Music and Emotion: Understanding Expressive Communication

This lecture explores the communication differences between music and language, models of emotion, and how emotions can be measured in music. It delves into the concepts of valence, arousal, and the expression, perception, and induction of emotions in music, providing insights from various studies and theories. The instructor discusses the potential for developing a universal musical language with both semantic and pragmatic meanings, highlighting the complexity of emotional expression in music through different tools and measures.