[LAU] The Psychology of Music

[david]

On 02/08/2013 04:57 AM, Len Ovens wrote:
>
> On Fri, February 8, 2013 5:55 am, Stephen Stubbs wrote:
>> On 2/8/2013 1:43 AM, david wrote:
>>> http://visual.ly/psychology-music?utm_source=visually_embed
>>>
>> So now we have quantitative proof that the Ancient Greeks' views on
>> music were correct.
>>
>> Music is not an art but a science, with well defined laws that enable
>> the musician to induce specific effects and emotions in the listener.
>
> I don't know that "art" and "science" are mutually exclusive. The art is
> in the creation and the science in the analysis.

Science is in the technology the arts use. Even way back, 
science/technology has had big impacts on art. For instance, painting 
styles changed when strong, bright color pigments were developed. 
Technology has had a big impact on music for thousands of years.

> Communication only works
> where there is clearly defined meaning to things, often in a cultural
> context. I have found it interesting to watch how a child reacts to some
> kinds of music. It is obvious that they are getting a different meaning
> from the same piece of music than I am. It is the same with writing a book
> (I remember scientifically analyzing books in school) or painting a
> picture. The tools used to communicate can be defined with science, but
> art keeps creating new things to define.

And communicating new thoughts about existing things.

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