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Music in a different language?

23 Saturday Jun 2018

Posted by la Clarina in Things

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George Tsoulas, languages, music

MusicNotesVarD-500x500I’m not terribly surprised to learn that the brain will process music and language in similar ways… Intuitively, I’ve always had this notion that both work by structure, pattern, rhythm, repetition, juxtaposition, combination of sounds, expression and codification of meaning…

This very interesting article by George Tsoulas for Conversation, offers a clear explanation and an overview of the current studies on the subjects – together with a few good links.

So it would seem that, after all, music is a different language. Or perhaps every language is a different music?

 

Related articles
  • The Psychology of Music: Why Mood and Memory Matter (shutterstock.com)
  • Study shows musical rhythm discrimination related to language skills (examiner.com)

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Christmas Music ♫

23 Saturday Dec 2017

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Christmas, Christmas carols, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, music, vintage

What can I say? I love how old-fashioned and naïve it is… Around Christmas I wax sentimental this way.

War of the Muses: Melpomene and the Uncompromising Violin

21 Thursday Jan 2016

Posted by la Clarina in Theatre

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effectiveness, muses, music, theatre

motivo_musica_y_patrimonioOnce upon a time, we had two musicians – a cello and a violin – to provide incidental music from a play.

They were both young and quite good, and while called in rather at the last minute, they brought a couple of longer pieces for the beginning and end, and a handful of “musical accents” for the key moments of the play.

And I say “play”, but in truth it was to be a one-off kind of glorified staged reading, with a tight deadline and an alarmingly short time to rehearse – so the musicians arrived right in the middle of chaos. Still, we somehow managed something like a coherent rehearsal for them, to see how the music worked… Continue reading →

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