APRESIASI & PENGALAMAN MUSIK BY. HUGH MILTON MILLER

Summary

This video explores the concept of music appreciation, explaining how personal music preferences reflect deeper psychological traits. It delves into the four levels of music experience—passive listening, listening with enjoyment, emotional listening, and listening with perspective—highlighting how each level represents a different approach to engaging with music. The video emphasizes the importance of understanding and appreciating music beyond just personal taste, advocating for a more thoughtful and introspective engagement with musical works.

Takeaways

• 😀 Music is diverse, and we are free to choose what we enjoy without judgment or restriction.
• 😀 According to a study in the journal Psychological Science, music preferences reveal important insights about a person's psychological traits.
• 😀 Our music choices are shaped by our personality and psychological characteristics, and there's no wrong way to enjoy music.
• 😀 Music appreciation involves more than just listening to music; it’s about understanding and connecting with the music on different levels.
• 😀 The first level of music appreciation is passive listening, where music is just background noise without any emotional engagement.
• 😀 The second level is listening with enjoyment, where the listener actively seeks and finds beauty in the music.
• 😀 The third level is listening emotionally, where the listener is deeply moved and connects with the music through emotions.
• 😀 The fourth level is listening with perspective, where the listener concentrates on the music itself and is highly aware of what is happening within it.
• 😀 A comprehensive music experience combines all four levels of listening, switching between different types of engagement with the music.
• 😀 True music appreciation requires more than just passive listening; it involves a deep understanding and emotional connection with the work.
• 😀 Experiencing live concerts and focusing on musical themes can enhance our music appreciation and deepen our understanding of the art form.

Q & A

What does the research from the journal 'Psychological Science' suggest about music preferences?

The research suggests that music selection preferences reflect meaningful information about a person's basic psychological characteristics, based on a study of 21,000 respondents.

Is there anything wrong with the choices we make in enjoying music?

No, there is nothing wrong with the choices we make in enjoying music because these choices are influenced by our basic psychological characteristics.

What are some ways people might react when they hear music at the beginning of a video?

People might react by either being silent and just listening, humming along with the melody, or being emotionally carried away, remembering the past.

What is the definition of 'music appreciation' according to Milton Miller?

According to Milton Miller, music appreciation can be defined as the ability to enjoy music with full understanding.

What is the difference between judging music subjectively and objectively?

Judging music subjectively means liking it based on personal taste, while judging objectively involves evaluating the music based on its intrinsic qualities and structure.

What are the four levels of musical experience according to Hyuk Wilton Miller?

The four levels of musical experience are: 1) Passive listening, where the music is background noise; 2) Listening with enjoyment, where the listener seeks beauty in the music; 3) Listening emotionally, where the listener reacts emotionally to the music; 4) Listening with perspective, where the listener analyzes and concentrates on the music's structure and meaning.

What happens during passive listening?

During passive listening, a person hears the music but does not truly engage with it, and it serves more as background music rather than something they actively enjoy.

What does 'listening with enjoyment' mean?

'Listening with enjoyment' means that the listener derives pleasure from actively seeking the beauty or artistic value of the music they are listening to.

What is the significance of 'listening emotionally' in music appreciation?

'Listening emotionally' means the listener connects with the music on an emotional level, experiencing reactions and feelings that are evoked by the music.

What is 'listening with perspective' and how is it different from the other levels?

'Listening with perspective' involves a deep concentration on the music itself, requiring the listener to be aware of its structure and the finer details, which distinguishes it as the most advanced level of music appreciation.