Authors :
Kelly Michelle Wang
Volume/Issue :
Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 1 - January
Google Scholar :
https://tinyurl.com/ye2ysvcc
Scribd :
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14836654
Abstract :
Music is inextricable in our daily lives. As infants, we use the musical and linguistic sounds of a language to be
able to learn our mother tongue. In essence, music enables humans to learn languages at the first place. Without music, no
one will be able to learn his mother tongue language as an infant with no previous dataset of syntax and semantics to resemble
it. When humans listen to songs, their heartbeat rhythm aligns with one of the song, and repetitive lyrics create an echo
chamber in the brain, creating new habitual thoughts and affecting emotions. The development of music media and the
increased level of technology has led to widespread music which is marketed to a diverse group of people, increasing a sense
of community and prosocial behaviour among groups. Underneath it all, music has a great power to break deep-rooted
norms and beliefs, challenge one’s sense of identity, and forge a new community where it is once impossible with many
differing attitudes and conflicting beliefs.
Keywords :
Musical and Linguistic Sounds, Language, Heartbeat Rhythm, Emotions, Prosocial Behaviour, Community, Attitudes and Beliefs.
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Music is inextricable in our daily lives. As infants, we use the musical and linguistic sounds of a language to be
able to learn our mother tongue. In essence, music enables humans to learn languages at the first place. Without music, no
one will be able to learn his mother tongue language as an infant with no previous dataset of syntax and semantics to resemble
it. When humans listen to songs, their heartbeat rhythm aligns with one of the song, and repetitive lyrics create an echo
chamber in the brain, creating new habitual thoughts and affecting emotions. The development of music media and the
increased level of technology has led to widespread music which is marketed to a diverse group of people, increasing a sense
of community and prosocial behaviour among groups. Underneath it all, music has a great power to break deep-rooted
norms and beliefs, challenge one’s sense of identity, and forge a new community where it is once impossible with many
differing attitudes and conflicting beliefs.
Keywords :
Musical and Linguistic Sounds, Language, Heartbeat Rhythm, Emotions, Prosocial Behaviour, Community, Attitudes and Beliefs.
