Why does adele make you cry

You are currently viewing the Tips and Deals forum. Newer Topic Older Topic. Why does Adele make you cry? Posted by: Black. I thought it would be fun to revisit this while she's dominating the universe again. He asked music lovers to identify passages of songs that reliably set off a physical reaction, such as tears or goose bumps.

Participants identified 20 tear-triggering passages, and when Dr. Sloboda analyzed their properties, a trend emerged: 18 contained a musical device called an "appoggiatura. Re: Why does Adele make you cry? Posted by: SteveO. Yeah all that funky science of music was analyzed during her last album's grammy love. The pauses, the angst, the math. Just needs the right lyrics to bring out the waterworks, no small task and clearly penned by gifted artists as well.

Not making this political, just saying these two have dark dead things where hearts should beat. We humans are very simple creatures after all, and so easily manipulated.

But damn yeah she and her music partners are so, so good. Posted by: vision Posted by: davester. Quote SteveO Formulaic but guarantees emotional reactions in probably everyone on Earth excepting Darth and Putin every time. Posted by: bazookaman. This thread makes me cry. Posted by: testcase.

High ticket prices? Posted by: D. Quote bazookaman This thread makes me cry. Posted by: Lux Interior. I find that the key of D-minor makes people instantly weep. Posted by: mrlynn. I listened to the tracks on the WSJ article; thanks, as I hadn't heard her before. Very good singer, but I found her voice somewhat grating, and performance overwrought. First song didn't evoke any emotion, but I liked the second one.

The HAH weblog: [ hillbillyatharvard. Posted by: robfilms. Posted by: riley Requires Flash Player Safari V9. Musicologists have found evidence that suggests that an appoggiatura could be the answer. First and foremost, what is an appoggiatura? An appoggiatura is a musical device.

Musical devices are used to create an emotional response in the listener. This is done by combining a blend of sound and imagery, as well as using certain words in a particular order. Additionally, for all all those music buffs out there, it is not unlike a grace note whatever that means. But, the coolest part about an appoggiatura is not what it is, but how artists use it, and how it affects listeners. When listening to a song, listeners are able to connect with it and react to it because of personal experiences and culture.

But, researchers have found that certain features in music are associated with producing strong emotions, and, you guessed it, an appoggiatura is one example of these features. This musical device was first explored twenty years ago. John Sloboda, a British psychologist, conducted a simple experiment that asked participants, who all stated that they loved listening to different types of music, to identify passages of songs that evoked a physical reaction, such as goose bumps or tears.

Sloboda picked twenty of the most common passages, and analyzed their properties. First, let us focus on why the note caused a physical reaction. In order to explain this phenomenon, we must turn to a study performed by Dr. Martin Guhn, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia. Also, when several appoggiaturas occur subsequently to one another this causes a cycle of tension and release, which can often provoke tears. Guhn continued his search for the formula of a tearjerker with his colleague Marcel Zentner in a study.

These goose bump-provoking passages shared four features. Living Why does Adele make you cry? Scientists break down the singer's music U. Joseph Communications uses cookies for personalization, to customize its online advertisements, and for other purposes.

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