Music is an art form whose medium is sound. Common elements of music are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. The word derives from Greek μουσική (mousike), "(art) of the Muses."
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Does listening to rap music increase violent behavior?
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Do violent video games cause violent behavior?
Can music incite murder?
I've heard many people say that listening to rap, which may often contain messages of violence,…
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Were slaves only allowed to play the black keys of a piano?
I've gotten an e-mail to this effect a couple of times now, mainly centering around the story behind the song "Amazing Grace". The basic idea is that old Negro spirituals were based on the black keys of the piano because slaves weren't permitted to…
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Is perfect pitch something you're "born with?"
I always thought perfect pitch was a lot like language - it's significantly easier to learn/retain if it was learned as a child, but it's still possible to learn as an adult.
However, there are some musicians who believe either is has to be learned…
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Did a radio DJ lock himself in the studio and play the same song on repeat?
I've heard and read this one in various places, in many variations:
a radio DJ gets (disgruntled)/(drunk)/(fired), and as a response
(locks)/(barricades) (himself)/(herself) alone in the
(studio)/(broadcast station) and plays (the same song…
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Can music incite murder?
From a deleted 700 Club interview archived on the internet archive at
http://web.archive.org/web/20000122101421/http://www.cbn.org/the700club/johannamichaelsen.asp
Johanna says you can trace occultic or
demonic influences behind most of the
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Classical music in public places: does it affect violence?
This article explains some British experience on playing classical music in public places and the effect on behaviour of people.
It seems that the feeling (was it measured?) was that it prevented youths from loitering in public places. But is there…
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Do Germans love David Hasselhoff?
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From a BBC article:
David Hasselhoff, star of the hit 80s TV series Knight Rider, is
renowned in celebrity-obsessed circles for being Big In Germany; not
only as an actor, but as a purveyor of soft rock anthems.
It's a common trope…
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Is wood harvested during a full moon ("moon wood") better for musical instruments?
Related: Is there any evidence to support the benefits of lunar planting? (LINK)
A couple years ago, I first ran across something called "moon wood," described as follows (SOURCE):
Moonwood has recently received a good revival among the guitar…
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Does ringing ears after a concert mean hearing loss?
According to this website,
Tinnitus (or ear ringing) is proven by scientists to be the result of
an alerting loss of hearing ability. The reasons behind this might be
varying from the normal process of growing old to an incident or a
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Did Feynman write 'Orange Juice' as a response to Pauling's advisory on Vitamin C?
Apparently, according to the Nobel Prize's official Facebook, Richard Feynman composed a song on the congas known as 'orange juice' after fellow Nobel-laureate Linus Pauling wrote to him claiming that his cancer could be cured with vitamin C.
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Does streaming an album 27 times consume as much energy as manufacturing a CD?
According to an article on TheConversation:
So which is the greener option? It depends on many things, including how many times you listen to your music. If you only listen to a track a couple of times, then streaming is the best option. If you…
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Backwards masking in music
It was alleged by opponents to rock and heavy metal that the artists would include hidden satanic messages in their songs that would become audible when playing the song backwards.
It was further claimed that the brain would still be able to…
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Do record companies use a system that kept 99.995% of artists without any form of regular income?
This quote from TorrentFreak:
Under the “sign-a-record-deal-or-remain-poor system”, 99% of artists
didn’t get record deals with the abusive record industry – and out of
those who did, 99.5% never saw a cent in royalties. Thus, we are
moving…
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Is listening to music while studying distracting?
When I was at school, the teachers always forbade us from using our mp3s, and we weren't allowed to listen to any music while in class. The reason being that it seems the music would distract us, that is, we won't be able to concentrate as well.
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Does listening to negative emotive music help dealing with negative emotions?
My girlfriend tends to listen to music that express how she feels at a given moment. For example, if she's feeling frustrated then the lyrics of the songs she listens will be of frustration.
Does this external agent (music) expressing her feelings…
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