A collaborative blog created by the instructor and students of the Symphonic/Choral literature classes of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (Spring semester, 2016, 2017, 2018).
Friday, April 1, 2016
Are we better than elephants, or not?
Research shows that animals, large or small, do respond to music physically and emotionally. In case you haven't read about it, here's the first evidence:
I guess it's the frequency which triggers their response. I once taught a student who keeps nine dogs in his house. They loved to howl as soon as we started playing. In other ways, animals are far from tone-deaf ;)
The video is interesting. I think it is true that animals will react with music. It reminds me that the cows will have higher efficiency of milk production if we play fast music.
It reminds me I have seen a dog it loves Chinese Opera...
ReplyDeleteOnce the music play, it will join in and sing....
I guess it's the frequency which triggers their response. I once taught a student who keeps nine dogs in his house. They loved to howl as soon as we started playing. In other ways, animals are far from tone-deaf ;)
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ReplyDeleteThe video is interesting. I think it is true that animals will react with music. It reminds me that the cows will have higher efficiency of milk production if we play fast music.
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