Re: Another interesting article

["Paul" <paulrichard10@adelphia.net>]

<< They behave like  "musical psychopaths", not really hearing the music 
but 
rather
knowing that music is happening and thus behaving accordingly and
showing what they think are the appropriate emotional reactions. >>

Hey that seems like someone listening to "rap" music, enhanced with a 
subwoofer, while bobbing his head.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Per Boysen" <per@boysen.se>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: Another interesting article


> On 10 jan 2006, at 19.03, mike@michaelplishka.com wrote:
>
>> CHeck out http://www.breitbart.com/news/ 
>> 2006/01/10/060110164416.p4z0rnx6.html
>> Essentially what was spoken of earlier how people don't appreciate 
>> music...
>
>
> First I was horrified but then some parts of that article made me  
>wonder 
> if these findings really are unique? According to the article  
>scientists 
> are saying
>
>>  "The accessibility of music has meant that it is taken for granted  
>and 
>> does not require a deep emotional commitment once associated  with 
>music 
>> appreciation,"
>
> and
>
>>  "In short, our relationship to music in everyday life may well be 
>> complex and sophisticated, but it is not necessarily characterised  by 
>> deep emotional investment."
>
>
> As long as I can remember there have been some people around me that  
>seem 
> to think that listening to music is an activity that should be  
>undertaken 
> in a certain emotional condition. They behave like  "musical 
>psychopaths", 
> not really hearing the music but rather  knowing that music is happening 
> and thus behaving accordingly and  showing what they think are the 
> appropriate emotional reactions. So  it's nothing new. Maybe the iPod 
> revolution simply gave some  sociologists a motif to look into this?
>
> Personally  I think it's refreshing that a lot of mysticism around  
>music 
> is going away.  It's refreshing that kids don't get affected by  crappy 
> music. I'm not sure either that all that crap out there will  make them 
> less disposed for enjoying certain music emotionally deep.  Musical 
> experiences comes from within, not from headphones. And I'm  not sure 
>that 
> music can be studied as a sort of linguistic, social  codex. I'd like to 
> read more on that research, the article was way  too shallow.
>
> Greetings from Sweden
>
> Per Boysen
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>
>
>