The Brain and Music

I recently sat down and read an article about the brain and how it reacts to music. It was quite interesting, though it seemed to bring up more questions than answers. It was quite clear that it is known how our brain perceives music, but other than that, there wasn't much else. It talked about how it was interesting that we can find certain music sad, scary, or happy. After all, nothing truly tells us what to think about certain kinds of music. It is objective, overall. I explain my thoughts on the article more in the video, as does my friend Chris.

As I read the article, I felt like I was hearing information from a perspective of someone that really isn't invested in music in the same way a music major, like myself, might be. I felt that it was written from too much of a scientific standpoint. There is nothing wrong with that, but I don't think music is scientific as much as it is emotional. It was pretty easy talking about my thoughts in the video, and it was easy finding someone who is a music major to talk about it. I myself am a music major, so I know lots of people who are as well. I don't really like filming myself, so it wasn't that great of a time.

Here are my thoughts:




And here are my friend Chris' thoughts!




- Christian