Ever had that moment when a song comes on and it feels strangely familiar, like it reminds you of another song that came out just a few months ago? If you feel this phenomenon has become more frequent ...

Notes with frequencies that are in simple whole-number ratios, like 1:2, 2:3 or 4:5, sound good when played together. This is the basis of musical harmony. After unison (1:1) and the octave (2:1), the ...

"Quite a lot of pop music now tries to marry Western harmony with local melodies from the Middle East, India, and other parts of the world. That can be more or less successful, but one problem is that ...

Music has always been central to human culture, reflecting and shaping traditions, emotions, and societal changes. Therefore, analysing the quantitative properties of musical compositions can provide ...

This post concludes the three-part survey of musical embodiment—the idea that music isn’t just a mental experience but one that involves our entire body, and how this physical connection shapes our ...