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- What is it about repetition in music that seems to hook us? Basically, it boils down to the fact that we like what we've been exposed to before — a phenomenon that psychologists refer to as "The Mere Exposure Effect."
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Jan 22, 2016 · In this TedEd video lesson, teacher Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis outlines some of the basic concepts and ideas behind this effect, and why we seem to love repetition in music. Watch the video on "Music and Repetition" below and see the entire lesson on TedEd's website.
Our favorite pop songs have a repeating chorus. You can pretty much bank on that. But, as it turns out, repetition isn’t just a phenomenon in Western music. You’ll find it in many forms of music across the globe. Why is this the case? What makes repetition a fairly universal feature in music?
Sep 18, 2014 · How many times have you listened to that chorus? Repetition in music isn’t just a feature of Western pop songs, either; it’s a global phenomenon. Why? Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis walks us through the basic principles of the ‘exposure effect,’ detailing how repetition invites us into music as active participants, rather than passive ...
Mar 14, 2014 · It investigates the reasons why we love repetition in music. You can also read long excerpts at Aeon Magazine. Here’s the nub of Margulis’ argument: The simple act of repetition can serve as a quasi-magical agent of musicalisation. Instead of asking: ‘What is music?’ we might have an easier time asking: ‘What do we hear as music?’
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Feb 20, 2024 · Why do we love repeating music? Repetition is a musical fundamental that connects every culture on Earth. And it’s not just the songs, symphonies or operas we love that are so often built on patterns that repeat – drumbeats, rhythms, melodies, harmonic cycles – it’s also that we love to listen to the same music, the same recording ...
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