TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Music, the Body in Time, and Self-Similarity Concepts
JO  - Journal of biomusical engineering
A1  - Schneck, Daniel J.
SP  - 1
EP  - 9
VL  - 1
IS  - online
N2  - It is shown in this paper that the structural configuration of music exactly parallels the structural configuration of the human body. Music and biological systems share time as a common denominator, since both derive from, and exist in the time dimension. Music and biological systems also share as a common denominator certain features of self-similarity that can be quantified by power-law formulations. Discussed herein is how further investigations into these two common features--self-similarity as an architectural property of both music and the human body, and space-time as common dimensions of perception--can provide some insights into specific mechanisms by which the six elements of music--rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre, dynamics, and form--succeed in eliciting profound physiological responses. Once these mechanisms are understood, they can be exploited to develop diagnostic protocols which, in turn, can provide a scientific basis for using music as a clinical intervention in a variety of diagnosed populations.    2090-2700, 2090-2719<p />
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SN  - 2090-2700
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4303/jbe/M110102
ID  - ref1
ER  -