Month: December 2020

Music from Latin America

When discussing music, often times people enjoy the beats, rhythm, lyrics, singer’s voice, etc. However, rarely we think about origins and the birth of our favorite musical genres. Dive deep into the history of music in Latin America and the great historical impact it carries throughout the beautiful, spunky, strings of flowing music. Original Latin…
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Does Music Help With Studying?

By Malak Ettahali For many students, these recent weeks have been jam packed full with final exams. And sometimes, it can be difficult to stay concentrated with the amount of stuff going on. Thankfully, there are a multitude of things students can do to stay focused, including listening to music!  But, make sure to be…
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Film Music in Cognitive Sciences

Film music is such an essential part of films because of the ways it affects our viewing experience, and it is usually considered similar, but distinct from dialogue, sound effect, etc. Film scholars use the term “diegetic music” to describe music that the characters can actually hear in the fictional world in a movie/tv show.…
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