Do you think music connects people?

Question

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIIvdbHm0j0

Answer 1

Of course it does: People from different places and of different ages and musical prefferences come closer getting to know each other through music and "strange" collaborations:

Omer Faruk Tekbilek/Brian Kean
Alessandro Safina/Sezen Aksu
Placido Domingo/Jennifer Rush
Montserrat Caballe/Freddie Mercury
Riccardo Cocciante/Cecilia Gasdia
Luciano Pavarotti/Lucio Dalla....

and I could go on for hours.

Answer 2

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love this question! Here's my 2 cents: music (w/o lyrics) communicates and affects emotions in much the same way as language does. In fact, I think plenty of people consider it form of language. Note that different cultures and subcultures have their own music, and the motifs that communicate sadness in a go go song probably have very little if any similarity to those in a traditional bengali song (although I'm certainly willing to grant that there may be *some* musical universals). When people learn how to write and interpret music, they get to know these motifs in the same way they learn words when learning a language. E.g., in our culture, the key of D minor is mournful, while the key of C is bright. Further, you can work tension and peace into a melody by understanding the interpretive context of each note in much the same way as a good writer uses context to evoke a scene or character. I think what your question is getting at is, how did these melodies and keys get linked w/ emotions in the first place? That's a deep question that I think requires a PhD dissertation, but my guess is that there is some physical basis for it as the others have said. But I believe that the process of linking musical sounds and emotions is basically cultural, going back to the 'music as language' idea. It develops like a language, through associations and context, over time.

Answer 3

Wow! Good question. Our brains, especially emotion, work on harmonies and frequencies, as well; a subtle melody composed of neurotransmitter instruments set the mood for processing. Now, each person is different and each brain processes stimuli differently, but there are a finite number of neurotransmitters and limited functional ranges of each, therefore there is a much less range of emotion as there is range of thought. Music has been shown to align with (for lack of a better term) the balance of neurotransmitters in our brain during auditory stimulation; certain frequencies and certain rhythms affect certain neurotransmitter levels and effectiveness (this is the basis for cognitive music therapy). The balance of neurotransmitters in our brain at any instant IS our emotional state, therefore music directly effects emotion. In counterbalance, our emotional state directly influences the appeal for certain frequencies and rhythms when we create music (we generally do not write happy songs when we are sad). This allows music that was born from a particular emotional state to elicit a similar emotional state in others. The actual thoughts and memories the music elicits in a listener is dependant upon the listener's experiences (which could be VASTLY different), but the emotional state will be closer to synchronization, as there is less opportunity for deviation (due to limited emotional range; two people having a conversation in a language with only three words will not reach the level of diversity of discussion that is possible with a language of thousands of words). That is why we may discern different meanings out of the same sad song, but still can agree it is a ‘sad’ song. More simply put... Music is born from and effects our emotions directly. It is a way to communicate emotion in the same manner as language communicates thought. Though language, too, can convey emotion, it can only do so INDIRECTLY (just try to explain love to someone and you'll see what I mean). It can be said, then, that music is the native language of our emotions.

Answer 4

I'm not gonna watch the video but I do think music connects people... I only listen to metal music, and that has lead me to know other metal fans. This pattern repeats in every single music genre.

Answer 5

Of course it does....and not only people from different cultures but it brings back memories. It connects me to people in spiritual levels, as well.

I still remember people- or places and occasions- when I hear a certain music.

Just a brief example- I remember a person who is long gone every time I hear a certain Eric Clapton song as if he is still alive. So vivid that I can remember his tone of voice and I can even smell his after shave..

Weird, huh?...

Answer 6

Music is best for me in my alone time. It connects me to people when someone turns me on to a new sound or a new artist. I think about that person whenever I listen to it after that.

EDIT: I'll add one of my favorite collaborations to D's list
Alison Krauss / Yo Yo Ma

Answer 7

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Do you think music connects people?
Gift for all of you: Omer Faruk Tekbilek

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIIvdbHm0j0

Answer 8

Of course music connects people. In concerts the audience becomes one person.

Answer 9

Yes absolutely. There are certain moments connected to certain songs. Like a pleasant song singing just on a happy moment. I always remember that moment listening to the song. It's the same with people.That's why those songs are more meaningful and more beautiful.

Answer 10

Most certainly, but only when it's shared. It's universal, you don't need to know the language to understand music and it moves you. I tried to include a link, but it wouldn't let me. If you have a chance, check out a video on Youtube by Bjork called Joga. The video isn't that great, but the song is beautiful :o)