In this New York Times article, some new research about music is laid out. Music is not tangible, it doesn't help us survive or procreate, and it doesn't feed us...so why do we love it so much?
Not surprisingly, music brings us pleasure. Even anticipating the best parts of music bring us pleasure. Our ability to imagine and compose music, even when we're not hearing any, even brings us pleasure.
As I teach music classes for preschoolers and young children, I'm striving to help them develop the ability to listen, to audiate, to compose... overall, to fully enjoy the musical offerings of the world!
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