“Do You Believe in Magic?”
If you read my books, odds are that you have at least a passing interest in music.
Huh. That’s all wrong, actually.
The fact is, if you’re a human being, you have an interest in music. Not just a passing one, either.
There’s a lot of interesting research that shows humans have a connection with music so strong that you can argue for it being biological, if not downright transcendent.
Rather than ramble on about the subject, I’ll jump straight to the end where I show you something cool to illustra...
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Juhan, I felt the same way for years. Now I realize I was stupid and just hadn't found the music for me. Now it's part of my everyday life. Never count yourself. For me it was Can't Stop by Red Hot Chili Peppers that turned me onto music.
That video was beautiful. I personally love music. This is not to take anything away from people who don't, I am just not one of them. The video reminded me of a book I read by Oliver Sacks called Musicophilia. It was a collection of stories about how music influenced strange and sometimes miraculous neurological behavior in people who listened to it. sometimes altering their entire brain chemistry. I then wrote a paper about the benefits of listening to and learning to play music on certain brain structures. Interesting stuff. :)Thanks Mr. R.
Interesting for sure. I think music is pretty integrated into our brains from evolution. Have any of you read much about musical savants who develop musical talent after an injury where before they never even played music? Even if you dont particularly care for music, you DO hear it, and your subconcious recognizes it just like anything else.
There were some stories like that in musicophilia! I thought it was so interesting.
John wrote: "Juhan, I felt the same way for years. Now I realize I was stupid and just hadn't found the music for me. Now it's part of my everyday life. Never count yourself. For me it was Can't Stop by Red ..."Pretty much just called Juhan stupid... that is classy
@ Alisha - It really is! Our brains are so crazy. I was watching this thing on TedTalks last night by Bobby McFerrin, it was freakin' crazy. He's super interesting too if you ever get a chance to check out more of his talks.gotta link it -
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/bobb...
Juhan, I have to agree with Pat. Play music around any baby and they respond - in fact just about any toddler will start to dance. It seems our response to music is hardwired. I for one agree with the thesis that humans have a connection to music that cannot necessarily be explained.
I absolutely agree with you, and love the musical dimension of your books. I have experienced the amazing power of music over and over in my life, and have seen it in others.
@Amber thanks for the heads up!!! I'll give it a watch!
(The video was pretty moving, though.)