Test Flashcards
Emotivism
Music evokes real emotions
Cognitivism
Music expresses emotions but doesn’t evoke them
Key theorists: 3
Stephen Davies, Justin & vastfjall and peter kivy
Brain stem reflexes:
Rhymtic entertainment, episodic memory and music expectancy
What would this be? Recognizing sadness in a minor key without feeling sad.
Cognitivism
For happiness, musical expression would be..
Fast tempo, major mode, simple harmony
For sadness, musical expression would be..
Slow tempo, minor mode, low pitch
For anger, musical expression would be..
Fast tempo, minor mode
For fear, musical expression would be..
Fast tempo, minor mode, low sound level
Real emotions?
Physiological responses similar to everyday emotions
Aesthetic emotions
Like wonder, nostalgia
Chills
-strongest emotional response
-activates brains reward system
Measuring emotional responses to music (3)
Self reports: prone to bias
Physiological measures: track heart rate
Neurological measures: EEG, fMRI
Characteristics of sound (3)
Frequency (Hz) number of cycles completed by sound wave
Amplitude (dB) loudness of sound
Timbre, quality of sound
Outer ear consists of..(3)
Pinnacle: curved flap of cartilage and skin
Auditory canal: 2,5cm with hairs,leads to eardrum
Eardrum/tympanic membrane: thin, flexible membrane, 1cm, moves in response to sound waves
Middle ear (1)
Ossicles: 3 smallest bones in body, grain of rice, ossicles amplify sound 22 times