Music

Pitch Memory in Nonmusicians and Musicians: Revealing Functional Differences Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

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The study you’re referring to, titled “Pitch Memory in Nonmusicians and Musicians: Revealing Functional Differences Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation,” investigates the neural mechanisms underlying pitch memory in musicians and nonmusicians using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Transcranial direct current stimulation is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique that involves applying a low electrical current to … Read more

Elephants dance to concert violinist performing for them

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https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152421975553541   There have been instances where elephants have shown interest and even exhibited movements in response to music, including performances by concert violinists. While elephants are known for their keen sense of hearing and complex social behaviors, the extent to which they respond to music can vary among individuals and contexts. One notable example … Read more

What Music Do Animals Like?

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What Music Do Animals Like? Research published today by the American Psychological Association has shown that chimpanzees prefer listening to West African akan and North Indian raga over listening to silence. What does this say about the evolutionary purpose of music? Previous work by McDermott and Hauser showed that when tamarins and marmosets were given … Read more

Bodily maps of emotions

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“Bodily maps of emotions” refers to a concept proposed by a team of scientists led by neuroscientist Dr. Lauri Nummenmaa and psychologist Dr. Riitta Hari. Their research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) in 2013, sought to investigate how emotions are experienced and represented in the human body. The researchers … Read more

Colored Shadows, a sensory perception – GOETHE

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Using Goethe’s Theory of Colors (Zur Farbenlehre) as a point of departure, LIGHT, DARKNESS, AND COLOURS takes us on a fascinating journey through the universe of colors. In 1704 Sir Isaac Newton published “Light and Refraction,” his study of the interactions between sunlight and prisms. Newton was, as a good scientist, intent on achieving objectivity, … Read more

What happens when you play one song backwards as a muse to writing another song?

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Ian McCulloch, singer-songwriter.  I’ve always said that The Killing Moon is the greatest song ever written. I’m sure Paul Simon would be entitled say the same about Bridge Over Troubled Water, but for me The Killing Moon is more than just a song. It’s a psalm, almost hymnal. It’s about everything, from birth to death … Read more

Esoteric Discussions with Neil Sanders the Manipulation of Hip Hop

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Author and lecturer Neil Sanders joins me live on the show as we discuss the deliberate erosion of Hip and Hop and Rap through techniques of mind control and media manipulation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYFLKuJ2vng   Neil Sanders is known for his exploration of various forms of mass manipulation, including the influence of media and entertainment industries on … Read more

Emancipate Yourself From Mental Slavery — Your Thoughts Are Not Your Own; Marketing, Movies and Music – Neil Sanders

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During the interview, Neil talks about the corrosive and hypnotic effects of TV and how our identities and perceptions of life have been moulded by the advertising industry. He also discusses Hollywood movie propaganda, the victimisation of famous entertainers who’ve spoken out against The Establishment, MK’ed celebs, manufactured Pop acts, music as a form of … Read more

Sight over sound in the judgment of music performance

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The concept of “sight over sound” in the judgment of music performance refers to the tendency for visual cues to influence or even override auditory perceptions when evaluating a musical performance. This phenomenon highlights the complex interaction between visual and auditory stimuli in shaping our perception of music. Research in psychology has shown that visual … Read more

Harmony: Chords and How to Build Them

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How harmony works in western music. Traids formed out of scales, common harmonic progressions, nature of modulation. Listening skills for determining regular or irregular change rates. Wide variety of examples. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxf8mHkxgoA   Harmony in music refers to the combination of different musical elements, such as chords, melodies, and rhythms, to create a pleasing and coherent … Read more

Mystery Origins of Modern Music, by Christopher Knowles

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Jan Irvin of http://www.gnosticmedia.com/ in conversation and discussing the ancient mystery tradition, origins of modern rock and roll with Christopher Knowles regarding his new book The Secret History of Rock N Roll. C https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljQtkglGxV4   “Modern Music: The Mystery Origins of Music” by Christopher Knowles is a book that delves into the origins and evolution … Read more

Music of the Primes

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The Music of the Primes Marcus du Sautoy, Oxford University Thursday, May 8, 2008, at 6:00 pm Marcus du Sautoy, author of the The Music of the Primes, will discuss the mystery of prime numbers, the history behind the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgqEaUT8Qo0     “Music of the Primes” is a book written by Marcus du Sautoy, a … Read more

Music and the Brain: Jessica Grahn

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Jessica Grahn, Cognitive Neuroscientist, talks about the power of the human mind and how it can be transformed through music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDfVsFxJXms     Jessica Grahn, Ph.D., is a cognitive neuroscientist with a special focus on music and the brain. Her research explores how music affects cognitive processes and neural activity, shedding light on why music … Read more

