Newborn brains respond strongly to rhythm changes in music, suggesting that timing expectations develop earlier than melody perception.

In A Nutshell Newborns can predict musical beats within the first two days of life, but show no brain response to melodic patterns 49 sleeping babies listened to Bach piano pieces while scientists ...

In a study published February 5th in PLOS Biology, researchers played piano sonatas by J.S. Bach to sleeping newborns (some ...

Most people who listen to music are aware of its rhythm. Rhythm is one of the central aspects of music in all its forms. Rhythm gives structure to the music and brings the musical notes to life.

A melody is more than just a sequence of notes. Rhythm, variations in loudness and the length of musical phrases all enhance the sequence of notes to make a melody “original”. Each of these adds a ...