12-10-2014, 03:01 PM
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Hairs in back of neck
Do you ever hear someone singing or hear a tune and it makes the hairs in the back of your neck stand? I listened to Andrea on The X Factor just there and I experienced it. Another one was Ruth from the X Factor singing Purple Rain. That, and Chopin Opt 9, No 2, and Happy by Pharrell Williams. What a power music has.My three sons are musicians in their spare time and I can't imagine living in a life without music.
12-10-2014, 03:23 PM
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Re: Hairs in back of neck
Originally Posted by alice76
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Do you ever hear someone singing or hear a tune and it makes the hairs in the back of your neck stand?
I've posted this before - somewhere!!
An appoggiatura is a type of ornamental note that clashes with the melody just enough to create a dissonant sound. "This generates tension in the listener," said Martin Guhn, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia who co-wrote a 2007 study on the subject.
"When the notes return to the anticipated melody, the tension resolves, and it feels good."
Chills often descend on listeners at these moments of resolution.
When several appoggiaturas occur next to each other in a melody, it generates a cycle of tension and release. This provokes an even stronger reaction, and that is when the tears start to flow.
Maybe that explains it?
Apparently the Japanese National anthem contains several appoggiaturas which could explain why at one Olympic ceremony where a Japanese competitor won Gold, 75% of the audience at the stadium and 64% watching on TV also cried along with the competitor when it was played! stevmk2
12-10-2014, 03:39 PM
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Re: Hairs in back of neck
Originally Posted by stevmk2
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There's a phenomenon known as an appoggiatura that is almost always the cause in cases like this alice.I've posted this before - somewhere!!
An appoggiatura is a type of ornamental note that clashes with the melody just enough to create a dissonant sound. "This generates tension in the listener," said Martin Guhn, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia who co-wrote a 2007 study on the subject.
"When the notes return to the anticipated melody, the tension resolves, and it feels good."
Chills often descend on listeners at these moments of resolution.
When several appoggiaturas occur next to each other in a melody, it generates a cycle of tension and release. This provokes an even stronger reaction, and that is when the tears start to flow.
Maybe that explains it?
Apparently the Japanese National anthem contains several appoggiaturas which could explain why at one Olympic ceremony where a Japanese competitor won Gold, 75% of the audience at the stadium and 64% watching on TV also cried along with the competitor when it was played! stevmk2
Apparently Beethoven could "see" music. He could not hear it but could "see" it. Amazing.
12-10-2014, 03:42 PM
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Re: Hairs in back of neck
Originally Posted by Patsy
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It does happen, not often, but is amazing when it doesMusic is very important to me, keeps me sane - keeps me happy ......
Also, who can avoid dancing to a good tune? Shimmy on down
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