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- ScottStewart
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Why do they call it a "pair of pants" when there's only one article? And why do we drive on a parkway and park in a driveway? And who are "they"?
In answer to your question, I think it's similar to the WhOA phenomenon, always wanting that which is not owned yet, or conquered yet. Of course, the opposite would be so much simpler - buy one whistle, learn one song and be done with it.
In answer to your question, I think it's similar to the WhOA phenomenon, always wanting that which is not owned yet, or conquered yet. Of course, the opposite would be so much simpler - buy one whistle, learn one song and be done with it.
Scott
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"Peace is not defined by the absence of war."
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When you learn a tune you become familiar with it, obviously. I used to be interested in the theories of Daniel Berlyne, a psychologist interested in experimental aesthetics. Some of his theory and research had to do with familiarity, novelty and arousal. Here's a web page which summarizes some of the main ideas in a simple way.
http://classes.yale.edu/fractals/Panora ... rlyne.html
Steve
http://classes.yale.edu/fractals/Panora ... rlyne.html
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Really? Always? If you have been married for a long time are you contemptuous of your wife. Are you contemptuous of your old and familiar friends. The original question took for granted that familiar tunes become less interesting and was looking for an explanation.On 2002-11-10 09:36, Kendahl wrote:
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Steve
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This is a quite interesting approach and information.On 2002-11-10 08:20, SteveK wrote:
When you learn a tune you become familiar with it, obviously. I used to be interested in the theories of Daniel Berlyne, a psychologist interested in experimental aesthetics. Some of his theory and research had to do with familiarity, novelty and arousal. Here's a web page which summarizes some of the main ideas in a simple way.
http://classes.yale.edu/fractals/Panora ... rlyne.html
Steve
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Tunes that you like, that strike some chord within you, that you want to "own", are in some ways an unattainable ideal. You will never precisely reproduce the original feeling you had, when first you fell in love with them, but you are human, and you will try, because it was such a good feeling.
And in that striving, who knows -- you may produce something that will give that same feeling to another.
You may also produce absolute crap. I know how that works, ooooh, so well!
Cheers,
Bill Whedon
And in that striving, who knows -- you may produce something that will give that same feeling to another.
You may also produce absolute crap. I know how that works, ooooh, so well!
Cheers,
Bill Whedon
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Because the ones you hear are on CDs or at concerts given by professional musicians who are very good at what they do even without the advantages of amplification, effects, mixing and editing.On 2002-11-10 06:07, sweetone wrote:
Why do tunes you hear and don't know yourself yet always sound more interesting and prettier than the ones you know and play?
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I agree that professional playing w/ sound engineering adds a lot to the feel of a tune. And when you first learn it, it's not that smooth. After I learn a new tune and beat it into the ground practicing it, I might lay off awhile and come back to it. When I really know it and can focus more on expressing the feel of the tune rather than the mechanics of getting it correct, it regains a lot of its glamour. If I'm in a particular mood and that tune fits it, and I use the tune to express the mood, then it really sounds nice to me.
Also, coming back to the recording that originally inspired you after you learn it is very interesting. You pick up little details and nuances you didn't notice before. It speaks to you in a different way.
Tony
Also, coming back to the recording that originally inspired you after you learn it is very interesting. You pick up little details and nuances you didn't notice before. It speaks to you in a different way.
Tony
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I think not knowing where a song is going is a magic that a new song can offer over an old.
Old songs, smells, textures and sounds can bring us back in time. That is why music is so powerful to the elderly, it transports them.
New music is full of new visualizations and mystery like an untravelled path.
There is something wonderful in the unknown as there is magic in revisiting the familiar.
Old songs, smells, textures and sounds can bring us back in time. That is why music is so powerful to the elderly, it transports them.
New music is full of new visualizations and mystery like an untravelled path.
There is something wonderful in the unknown as there is magic in revisiting the familiar.