Journeys In Sound

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Nemone looks at the link between music and our minds.

Journeys In Sound: Body Movin'

Body Movin'

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Nemone looks at the link between music and our minds…and how music literally moves us

Nemone looks at the link between music, our minds and the desire to move our bodies. With insights from Dr Daniel Levitin and Dr Victoria Williamson.

From our mother’s beating heart in the womb to the ‘four to the floor’ beats of the dance-floor and the cocoon of a crowd at a sweaty gig or festival, humans have been enveloped by and experienced the joy of moving to rhythmic sound all their lives.

Music genres aren’t so ‘tribal’ these days but during lockdown radio proved that we still value shared experiences, whether it’s the All Day Raves on BBC 6 Music, the Sing-Alongs, or the many live music events that have been streamed online during the global pandemic. Despite not being physically in the same space, through this period of increased stress, uncertainty and danger we have found ways to connect through a shared love of music, without having to be in the same room.

When dancing as part of a crowd in a club or jumping up and down together in time to music in a festival field do our brains process music differently from when listening to our favourite songs on headphones? Which pathways are fired up in the brain, making us want to dance? And how does nostalgic music stimulate our minds’ muscle memory? Award winning neuroscientist and musician Dr Daniel Levitin and music psychologist Dr Victoria Williamson, who both specialise in how music is processed by the brain and the ways in which it impacts behaviour, explain what’s going on in our minds while we engage in joyful shared musical experiences.

And what is it like for musicians or DJ's to be in charge of such movement on a mass scale? Nemone talks to Tom Middleton, ambient musician and DJ turned sleep science coach, to find out. Tom also explains how music can help the body to relax, and how to get a good night’s sleep. There is also a mini meditation at the end of the show for a moment of relaxation.

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