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The Basic Functions of Music

In: The Future of Music

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  • Guerino Mazzola

    (School of Music, University of Minnesota)

  • Jason Noer

    (University of Minnesota, Department of Theatre Arts & Dance)

  • Yan Pang

    (University of Minnesota, Department of Theatre Arts & Dance)

  • Shuhui Yao

    (School of Music, University of Minnesota)

  • Jay Afrisando

    (School of Music, University of Minnesota)

  • Christopher Rochester

    (School of Music, University of Minnesota)

  • William Neace

    (School of Music, University of Minnesota)

Abstract

In this chapter we will focus on the basic functions of music and divide its focus into two distinguished approaches, theoretical and empirical. In the theoretical approach we will deduce the basic function of music based on theoretical frameworks based on evolutionary and non-evolutionary approaches. Within the empirical functions we will discuss the role of music in daily life, as well as discover potential fundamental dimensions implied by the multiple functions of music. Then we discuss how music acts on the human brain like a drug through the hippocampal gate function.

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  • Guerino Mazzola & Jason Noer & Yan Pang & Shuhui Yao & Jay Afrisando & Christopher Rochester & William Neace, 2020. "The Basic Functions of Music," Springer Books, in: The Future of Music, chapter 0, pages 17-21, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-39709-8_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-39709-8_3
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