Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] Emotional Impact of Scale Degrees in Relation to Chord Root Perception From: Dennis Hamm <dennis@xxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 17:17:21 -0700--Apple-Mail=_AA345A9B-255A-4180-A090-1995E7948395 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 To be clear, we are looking for participants to take part in our online = study and especially non-musicians. The experience is quite enjoyable. = Please share with anyone who may be interested in discovering how they = uniquely feel harmony. https://sentisonics.com/hes =E2=80=93 Dennis Hamm dennis@xxxxxxxx > On Apr 11, 2025, at 4:19=E2=80=AFPM, Dennis Hamm = <dennis@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >=20 > Dear colleagues, >=20 > As a professional jazz pianist exploring the emotional impact of = harmony, I=E2=80=99ve recently delved into how individual scale degrees = within chords contribute to emotional expression. One key observation is = that each added scale degree imparts a distinct emotional color=E2=80=94bu= t intriguingly, its affective quality can shift dramatically depending = on whether the underlying chord is Major or Minor. >=20 > For example, adding an F=E2=99=AF to a C Major triad might evoke = feelings of enchantment or wonder. However, adding the same pitch to a C = Minor triad often generates a much darker, even malevolent emotional = response. >=20 > In collaboration with Tuomas Eerola and Imre Lahdelma at Durham = University (whose work with Pakistani tribal participants revealed that = Major chords can be perceived as odd or unsettling, and Minor chords as = positive!), I=E2=80=99ve created a brief survey to test this theory. >=20 > If you=E2=80=99re interested in contributing to this research=E2=80=94or= simply curious about how you personally respond to harmonic = variation=E2=80=94you can participate here: > https://sentisonics.com/hes/ >=20 > Please feel free to share this with students and non-musicians as = well. Thank you! >=20 > Best regards, >=20 > Dennis Hamm >=20 > dennis@xxxxxxxx --Apple-Mail=_AA345A9B-255A-4180-A090-1995E7948395 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">To be clear, = we are looking for participants to take part in our online study and = especially non-musicians. The experience is quite enjoyable. Please = share with anyone who may be interested in discovering how they uniquely = feel harmony.<div><br></div><div>https://sentisonics.com/hes<br = id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div> <meta charset=3D"UTF-8"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, = 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: = none; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, = 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: = none; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><br>=E2=80=93 Dennis = Hamm<br>dennis@xxxxxxxx</div></div> </div> <div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On Apr 11, 2025, at 4:19=E2=80=AFP= M, Dennis Hamm <dennis@xxxxxxxx> wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div>Dear colleagues,<br><br>As = a professional jazz pianist exploring the emotional impact of harmony, = I=E2=80=99ve recently delved into how individual scale degrees within = chords contribute to emotional expression. One key observation is that = each added scale degree imparts a distinct emotional color=E2=80=94but = intriguingly, its affective quality can shift dramatically depending on = whether the underlying chord is Major or Minor.<br><br>For example, = adding an F=E2=99=AF to a C Major triad might evoke feelings of = enchantment or wonder. However, adding the same pitch to a C Minor triad = often generates a much darker, even malevolent emotional = response.<br><br>In collaboration with Tuomas Eerola and Imre Lahdelma = at Durham University (whose work with Pakistani tribal participants = revealed that Major chords can be perceived as odd or unsettling, and = Minor chords as positive!), I=E2=80=99ve created a brief survey to test = this theory.<br><br>If you=E2=80=99re interested in contributing to this = research=E2=80=94or simply curious about how you personally respond to = harmonic variation=E2=80=94you can participate = here:<br>https://sentisonics.com/hes/<br><br>Please feel free to share = this with students and non-musicians as well. Thank you!<br><br>Best = regards,<br><br>Dennis = Hamm<br><br>dennis@xxxxxxxx</div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>= </body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_AA345A9B-255A-4180-A090-1995E7948395--