Newborn brains respond strongly to rhythm changes in music, suggesting that timing expectations develop earlier than melody ...

In A Nutshell Newborns can predict musical beats within the first two days of life, but show no brain response to melodic patterns 49 sleeping babies listened to Bach piano pieces while scientists ...

A melody is more than just a sequence of notes. Rhythm, variations in loudness and the length of musical phrases all enhance the sequence of notes to make a melody “original”. Each of these adds a ...