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Edited by Progo:
1/12/2014 1:59:18 PM
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Why do we like music?
Why do we like music? Is it related to speech? Is it entirely social? The only animals I know of that enjoy it as much as us are birds. (most mammals, even chimps and dogs, ignore music)
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1 ReplyI think that one of the core enjoyments derived from music is the same that we get from humor. The ability to both be surprised and the pleasure that comes from recognizing a pattern and using it to predict what's "coming next". Both humor and music have a rhythm and require a sense of timing, spotting the pattern, knowing that something is about to happen, and going "aha!" when it occurs makes our brains feel as if they have "done a good job".
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When I took history of rock and roll at my college we learned that the beat od an average song is 90 bpm, that is also the average time you would be humping a girl when having sex so they're psychological factors as well.
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I'm sure there's a Vsauce on this somewhere.
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2 RepliesBecause we have ears. My mom doesn't like music
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I don't know.
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Edited by Bäsil: 1/12/2014 7:20:38 PMProbably something to do with sound and brain waves, and how certain parts of the brain are effected
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It's orgasmic
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1 ReplyIf you believe in evolution, it's probably because back in our tribal days music brought us together and helped us share a sense of unity, thereby strengthening the bonds we have with each other, and thus, strengthening our people as a whole and keeping out survivability up. Keep in mind this is from an evolutionary point of view. I don't necessarily believe it, it's just something I thought out while in the shower.
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I agree It's a bunch of noise combined Banging on stuff and screaming words I guess we like it because it's.....I don't know
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Bump.
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my guess is that music makes us feel or think a certain way every time we listen to it. the artist can help bring out personal emotions/memories of a listener they have never met. Music epitomizes the very thing that makes us social beings without human interaction and due to the range of emotions it can emit, music becomes a drug for the brain. [spoiler]that parrot has better dance moves than most people[/spoiler]
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It the way we're built. I absolutely love music, cannot go a day without it.
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Edited by Ttasmmv: 1/12/2014 2:35:41 PMI'd think it's because we understand abstractions. A painting is an abstraction of our sight that animals would not appreciate, because it takes a human mind to interpret the 2D strokes of colour as a familiar 3D image of significance. One must be able to understand the abstraction before appreciating it. Music is an abstraction of human emotion. We recognize that, and that recognition allows us to appreciate it. Why we prefer certain musical patterns over others I don't know. Perhaps music theory can shed a light on the subject? Animals that use song to communicate, such as birds, may respond to our music, but I don't know if they enjoy it.
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Because it's an expression of the entire universe through the medium of sound.
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because we're human.
