By Sarah-Louise Kelly, HuffPost UK | Whenever I go to a gig with friends, they make bets on how many times I will cry, before immediately launching into the Cry Count. Depending on the show, my hormones, and the vibes, this can be anything from one single cry to going right into the 20′s. What can I say? Live music is just a religious experience for me.
It turns out that while my crying may be excessive (no comment), there is actually science behind why some of us weep at live music more than we do recorded music and honestly? It’s kind of sweet.
Why live music can make you teary
Earlier this year, psychology professor Sascha Frühholz at the University of Zurich in Switzerland and his colleagues composed 12 pieces of music, each lasting 30 seconds.
Half of these were composed with the intention of conveying negative emotions such as sadness and anger. These songs were slower, less harmonious and included more minor chords than the other half of the songs, which were written with the hopes of evoking positive emotions.
Then, they gathered 27 people who weren’t musically trained to listen to these songs twice. Once performed by a live pianist, heard through speakers, and one as a recording.
The pieces were played in a random order, and those listening weren’t told beforehand which ones were live and which songs were pre-recorded.
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