what music, how music, why music

A lot can be told about your personality from the type of music you listen to:
Music and Personality
Jay Doubleyou: what does your taste in music say about you?

But hat's the point of music?
What the Music You Love Says About You and How It Can Improve Your Life | TIME

A fascinating series of programmes on BBC Radio 3 over the weekend looked at this:



BBC - Why Music?

A lot of the weekend looked at how our brains respond to music:
Latest: Music and the brain | News | Features | Sinfini Music - Cutting Through Classical

Another element which was explored was how we evolved to be musical animals:
BBC Radio 3 - The Singing Ape

Listen for about 5 minutes from 50 minutes into that programme where Ellen Dissanyake
Ellen Dissanayake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... looks at the obstetric dilemma
Obstetrical dilemma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

She's very interested in the link between art and evolution:
Homo Aestheticus: Where Art Comes from and Why: Amazon.co.uk: Ellen Dissanayake: 9780295974798: Books

During the weekend, a record was set for the longest piece of music ever played live:
Radio 3 sets record for sleep broadcast - BBC News
BBC Radio 3 - Sleep

Or perhaps you'd prefer this:
How Music Saved Venezuela's Children - YouTube
Jay Doubleyou: what does your taste in music say about you?

And:
Jay Doubleyou: opening up the world of classical music to children
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