· P1 - (Physically) music involves coordination of many muscle groups
· P2 - (Mentally)music requires simultaneous attention to melody, harmony, rhythm, and sometimes language
· P3 - (Emotionally) music deeply affects emotion
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Music exercises the brain in ways no other activity can, physically, mentally, and emotionally
What do you guys think? I'm still trying to figure out how to work this
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I disagree with this. I think there are mannyyyyyyyy other activities thatcan exercise your brain physically, mentally, and emotionally. This is different for everybody, but i can use volleyball as an example. Volleyball exercises physically by the actual work that we have to do. It is mental in that we have to learn plays and remember what we need to do and when we need to do it. Then emotionally, we have to deal with the stress of losing and controlling our emotions when we don't get the playing time that we want to. That is just one example, but there are an innumerable amount of them just like mine.
ReplyDeleteI think you could have an argument if you didn't say it is the only activity that exercises your brain in those ways.
Good challenge! I think the claim was not that music is the ONLY activity that engages different parts of the brain and aspects of the person, but that music does so in a unique -- and uniquely affecting -- way. This will certainly need considerable support of several sorts.
ReplyDeleteAlright I'll try to clear that point up.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sam
I agree with the uniqueness. And it is true that music is perceived differently by people, so some people may benefit more than others. But you can find studies about the effect of music on people, animals, and plants. So your claim may present a good argument if it were saying that music can provide a brain stimulation which cannot be compared to any other source.
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