{"id":1995,"date":"2020-10-09T09:04:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T16:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/?p=1995"},"modified":"2023-01-16T10:55:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T18:55:08","slug":"music-affects-emotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/music-affects-emotion\/","title":{"rendered":"How Music Affects Emotion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You probably already know that music affects emotion. You know that some songs make you feel happy, and others make you feel sad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve even talked about it on this blog in my lesson on how to <a href=\"\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/chord-progressions-for-mood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">write a chord progression for every mood<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But most of the time, we seek out music to match the emotions we already have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, I\u2019m going to show you how powerful music can be in affecting your emotions (or your perception of emotions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it\u2019s all because of\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>The Kuleshov Effect<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve probably never heard of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kuleshov_effect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kuleshov Effect<\/a> before, but I bet you\u2019ve experienced it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a film editing technique which creates a mental phenomenon where the viewer gets more meaning from two shots in a row, rather than a single shot by itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what I mean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you see a picture of someone\u2019s face, and then another image, you&#8217;ll naturally derive meaning about what the person is feeling based on the second image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a look:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kuleshov Effect \/ Effetto Kuleshov\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_gGl3LJ7vHc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So the picture of the man\u2019s face is the exact same both times. But the second image causes us to come up with our own meaning about what that man is feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it\u2019s different depending on the second image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does this have to do with music?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>Our Musical Experiment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re going to test the Kuleshov Effect by using music (instead of an image).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do this, Sam and I filmed a scene together, and he\u2019s composed three different musical scores to go under the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scene is the EXACT same each time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only the music is different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But when you watch it, think about how music affects emotion, and what meaning you\u2019re picking up on because of the music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is it a sad scene? A romantic scene? Or an intense, dramatic, spooky scene?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>This Effect Is Everywhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you know about the Kuleshov Effect, you might find yourself noticing it everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From movies, to TV commercials. Think about the music that\u2019s being played, and what emotions it might be trying to make you feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, and one final question\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you think is in the box?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/pianote.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/blog\/2020\/Music%20Affects%20Emotion\/the-box.png\" alt=\"The present Lisa delivers to Sam in the video\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy practicing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/weekly-email\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What we play can have amazing emotional influence on what we experience. 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