Classical Guitar Innovator: Eliot Fisk

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Guitarist Eliot Fisk plays Bach, Sor and Tarrega and talks about his special relationship with guitar legend Andres Segovia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ySbsr5PsNY   Eliot Fisk is celebrated as one of the most innovative and influential classical guitarists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Born on August 10, 1954, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fisk has made significant … Read more

Unlocking Music with Neuroscience: Ardon Shorr

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cswhOCKQZ7Q     Unlocking music with neuroscience is a fascinating area of study that combines the art of music with the science of the brain. Ardon Shorr, among others, has explored how our brains perceive, process, and are affected by music. This interdisciplinary approach seeks to understand not just the emotional and psychological impacts of … Read more

Evolution of Music by Public Choice

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Music evolves as composers, performers, and consumers favor some musical variants over others. To investigate the role of consumer selection, we constructed a Darwinian music engine consisting of a population of short audio loops that sexually reproduce and mutate. This population evolved for 2,513 generations under the selective influence of 6,931 consumers who rated the … Read more

Forgotten In Time: The Ancient Solfeggio Frequencies

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Ancient musical scales vibe with nature. SOURCE     “Forgotten In Time: The Ancient Solfeggio Frequencies” is a title often associated with a concept in alternative healing and esoteric spirituality. It refers to the idea that certain specific sound frequencies, known as the Solfeggio frequencies, have ancient origins and possess healing properties. The Solfeggio frequencies … Read more

Dr. Jessica Grahn talks about music and the brain

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Dr. Jessica Grahn talks to Jay Ingram about music and the brain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5hvuDxcegE   Dr. Jessica Grahn is a cognitive neuroscientist whose research focuses on the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying music perception, cognition, and movement. She is particularly interested in how the brain processes rhythm and timing, and how music can be used to … Read more

Mozart Effect for Newborn

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2xrl3dFft8 The “Mozart Effect” is a term popularized by a study published in 1993 by researchers Frances Rauscher, Gordon Shaw, and Katherine Ky in the journal Nature. The study suggested that listening to Mozart’s music could temporarily improve spatial reasoning skills in college students. However, the findings were limited to a specific task and did … Read more

Oh my Little China Girl

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk4g4ZTR8so   The phrase “Oh my little China Girl” references the song “China Girl” co-written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop. Initially appearing on Iggy Pop’s 1977 album “The Idiot,” it became more widely known through David Bowie’s version released on his 1983 album “Let’s Dance.” The song’s lyrics tell the story of a complex, … Read more

Use of Music — Alan Watt Explains the Music Industry and Musical Mind Control

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCMy4fRk-z0   Alan Watt (not to be confused with philosopher Alan Watts) was a researcher, speaker, and author known for his work on various topics related to global governance, psychology, and the manipulation of culture and public opinion. Among his broad range of interests, Watt also delved into the music industry, often discussing how it … Read more

Musical rhythm spectra from Bach to Joplin obey a 1/f power law

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Much of our enjoyment of music comes from its balance of predictability and surprise. Musical pitch fluctuations follow a 1/f power law that precisely achieves this balance. Musical rhythms, especially those of Western classical music, are considered highly regular and predictable, and this predictability has been hypothesized to underlie rhythm’s contribution to our enjoyment of … Read more

Listening to tailor-made notched music reduces tinnitus loudness and tinnitus-related auditory cortex activity

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Abstract   Maladaptive auditory cortex reorganization may contribute to the generation and maintenance of tinnitus. Because cortical organization can be modified by behavioral training, we attempted to reduce tinnitus loudness by exposing chronic tinnitus patients to self-chosen, enjoyable music, which was modified (“notched”) to contain no energy in the frequency range surrounding the individual tinnitus … Read more

DECODING MUSICAL GEMATRIA | The death of DMX, Swizz Beatz, Verzuz, Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J’s 4,3,2,1 +

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34:10 in — “Over 200 rappers died [in 2020]; that’s an average of every forty-four hours that’s a dead rapper.”  This video is positively stunning, and yet not surprising at all — the music itself, the lyrics, everything, are all composed ‘by the numbers’ — learn how to decode those numbers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_wuCed1tIQ Redrum by Srebmun … Read more

THE POLICE drummer Stewart Copeland, son of OSS/CIA “founding member” – Stew confirms ~11:05

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Perfectly fits the ‘all major successful musical acts had direct military intelligence in-family’ discovered by DAVE MCGOWAN in his online series and book INSIDE THE LC / WEIRD SCENES INSIDE THE CANYON https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQKEDapx4O4         Stewart Copeland, best known as the drummer for the band The Police, is the son of Miles Axe … Read more