Intense emotional responses to music
Hmm.I've been thinking a bit about the relationship between music and emotions. My question is this: is there a chicken-and-egg tension between how you're feeling and the music you're listening to? For example, do you subconsciously seek out songs that match your mood and allow you to explore it further? Or do you choose songs neutrally, then get into a certain mood while listening to them? I think that the type of music we listen to says a lot about our emotional character and socio-cultural background. Definitely worth exploring further. Sage has interesting articles on the topic.
Then, as the above article mentions, there's also the link between emotions, music, and physiological state. What does that say about highly emotional people who love listening to emotionally charged music? Errmm...
posted by Andrea @ 2:16 PM
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