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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Sounds are found in every aspect of human life, from birds chirping to the sound of cars honking. So how exactly can we hear and process the sounds that are occurring all around us? Interestingly enough, we don’t fully know yet. Scientists still haven’t found a very good explanation of the relationship between music and…
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In 2016, an electronic musician with the stage name The Caretaker began releasing a project called Everywhere at the End of Time in installments, each meant to represent a different stage of dementia. The project finished in 2019, after which The Caretaker retired from making music (at least under his stage name). Everywhere at the…
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Written by Erica Soekardono Although it may be a well known fact that music can impact someone’s brain, listening to music regularly can actually physically alter the structure of a person’s brain. A 2018 study has shown that the human brain actually adapts itself to challenging environments, which are often able to present themselves when…
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Although listening to music is a fun activity worldwide, some people don’t feel anything towards it. This is known as Musical Anhedonia. Based on an experiment at the University of Barcelona, 3-5% of participants DID NOT feel anything toward the music that they played. Not even a tap of the foot, or a bounce of…
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Yesterday, we held an interview with Nicole Birmaher, a board certified music therapist. S graduated from the University of Miami, Frost School of Music, in May of 2020 and completed her 9 month music therapy internship at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago working with hospitalized children. Over Nicole’s undergraduate career she…
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By Angela Khurana There’s no denying that music can have a significant influence on emotions and behavior. Music is quite powerful: it can cause you to forget your emotions. Music stimulates more parts of the brain than any other human function, changing the brain and the way it works (“‘The Power”). Classical music, in particular,…
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Written By Caroline Yao Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life. Art Blakely To define jazz music, one must scroll through the lexicon of words associated with the sound of jazz to come up with a description of the art form. Words such as smooth, cool, nice, swinging, and jazzy describe the art form.…
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Written by Chelsea Ling Have you ever listened to music while you were on a jog or when you were working out? I certainly have. People who listen to fast-paced music while exercising tend to be able to go further and usually get much more out of the experience than their peers who do not.…
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by Eve Baird In 2018, I received funding from the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation to pilot and research The Sleep Kit in long-term care and community settings across New Brunswick. The Sleep Kit is a small box of alternative sleep therapies that I developed aimed…
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