Influence of Personality on Music!

Studies reveal consistent relationships between personality and preferred musical genre.

This article explores these relationships using a novel method: genre dispersion among people’s mobile-phone music collections.  Click Here To Find Out More.

Plato, Music and Misquotes

 Plato And Music

"This post has already been read 245965 times!I spent a pleasant morning, Saturday, browsing through the works of Plato, hunting for the source of a quotation I saw on Facebook, today.* I did several textual searches for words, phrases and quotes on sites that offer his collected works, along with..."

    See More.

What Sort Of Emotions Does Music Arouse In People?

Image by wadland from Pixabay

"Powerful Links Between Music and Emotions"

Patrik Juslin, Professor of Psychology has written a book in which he summarised his 20 years of research into "what kinds of emotions does music arouse"?

“Music can arouse everything from very simple, primitive responses to complex high-level judgements, including basic emotions like joy, sadness and anger, as well as more complex ones, such as nostalgia. We can experience mixed emotions, contradictory feelings and what I call ‘aesthetic feelings’, based on aesthetic assessment. We feel admiration for a musician or we’re fascinated by the beauty of music”.   MORE

The Marketing Of Music

What Is the Psychology of Music in 2016? - A Journal of Musical Things

From ajournalofmusicalthings.com -June 13, 9:21 PM

"When the music industry really wants you to hear a song, you will hear that song—over and over again. It’ll find your ears in pizzerias, at the pharmacy, ringing tinnily in gas station parking lots."

playalongjon's insight:

A 'catchy tune' can earn you lots of money and turn you into a 'celebrity' !  

Why We Enjoy Sad Music?

From www.medicaldaily.com - June 17, 9:33 PM

"Music can be a powerful presence in many aspects of people’s lives. It’s second only perhaps to smell in its power to bring back memories from decades ago and recall events or people you had very nearly forgotten."

playalongjon's insight:

The many facets of music!

Are Our Musical Preferences Predetermined?

Music Psychology: The Power of Vibrational Frequency -

From zazenlife.com - May 8, 10:59 PM

"Have you ever wondered why you have a complete disdain for specific styles of music? 

This interesting phenomenon has been the subject of scientific inquiry, hoping to uncover the mystery as to why our musical preferences seem to be predetermined"

playalongjon's insight:

Are we attracted to certain types of music and are these preferences predetermined?  

How Music May Benefit And Affect Your Brain

 

How Music Affects and Benefits Your Brain

From lifehacker.com - January 8, 11:13 PM

 I'm a big fan of music and use it a lot when working, but I had no idea about how it really affects our brains and bodies. Music is such a big part of our lives, and we react to it in many ways without even realizing.  More

playalongjon's insight:

Something which I experience everyday myself.