Asking Good Questions


  • Why do people disagree about musical likes and dislikes?
  • Are musical preferences related to personality?
  • Are animals capable of appreciating human music?
  • Why are some people more musical than others?
  • Are there certain life experiences (such as ecstasy or grief) that contribute to a person's understanding of music?
  • Why do some chord progressions sound better than others?
  • Why do some melodies get stuck in your head?
  • Why don't all melodies get stuck in your head?
  • What is the best way to teach performers?
  • Why do some performers suffer from stage fright?
  • Why does rubato exist -- why isn't music played strictly according to the notated timing?
  • Why do people willingly listen to music that makes them sad?
  • What makes us hate some songs?
  • Can music heal people?
  • Can music somehow corrupt or enhance moral behavior?
  • Is background music bad for you?
  • Can a person listen to too much music?
  • Do women and men experience music differently?
  • Can we hear or understand the music of another culture in the same way as people from that culture do?
  • Are there limits to what music could be?




Copyright © 2000 David Huron