In this blog post I would like to introduce some of the key takeaways that I received from watching youtuber/music…
More is more? Jacob Collier and musical complexity.
The mid to late 2010s saw a new musical phenomenon, Jacob Collier, emerge. With millions of views in his Youtube…
The rough relationship of music and language
“Music is a language” is a phrase one can encounter often when following the conversation about music and it’s meanings.…
Negative attitudes towards music theory among musicians
Why do we need to know music theory? As musicologists, to us the answer is probably rather clear: music theory…
Music experience in the age of streaming
I ran into Tedx Talk video on Youtube by Alan Cross who discusses the history timeline of music records from…
How to talk about musical metre
MANY THANKS TO JUSTIN LONDON FOR ALLOWING THE REPOSTING OF THIS TEXT. How to Talk About Musical Metre (2006) Justin…
Being a musician in the age of Corona virus and the value of music
It is no secret that the global pandemic of COVID-19 or Corona Virus has caused a lot of worry and…
Role of dissonance in music and its’ effect on emotions
Dissonance could be seen as very essential part of music if we consider the functions of the most commonly used…
Ajattelen siis kehon…
Hei, olen Sakari ja tässä blogitekstissä pureudun hieman mietiskelevämmin käsitteeseen kehollisuus ja siihen, miten sitä voi yrittää ymmärtää. Oma ymmärrykseni…