The collective of sounds as a whole in a composed body of music gives off a certain type of feeling; it can excite or relax our mind. ... When one composes a song it "expresses primarily the composer's knowledge of human feeling". ... There is also a theory that dissonance sounds unpleasant to listeners across all cultures. ... Its interesting to think that the simple change up of tempo can create a completely difference sense of feeling when hearing a song. ... When we are happy and feeling lively we like to listen to something with the same up beat tempo to match how up beat we are...

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