Re: [marxmail] Do animals need words to think?

[Bobby MacVeety]

I agree with your analysis of musicianship  But the subject is do animals need words to think If harmony is a language, it is one that can be used to communicate in real time without using words  On Oct 21, 2024, at 2:13 PM, jay lyon via groups.io <jaylyonjr=gmail....@groups.io> wrote:  “Left out of this discussion is the way musicians, and especially jazz musicians, communicate in the moment and react while listening and playing….no language involved, thinking in rhythm and harmony” Harmony is a language.  Most jazz improvisation occurs over fixed chord sequences, or “progressions,” which follow certain patterns (ii-V is common) and like spoken language can be written down (A MAJ—D7—F# dim, etc) as well as apprehended by ear.  Musicians do react in the moment to what they hear, but so do speakers of English or Chinese.  Before meeting to jam, jazz musicians often study a “chart,” the written chord progressions of a tune, to prepare. _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#33084) | Reply To Group | Reply To Sender | Mute This Topic | New Topic POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [arch...@mail-archive.com] _._,_._,_