https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead An Emotional Stage en-us 2019-05-02 16:48:25 UTC 2019-05-23 17:03:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f3b9.png tabithakierstead https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/356312557 Author David Byrne explains the necessity of “visual and auditory cues” to trigger mirror neurons that allow the human brain to feel empathy. That empathy is the crutches of human connection and emotional reaction to music. ]]> 2019-05-02 17:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/356312557 tabithakierstead https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/356314230 Author David Eagleman states, "The conscious mind is the tip of the iceberg of our mental processes."  Most of our judgments and emotional responses are controlled by the unconscious brain. 

]]> 2019-05-02 17:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/356314230 tabithakierstead https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/358608565 Author Natalie Angier reports the profound discovery that the brain has designated neural pathways that process music. I found that the parts of the brain that respond to music also create emotion.]]> 2019-05-09 18:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/358608565 tabithakierstead https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/359242594 Author John Lieff M.D argues that music with physical triggers stimulates the brain more effectively and creates a stronger emotional response than a performance with just auditory stimulus. “The most powerful effects often occur in the context of music.”]]> 2019-05-12 18:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/359242594 tabithakierstead https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/359242749 In the interview I conducted with Diablo Valley College Psychology Professor Ray Faulkenberry he reiterated that individual audience embers and performer are connected by shared representation of emotion and the stimulation of mirror neurons in the brain. He conclusively explained that shared experiences allows humans to develop empathy which leads to compassion and motivation to perceive things in a similar way. He unexpectedly disagreed with my conclusion, that body language is irrelevant when trying to evoke emotion from an audience during a vocal performance. He created the impression that the lyrics are the most important part of any song that attempts to receive and emotional reaction from an audience.

]]> 2019-05-12 18:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/359242749 tabithakierstead https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/359740834 Scholars Jacob Jolij and Maaike Meurs explain that an observer's predetermined mood effects how they interpret and respond to emotional stimuli. The authors discovered that the perception of visual stimulus larger coincided with the mood the observer is in. The emotional response has less to do with the singer and more to do with the audience's mood, state of mind, and willingness to empathize.]]> 2019-05-14 03:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/359740834 tabithakierstead https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/359741614 “Music Induced Emotional and Music Processing in the Brain”, published in January 2018 by authors B Geethanjali, Kanagasabai Adalarasu, and Mohan Jagannath. Music affects the human subconscious mind, mood, and behavior based on one's subjective perception of a song and how it stimulates the brain. The majority of whether or not a singer receives an emotional response from an audience relies larger on factors he or she can not control.]]> 2019-05-14 03:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/359741614 tabithakierstead https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/359743915 Author Corey Binns states“ It is the listener who gives life to the emotions in music." This means that without an audience that can relate and empathize with the song interpretation, lyrical content, and body language, the emotional plea of a vocal performance becomes irrelevant.]]> 2019-05-14 04:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/359743915 tabithakierstead https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/362977628 2019-05-23 15:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/362977628 tabithakierstead https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/362977632 2019-05-23 15:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/362977632 tabithakierstead https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/362977642 2019-05-23 15:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tabithakierstead/SP19Essay4Kierstead/wish/362977642