Yeah.
- Firebird-V
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Yeah.
I'm 15, and philosophy interests me because of what you can discover. Socrates and Epicurus are like some of my top guys. I used Google to find this place, I was watching some TEDtalks stuff, and it got me into thinking.
Ha, I'm a metalhead. Its kind of weird, I guess. My fav band right now is probably The Black Dahlia Murder. I get a lot of stuff for liking them, people are like, "How can you listen to that?! You can't understand what there saying!" But the last time I checked, it was music, not poetry, and there were things called lyrics. Melody and harmony are whats important in music.
And thats about it. /ramble-end
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Your introduction is interesting, Firebird.Melody and harmony are whats important in music.
You obviously think about the components of music, and started me thinking about them too. I cannot add anything to what you say except that I have heard that rhythm is the most immediately emotionally inspiring of the three, harmony, melody and rhythm.
I have heard that rhythm and tempo together can directly alter heart rate.Do you think that melody and harmony have such a direct effect? Perhaps so. I have also heard that Mozart who excels in both as well as in structural balance is played to disturbed people and animals and calms them
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Now that I think about it, rhythm is very important. I'll have to remember it when I do consider music.
As for an example, there is a riff at the beginning of the song Six by All That Remains, it just makes me want to kick ass.
Theres this thing called I-Doser, its supposed to simulate the effects of drugs. And it doesn't work, I know from experience >.>
Melody and harmony can, too, if it affects you correctly. Music reminds us of things, creates feelings, and that could very speed or slow the heart rate, I think.
Mozart was probably Jesus reincarnated, except all he wanted to do was play music.
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