How to Listen to Music: A Vintage Guide to the 7 Essential Skills. By Maria Popova “Respond esthetically to all sounds, from the hum of the refrigerator motor or the paddling of oars on a lake, to the tones of a cello or muted trumpet.”
Music has a powerful grip on our emotional brain. It can breathe new life into seemingly lifeless minds. Music. Babel (Deluxe Edition) by Mumford & Sons on Spotify. David Byrne on How Music and Creativity Work. By Maria Popova “Presuming that there is such a thing as ‘progress’ when it comes to music is typical of the high self-regard of those who live in the present.
It is a myth. Creativity doesn’t ‘improve.’” Breathe by Alexi Murdoch.