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The emotional origins of music
I have just been sent an alert to tell me that the new ‘Musicae Scientiae’ journal is a Special Issue – Music and Evolution Special Issue 2009-2010 (ISSN 1029-8649), edited by the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music (ESCOM). http://musicweb.hmt-hannover.de/escom I am looking forward to getting my copy and diving into all the newest theories on the origins of music! In the meantime, and while brushing up on the literature in this area, I came across a nice little summary article by Laurel Trainor. In it Laurel summarises theories for an emotional ‘trigger’ being important in the evolution of music – specifically, that the emotions induced by music…
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Launch Earworm Project!
Why do tunes get stuck in our heads? The Music, Mind and Brain group (my research group) is currently running a number of projects examining the nature and prevalence of earworms. We are funded by the British Academy and our current projects run in partnership with 6Music (BBC Radio). This page will be updated regularly with links for studies, findings, and summaries of research progress as the projects advance. What are earworms? The term earworm originally comes from a translation of the German word ‘Ohrwurm’. It refers to the experience of having a tune or a part of a tune stuck in your head. Often a person experiencing an earworm…
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