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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Audiences hate modern classical music because their brains cannot cope

      For decades critics of modern classical music have been derided as philistines for failing to grasp the subtleties of the chaotic sounding compositions, but there may now be an explanation for why many audiences find them so difficult to listen to.
      A new book on how the human brain interprets music has revealed that listeners rely upon finding patterns within the sounds they receive in order to make sense of it and interpret it as a musical composition. While traditional classical music follows strict patterns and formula that allow the brain to make sense of the sound, modern symphonies by composers such as Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern simply confuse listeners' brains.
     Philip Ball, author of The Music Instinct, has drawn on the latest scientific findings from neuroscientists to show structure and patterns in music are a fundamental part of musical enjoyment. He said: "Many people still seem to find modern classical music challenging. If that is the case, then they can relax as it is challenging for a good reason and it is not because they are in some way too musically stupid to appreciate it.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Are We Really Serious About Our Personality?

                   You might be wondering to think why this crap always likes to blabber on all such erratic and insignificant things. But sorry, I can't help it. The purpose of this blog is to reflect my ideas to the people around me as well as people away from me. Are we really serious about our personality? What do we think about our personality? Is it some kind of material that is readily available in market and anyone who wishes to have a good personality, can easily purchase it using Cash or Card? No ..... absolutely not .. because of not being a student of psychology, I won't be able to technically define it. But so far I can feel it, it's an indispensable component of human beings which actually comprises of behavioral, temperamental, emotional & mental patterns. All you can say about it is that, it is a set or collection of attributes that characterizes an individual, that means which uniquely characterizes or makes the person distinct from every other person. But if we look at ourselves, what we can see! all of us are trying to imitate the other as they are not satisfied at what they are. The consequence is simple enough to be understood. No person will be having his or her own personality. Are you on the right track? Ask yourself .....
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