sister, the angst of the nineties music scene where it seemed all artists were trying to vie for the spot of most pathetic.
With all the music I've listened to and in some cases, performed, you would think(or at least I think so I assume everyone else would) that I would have some understanding of why music in all its forms can affect each and every one of us. I don't. Right now I'm listening to a mix of music that I made for the times when I'm playing an online game with my friends. It's all semi-angry, very energetic music and for some reason I get more into the game when I listen to it than when I don't. In some respects I think it is the beat of music that gives us added benefit of some structure in a mostly unstructured life. For example when performing a task that already has a rhythm to it, like shoveling snow, music seems to add to the rhythm of task and make it go by faster and with something that has no beat to it like an online shooter game where anything can happen at any time, listening to music gives that structure to at least one of your senses and, I think, influences the others for the better.
But that is just the beat of music. I have no thoughts at the moment of why pitch and tone and all the other elements of music do what they do to us. I guess I'll have to think about it and get back to you.
Monday, February 2, 2009
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2 comments:
You are right, I still think you are a (insert not nice word here) for ruining my favorite no fear shirt. ;) Alas, all is forgiven. Or not.
Give the gladiator soundtrack a whirl for your online gaming. I always enjoyed the progression it takes through the album. Also I have found a niche of music that I love to work to, its heavier, but with no lyrics it doesn't take as much concentration to enjoy. A couple of the band I like are:
Red Sparrowes
Pelican
...oh, and really? Metallica is the only thing I influenced you with? such a sad day. ;)
I'll give them a listen, and you did show me more than metalica. that was just the first one to pop into my head. If I listed all the music I got from the fam we'd be here for more time than I have. :)
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