Your Brain on Music

-This is Your Brain on Music By: Daniel J. Levitin Chapter 2


-Summary: Daniel connects to his personal experiences throughout the chapter to help you relate and understand what he is saying.  He talks about how with some songs he cannot remember teh song or the name of it, but he can remember the rhythm of it.  It all depends on the tempo (Pace of the music) and Rhythm (Length of the notes).  He also talks about how most people remember the rhythm rather than the tempo.  He explains on why certain people like different types of music and why it gets stuck it their head. 

-Notes:
   -Why the tempo matters and why the rhythm matters
  -The volume of certain instruments in relation to others
  -Why people prefer consonant sounds rather than
  -Why people can't remember pitches easily
  -A lot of people like really loud music
  -The song We will rock you by queen gets stuck in people heads easily because the rhythm is consistent and stays the same throughout the entire song
  -Syncopation: When a musician plays a note a bit earlier than the strict beat
  -Syncopation catches us by surprise and adds excitement to the song