The feel of music

You know when you listen to a song and you get that "feeling." The chills down your spine so to speak. Have you ever thought of what really causes that? What it is exactly that makes you connect so strongly to that song?



Maybe it's a certain note that's being played, or the scale/mode they use.



Is it the lyrics? The way we connect so deeply into a song that we can relate to what is being said. I know lyrics play an important role when it comes to music, but music itself has no words. We feel what's being played regardless of that. I believe true music comes from the heart, and we put our passion into it. I'm a musician, and I vent my feelings through what I play. If I don't, it just doesn't sound like music to me.

It isn't enough to make someone feel the music though. How exactly does something non-tangible give us this "feeling?" These emotions which can brighten or break our day. We all have our songs that we listen to in order for us to get in a certain mood. But, we are unsure exactly how it's done.

Feel free to share your ideas in the comments.