RE: [Harp-L] Musical Predictions

[Andrew Grzybowski <drewblood@xxxxxxxx>]

 Hmmmm an interesting formula - I've heard it said (and repeated) that the hardest thing for a band is to present something familiar AND new...
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> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:45:13 -0500
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> I teach an understanding of music based on a formula I came up with - 80/20 (not based on scientific evidence - just intuition. Nice to note that this article reaffirms what I've found to be true).
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> 80% of the time, if the audience is able to "predict" what comes next, they become comfortable with the music. However, if you don't surprise them 20% of the time, they will lose interest, as it becomes "too familiar". If you surprise them more than, say 20%, they become uncomfortable in their failure to be able to predict, and you may lose them this way.
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> From: Tom Albanese <reedwrecker@xxxxxxxxx>
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> I thought this was an interesting explaination for what makes music
> meaningful and satisfying to the human brain...
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> http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2010/01/musical_predictions.php
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> Harp content: Try not to be too predictable in your playing.
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