What Causes a ‘Good’ Symphony to Move Us?

A good symphony makes you feel a lot because it's like a story told with music. When the music is happy, you feel happy; when it’s sad or exciting, you feel that too. It all happens because your brain connects the sounds to feelings inside you.

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Examples

  1. A child feels happy when their favorite cartoon theme plays at the end of the movie.
  2. An old man gets a lump in his throat while listening to a piece he heard every day as a young boy.
  3. You start tapping your foot and can't stop after hearing a lively section in the symphony.

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