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rhythm
placements of sounds in time, ordered alternation of contrasting elements
melody
combination of rhythm and pitch in a series of notes, often may recall a memory
timbre
quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity
what is the importance of network activity throughout the brain in perceiving music?
think about it: tying music to memory even if bad we may develop a preference and there is also more recognition for familiar sounds (primacy effect?), set up through plastic connections
role of multi-sensory integration in music perception?
think about it: multimodal perception is using different senses to perceive what is going on such as lip reading while someone is speaking, wanting to tap along when you hear a beat very powerful connection between motor system and music, ear worms,
relation of emotions to major and minor chords
major chords are more bright happy, minor chords are more dark sad
chemical changes while listening to music
people who find the music rewarding release more dopamine and those who see it not release less
transfer effects
musical training effects
plasticity effects
role of genetics