Yes. but i'm not sure if the happy-sad association is an innate response in our brain structure or we've been conditioned after years of practice
Why do major scales sound happy? Why is minor sad?
Luke Richardson
Adam Watson
because two of the notes are shifted down one half step, particularly important is that the third is shifted down a half step. This takes the base triad of the key sound deeper and more sombre as the base triad is 1-3-5, which would be C-E-G for C major and then turn into C-D#-G for C minor
Gavin Martinez
Cooper Harris
this is the why.
anything else is nurturefag cope with the fact that our brain has clear aesthetic rules that are tied to survival strategies.
Evan Lopez
It must be something evolutionary. Deep sounds linked to danger but higher bird-like pitches signalling safety and happiness.
Jonathan Reyes
The idea of minor scales being sad and major sacles being happy is cultural only. Other cultures do not interpret music in the same way.
No.
Jose Kelly
People cry in the minor chord and laugh in the major chord.
Ethan Morgan
I assume it's an innate response. It's interesting though, because it's one of the animalistic responses we play into that isn't ooga booga sex and/or survival bs.
Ethan Green
music is deeply tied to spiritual experience imo.
Brody Cox
Absolutely. Are you the same user who you'd me before?