Ego Tripping

As the title suggests, what do you think 'music' is? Humans have developed a series of tones that simply 'sound good' to us, such as scales, chords, modes, etc.. I realize that other animals have their own music, like Dolphins and Whales for example, and really, I'm not sure if there's a difference between their music and ours. We use tried and tested patterns. For example, a certain chord movement will make almost everyone feel the same 'feeling.' Certain chords feel 'sad' while others 'bright.' The subliminal effect is even more interesting. Animals are known to react to certain music such as classical, and even crime rates dropped when classical music has been blasted into areas of high crime.

Another example that I know many people here have felt is...have you ever been tripping and either put on music or heard music, especially melodic music?

What is in music that causes such strong emotional, mental and physical reactions, in all species?

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