• Episodes

    How can music act as a social surrogate?


    References

    • Schäfer, K., & Eerola, T. (2020).How listening to music and engagement with other media provide a sense of belonging: An exploratory study of social surrogacy. Psychology of Music, 48(2), 232-251.
    • Seltzer, L. J., Ziegler, T. E., & Pollak, S. D. (2010). Social vocalizations can release oxytocin in humans. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 277(1694), 2661-2666.
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    What is the auditory pathway?

    References

    Music in the Human Experience: An Introduction to Music Psychology (Hodges & Sebald)

    Cochlear Implants (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders): https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/cochlear-implants


    Resources

    How Old Are Your Ears? (Hearing Test): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxcbppCX6Rk


    Music (in order of use)

    Instru(mental) Intro Music (Daniel Goldschmidt)

    Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head (BJ Thomas)

    Looking Back (Keane)

    Prelude and Fugue in C minor (J. S. Bach)

    Norway (Beach House)

    The Prayer (Celtic Woman)

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    How do melody and lyrics influence the emotional intensity of music?

    Research

    Ali, S. O., & Peynircioğlu, Z. F. (2006). Songs and emotions: Are lyrics and melodies equal partners? Psychology of Music, 34(4), 511-534.

    Hanson-Abromeit, D. (2015). “A conceptual methodology to define the therapeutic function of music.” Music Therapy Perspectives, 33(1), 25-38.


    Music

    Oops!…I Did It Again (Britney Spears)

    Oops!…I Did It Again (Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox)

    Songs Without Words, No. 47, Opus 102, No. 5, The Joyous Peasant (Felix Mendelssohn)

    Sort Of (Instrumental) (Ingrid Michaelson)

    Wait (Alexi Murdoch)

    Sweet Talk (Saint Motel)

    Dulce (FloFilz)

  • Episodes

    How does music evoke autobiographical memories?

    Research

    Glover, G. H. (2011). Overview of functional magnetic resonance imaging. Neurosurgery Clinics, 22(2), 133-139.

    Janata, P. (2009). The neural architecture of music-evoked autobiographical memories. Cerebral Cortex, 19(11), 2579-2594. 

    Krumhansl, C. L., & Zupnick, J. A. (2013). Cascading reminiscence bumps in popular music. Psychological Science, 24(10), 2057-2068.


    Music
    Instru(mental) Intro Music (Daniel Goldschmidt)

    Wannabe (Spice Girls)

    Complicated (Avril Lavigne)

    Gangnam Style (Psy)

    Night and Day (Sergio Mendes)

  • Episodes

    How is music interpreted as a reward?


    Research

    Blood, A. J., & Zatorre, R. J. (2001). Intensely pleasurable responses to music correlate with activity in brain regions implicated in reward and emotion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 98(20), 11818-11823.

    Chanda, M. L., & Levitin, D. J. (2013). The neurochemistry of music. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 17(4), 179-193.

    Gebaur, L., & Kringelbach, M. L. (2012). Ever-changing cycles of musical pleasure: The role of dopamine and anticipation. Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain, 22(2), 152-167.

    Salimpoor, V. N., Zald, D. H, Zatorre, R. J., Dagher, A., & McIntosh, A. R. (2015). Predictions and the brain: How musical sounds become rewarding. Trends in Cognitive Neuroscience, 19(2), 86-91.

    Stegemöller, E. L. (2014). Exploring a neuroplasticity model of music therapy. Journal of Music Therapy, 51(3), 211-227. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thu023

    Zatorre, R. J., & Salimpoor, V. N. (2013). From perception to pleasure: Music and its neural substrates. PNAS, 110(2), 10430-10437.

     

    Music

    Thong Song (Sisqo)

    Theme from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Jon Brion)

    Apples and Bananas (Children’s Song)

    Banana Boat (Harry Belefonte)

  • Episodes

    Why are some people tone deaf?


    Research:

    Gosselin, N., Paquette, S., & Peretz, I. (2015). Sensitivity to musical emotions in congenital amusia, Cortex, 71, 171-182.

    McDonald, C., & Stewart L. (2008). Uses and functions of music in congenital amusia. Music Perception, 25(4), 345-355.

    Peretz, I. (2016). Neurobiology of congenital amusia. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 20(11), 857-867.

    Peretz, I., Champod, A. S., & Hyde, K. (2003). Varieties of musical disorders: the Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 999(1), 58-75.

    Sacks, O. (2008). Musicophilia. New York, NY: Random House, Inc.

     

    Music:

    MBEA Clip (Peretz, Champod, & Hyde, 2003)

    Golliwog’s Cakewalk (Debuessy)

    Emotional Clips  (Bernard Bouchard, 1998)

    Instru(mental) Intro Music (Daniel Goldschmidt)

     

    Other Resources:

    Amusia Online Screening Test

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    How can music help us deal with death?


    Research:

    Bodner, E., & Gilboa, A. (2009). On the power of music to affect intergroup relations. Musicae Scientiae, 23(1), 85–115.

    Cardany, A. B. (2018). Mitigating death anxiety: Identifying music’s role in terror management. Psychology of Music, 46(1), 3-17.

    Freeman, L., Caserta, M., Lund, D., Rossa, S., Dowdy, A., Partenheimer, A. (2006). Music thanatology: Prescriptive harp music as palliative care for the dying patient. American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 23(2), 100-104.

    Kneer, J., & Rieger, D. (2015). The memory remains: How heavy metal fans buffer against the fear of death. Psychology of Popular Media Culture. Advance online publication. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000072

    Krout, R. E. (2001). The effects of single-session music therapy interventions on the observed and self-reported levels of pain control, physical comfort, and relaxation of hospice patients. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 18(6), 383-390.

    Music:

    Dead by Dawn (Showbread)

    A Rainy Afternoon, (Pittsburgh Threshold Choir)

    A Fairy’s Love Song (Harp Solo), (Medieval Renaissance Music Ensemble)

    Instru(mental)’s Intro Music (Daniel Goldschmidt)

     

    Other Resources:

    Ask a Mortician YouTube Channel (Caitlin Doughty)

    Five Wishes Advance Care Planning

    Music Thanatology International Association

    Threshold Choir

    Heartbeat Recording Legacy Project (Brian Schrecks)

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    Does personality influence music preferences?


    Research:

    Hunter, P. G., & Schellenberg, E. G. (2011). Interactive effects of personality and frequency of exposure on liking for music. Personality and Individual Differences, 50(2), 175-179.

    Rentfrow, P. J., & Gosling, S. D. (2006). Message in a ballad: The role of music preferences in interpersonal perception. Psychological Science, 17(3), 236-242.

     

    Music:

    My Love (Sia)

    Shut Up and Let Me Go (The Ting Tings)

    Instru(mental)’s Intro Music (Daniel Goldschmidt)

     

    Other Resources:

    Mashable Article: Uber Driver Has a Spotify Playlist for Every Kind of Passenger He Picks Up 

    TJ Jones’ Spotify Page with Uber Playlists