https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/i9iqwrs1kiup Still pretty cool en-us 2017-10-12 18:43:58 UTC 2023-03-24 05:06:34 UTC hello@padlet.com amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/i9iqwrs1kiup/wish/196591748 In a science context, transmissions are messages that are sent to another person or computer. I mostly think of spaceships and the like regarding this vocabulary term. In the musical sense however, transmission is meant to project feelings and emotions from the player and/or the composer, to the listener(s). There's a weird debate on what music REALLY means, IF it really has meaning at all. I'll be discussing those arguments in other boxes on the page but as for my own personal take, music does have a lot of meaning but, it really depends on the person listening to it. What they know about or what they've experienced can change their interpretation of the meaning of music. It's almost like politics or history; what does a loser of a war have to think about a book promoting the winning team? And a winning team member reading the same book? What about someone with first hand experience between these teams (could be a winner of war or policy or whatnot)? They all have to be different, yet, in certain broad groups of people, a song can actually mean the same thing, like the National Anthem promoting patriotism.]]> 2017-10-12 18:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/i9iqwrs1kiup/wish/196591748 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/i9iqwrs1kiup/wish/196595749 From a psychological standpoint, context or priming has a lot to do with cognitive function. If we expect to hear a sad song, we're going to hear a sad song. I would imagine best friends who are able to transmit thoughts just by looking at each other without saying anything, and this can only be established by closeness. If you already listen to John Williams' music and expect to feel grand, you're probably going to feel that way again when you find out he wrote a film score for another movie. Transmission would be going well between him and you versus someone who doesn't understand the context of John Williams as much.]]> 2017-10-12 18:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/i9iqwrs1kiup/wish/196595749 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/i9iqwrs1kiup/wish/196597766 He has a point. I feel like this is how most people experience their music. IF there's a song about heartbreak, it can absolutely make us FEEL things; emotion related to break up in this context, but relatability is a huge factor in how we process the song. A recent break up would definitely stir up the heart than those who haven't experienced heartbreak in a while/ever. But really, it's what makes music magical because of the diverse ways we can listen to them.]]> 2017-10-12 18:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/i9iqwrs1kiup/wish/196597766 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/i9iqwrs1kiup/wish/196603067 But it can absolutely apply to transmission too. There's always a cheesy saying how music is the ONLY way some people can express there feelings, so nothing's wrong with wanting to transmit them through a composition or performance. I do want to be a little nit-picky of the photo though and state that the "different colored brains" can also be a representation of context/experiences people experience, so transmission may be "incomplete" in a sense IF the original intent is not fully transmitted over.
Still rooting for straight up telepathy, no room for error of interpretation.]]> 2017-10-12 19:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/i9iqwrs1kiup/wish/196603067 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/i9iqwrs1kiup/wish/196604683 He's just a super famous pianist (no big deal).
Transmission can also happen on a visual level, especially when watching performers play and watching them sway with the music. Any piano pieces with frequent changes in dynamics and tempo will have a very expressive pianist and Lang Lang is one of them. Seriously look up intense piano songs and watch them move around, and then you also want to move with them, feel what they are feeling. It's an extra layer of transmission.]]> 2017-10-12 19:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/i9iqwrs1kiup/wish/196604683 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/i9iqwrs1kiup/wish/196604808 If you haven't watched the movie (Schindler's List), I heard it's good. But before you look it up (it's on Netflix right now) you should listen to this piece by the great John Williams. Violins have this unique ability to sound super super sad and moving, especially the long drawn out high notes. I almost want to cry every time I hear this song. And then you figure out the context of the movie and think, "Damn this IS sad." Next to pianos, violinists have great "transmissionability".]]> 2017-10-12 19:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/i9iqwrs1kiup/wish/196604808 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/i9iqwrs1kiup/wish/196605092 Now that I think about it, the song What Does the Fox Say is one of those weird nonsense songs that don't mean anything, and doesn't really have a lot to transmit to the listener. This song has almost the same concept, but The Beatles purposely wanted to make this song "meaningless" and not try to transmit anything. I personally don't find it as moving as their more peppy songs like I Wanna Hold Your Hand, so they did a great job NOT transmitting.]]> 2017-10-12 19:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/i9iqwrs1kiup/wish/196605092