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Music and bodily metaphors
Why do we say that music “ascends” with “high” notes – or “descends” with "low" notes? Hans T. Zeiner-Henriksen discusses bodily metaphors.
Why do we say that music “ascends” with “high” notes – or “descends” with “low” notes? Does musical notation have directions?
In this video we will discuss how our bodily feeling of directions serves as a metaphor that shapes our experience of music.
This article is from the online course:
Music Moves: Why Does Music Make You Move?
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