Category: Music
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David Henard, NC State University – What Makes a Hit Song?
What do: loss, desire, aspiration, breakup, pain, inspiration, nostalgia, rebellion, jaded, desperation, escapism and confusion have in common? According to a North Carolina State University researcher, these concepts are thematic in a large majority of hit songs. David Henard, Poole Board of Advisors Professor of Business Management & Professor of Marketing at North Carolina State…
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Daniel Müllensiefen, Goldsmiths, University of London – Measuring Musicality
As with most art, musical ability and talent is difficult to measure. However, Dr. Daniel Müllensiefen, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and co-director of the MSc in Music, Mind and Brain at Goldsmiths, University of London, is using some interesting metrics to quantify an individual’s musicality. Dr. Daniel Müllensiefen obtained his PhD in Systematic Musicology from…