Re: ATOM BIGGS: ROCK MUSIC ("Douglas H. Keefe" )


Subject: Re: ATOM BIGGS: ROCK MUSIC
From:    "Douglas H. Keefe"  <keefe(at)BOYSTOWN.ORG>
Date:    Tue, 2 Jun 1998 12:47:09 -0600

You might take a look at what Plato wrote in "The Republic" on the subject of music and the effects of music. Your questions need some refinement. (In general though, I would avoid the key of E.) --Doug Keefe Dan Ellis wrote: > Dear List - > > Do any of you know of actual research relevant to this question? > Thanks. > > DAn. > > ------- Forwarded Message > From: "ATOM BIGGS" <forbiggs(at)email.msn.com> > To: <dpwe(at)ICSI.Berkeley.EDU> > Subject: ROCK MUSIC > Date: Mon, 1 Jun 1998 21:03:51 -0700 > > Dan Ellis: > > Dr. Al Bregman said you might be able to help me, or at least send out a > post on your "auditory" e-mail list. I'm involved in a discussion over > the topic of "rock music". It's being said that the syncopated beats of > rock music create physiological desires for sex and violence which > completely offsets any altruistic message that a rock song might > contain. Does this reasoning have any credence whatsoever? My > understanding is that, apart from the lyrics, music's effect on thoughts > and moods vary greatly from person to person and culture to culture. > What is your insight on this? Do you know of any related research? > > atom biggs forbiggs(at)mail.wsu.edu > > ------- End of Forwarded Message > > Email to AUDITORY should now be sent to AUDITORY(at)lists.mcgill.ca > LISTSERV commands should be sent to listserv(at)lists.mcgill.ca > Information is available on the WEB at http://www.mcgill.ca/cc/listserv Email to AUDITORY should now be sent to AUDITORY(at)lists.mcgill.ca LISTSERV commands should be sent to listserv(at)lists.mcgill.ca Information is available on the WEB at http://www.mcgill.ca/cc/listserv


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