Re: [microsound] being 'political' in non-verbal music

[graham miller <grahammiller@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

interesting... i would say constructs of masculine and feminine are just
as learned as anything, since different societies have their own views on
what signifies 'masculine' or 'feminine'... that said, there are clear
objective biological differences in the chemical makeup of the sexes,
which undoubtedly influence emotion and thought processes... could
hormones manifest themselves in music? sure. or is labeling loud and
aggressive music 'masculine' or 'testosterone-fueled' simply put us back
into the same trappings? then again, why the long hair and makeup in
so-called macho musics of the eighties, such as speed metal? once again,
a  complex and multifaceted 1000 page ethnomusicological discussion with
probably no clear-cut answer...

g.

p.s. boys makes blue music. girls make pink music. nuff said.

"Mr.D" wrote:

>
> there was a big discussion on some list i was on way back that pitted
> the idea of Masculine and Feminine music, that there was a
> discernible *audible* difference.


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