I mean Jared could be selling me a Subway and if they threw in some violins I'd start crying or what is it about big music like God Bless America when it is done right that just really effects your spirit?
2007-06-14 11:32:17 · 10 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
well that song doesn't do anything for me, but other do.
and i think it's because certain songs "speak" to us in that they express our emotions. we often feel the same way as the songwriters, yet we can't express it the same way they can.
as for just instrumental music, i guess i'm just touched by the beauty of it.
2007-06-14 11:37:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ever noticed that the beat of song can be remeniscent of a heartbeat? So, depending on the kind of rhythym, the song can either energize you or calm you down.
I once heard this has something to do with the pre-natal tendency to match the heartbeat of our respective mothers.
The other thing I've notice about music is that the tone of the phrase can sometimes be longing (think "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion) or bold, or sad. And yet the music itself doesn't "feel" anything. The notes, to me, seem to be imitating the way in which people express these emotions with their voice. Think of the wailing of a mother crying over her dead child and compare that with some sad violin pieces you've heard and you might see what I mean.
Since we are social, we tend to pick up on the emotional sound being transmitted in the voice and it then elicites empathy in us.
This is why angry heavy metal only makes people angry.
Also, in music, we tend to like harmony and apeggio progressions which are "constructive." I'm not sure how to explain what I mean here other than to say that "costructive" appeggio progressions leave one feeling hopeful, nostalgic, and they tend to major chords or at least they tend to end harmonically, while "destrcutive" arpeggio progressions tend to be dissonant, minor, etc.
Depending on how these are put together with rhythm, one can end up with either a longing song or a an upbeat song in the case of the "constructive" arpeggio progressions. In the case of the "destructive" arpeggio progressions, the composition, order, and rhythm can give one either a sad song, a lament, or an angry heavy metal song.
As examples of what I mean, I would say that U2's "In the Name of Love" is an example of "constructive" arpeggio progressions, put together for a hopeful up-lifting song that is a bit nostalgic. ACDC's "Back in Black" I would consider an example of "destructive" arpeggio progressions put together for an "angry" kind of song.
2007-06-15 02:33:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont believe in spirits - but I feel the effects of music as well.
I suppose, what draws us to music is the idea that the songwriter feels the same way that I do - yet he/she is so much better at self-expression. It reminds us that we are not alone in our emotions, regardless of what they be. We all love songs about love, and even songs about breakups. Why? because they let us know that we are not alone in our pain or Ecstasy.
2007-06-14 18:53:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason for this is that the music of the spheres has found itself within the depths of our souls through out long ages of evolution and as well as a constant rhythms that condition our lives as we become ever more awake on the higher astral planes.Music will always be in our souls as a constant reminder of our inner divinity and of our higher nature as spiritual beings.
2007-06-14 18:42:13 · answer #4 · answered by mikehughes06@yahoo.ca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because of music that I never saw the point in drugs. A good U2, Greenday or Coldplay song gives me all the high I need...
2007-06-14 18:36:06 · answer #5 · answered by . 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great question Midge! I too have wondered what it is about the sounds of music that can actually change your entire mood. Interesting.
God Bless You
2007-06-14 18:41:32 · answer #6 · answered by B Baruk Today 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A scientist told me it was a chemical unbalance. Like love.
2007-06-14 18:35:39 · answer #7 · answered by Da Mick 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Say no to violins--especially street violins.
Violins NEVER solved anything.
:->
2007-06-14 18:35:42 · answer #8 · answered by ಠ__ಠ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont know how it does it, but i have this song that makes me want to do something creative, another one which makes me want to play the sims 2 (lol), and another one that makes me want to go on yahoo answers, im listening to it right now.
2007-06-15 08:32:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everthing Vibrates. EveryThing.
GOD did it!
Don't Really Know at this Time.
Music Lover!
Ditto.....................
2007-06-14 18:37:00 · answer #10 · answered by maguyver727 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