Questions tagged [music]
Music is an art form whose medium is sound. Common elements of music are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. The word derives from Greek μουσική (mousike), "(art) of the Muses."
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Can I get high using binaural beats?
Some sites claim that you can get high using binaural beats:
All I-Doser doses are tested by a panel of users who consider themselves experienced in binaural beat modification. A dose is not passed ...
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Backwards masking in music
It was alleged by opponents to rock and heavy metal that the artists would include hidden satanic messages in their songs that would become audible when playing the song backwards.
It was further ...
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Are there any perceptible differences between the sound quality of 192 versus 320 kbps MP3 files?
I have friends that are very picky when it comes to MP3 bitrate, and will always look for the 320 kbps version of a file. However, I have never noticed any differences, they sound the same to me. I ...
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Can music incite murder?
From a deleted 700 Club interview archived on the internet archive at
http://web.archive.org/web/20000122101421/http://www.cbn.org/the700club/johannamichaelsen.asp
Johanna says you can trace ...
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Does listening to music while working improve mental ability?
I'm a high school student and when I'm studying / working on homework, I often listen to music, but its very hard for me to tell whether or not this is helping me or hindering me from an objective ...
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Does listening to rap music increase violent behavior?
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Can music incite murder?
I've heard many people say that listening to rap, ...
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Classical music in public places: does it affect violence?
This article explains some British experience on playing classical music in public places and the effect on behaviour of people.
It seems that the feeling (was it measured?) was that it prevented ...
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Is listening to music while studying distracting?
When I was at school, the teachers always forbade us from using our mp3s, and we weren't allowed to listen to any music while in class. The reason being that it seems the music would distract us, that ...