Music & Emotion
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Musical pleasure in the familiar
Hello Dear Reader, and a Happy Friday to you. Well the sun is out today! We are having a cracking “Indian Summer” here is Switzerland with temperatures eking their way close to 20 Celsius. This week I have also discovered the pleasures of watching the gentlemen playing chess in the local park on the giant walk-in sets. They know their stuff. And the enjoyment of a simple glass of prosecco at the end of a long work day with a new friend. All in all, a good note on which to return to London after 6 weeks, for a weekend at home with my Oscar. I can’t wait to see…
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Universal and cultural emotion communication in music
Hello dear reader. It is a beautiful sunny Sunday morning here in London. One could be forgiven for assuming that spring is on the way after a long chilly winter, but I have a rule to not get excited until I see my first snowdrop flowers. I have seen shoots so far but no flowers so my spring excitement (it is my favourite season you see) will have to wait but hopefully for just a few more days…. I have been enjoying some time in the Twitter-scape recently, which is one way to hear about new, hot-off-the-press papers in music psychology. One fellow music psychologist on Twitter is Professor Tuomas Eerola (@tuomas_ee)…
