Insights in Music and Culture
How Music Hijacks Your Nervous System—in a Good Way
Music is trans-dimensional, traversing the physical and non-physical realms, with the power to affect body, mind, and soul. It transforms through resonance, making it a conductor of human biology, physical matter, and the human psyche. To understand the concept of resonance, we need to understand what music is at a fundamental level. This article explores music and its interpersonal connection through resonance, an understanding that changes our conception of music’s nature and effect.
How we Hear: Recreating the World through Sound
Summary
Contrary to what you may expect, sound is not ‘out there’ in the world but a product of our brains. In fact, sound develops through a recreation of vibration information from the external environment. This poses interesting questions about the nature of perception and reality, and the way we experience the world. The article starts with a discussion about the biological nature of sound and hearing, and then moves to a Philosophy of Sound that challenges the way we think about the world and our role within it.
