For those born with a hearing loss or those who lost some of their hearing very early in life, I am wondering whether hard of hearing or deaf people get chills and goosebumps whenever a certain music is played. A research article came out recently that discussed why some people get chills and goosebumps whenever they listen to a particular genre of music. Do you get chills and goosebumps from listening to a certain music?
I get chills from listening to certain kind of music that comes with singing, especially with a chorus along with certain instruments that help deliver an additional emotional energy to it all. One good example of chills I get every time I listen to is the Hallelujah! chorus music. Recently a Hallelujah! flash mob took place at a mall last month. It was recorded and put onYouTube where it has gone spectacularly viral with over 18 million views (see below) since November 17, 2010. For me on the voices it depends on the vocal texture, vocal timbre, and vocal transition points like breaks, lifts and falls can certainly hit me and give me goosebumps. Hallelujah! is one of those pieces when the chorus is done right with the music will give goosebumps. But then there's another component to this Hallelujah! that brings more "inspirational chills" and that's the message behind the song.
Hallelujah (Aleluya)
Written by George Friedrich Handel
Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
For the lord God omnipotent reigneth
Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
For the lord God omnipotent reigneth
Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
For the lord God omnipotent reigneth
Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
(For the lord God omnipotent reigneth)
Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
For the lord God omnipotent reigneth
(Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah)
Hallelujah
The kingdom of this world;
is become
the kingdom of our Lord,
and of His Christ
and of His Christ
And He shall reign for ever and ever
And he shall reign forever and ever
And he shall reign forever and ever
And he shall reign forever and ever
King of kings forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah
and lord of lords forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah
King of kings forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah
and lord of lords forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah
King of kings forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah
and lord of lords
King of kings and lord of lords
And he shall reign
And he shall reign
And he shall reign
He shall reign
And he shall reign forever and ever
King of kings forever and ever
and lord of lords hallelujah hallelujah
And he shall reign forever and ever
King of kings and lord of lords
King of kings and lord of lords
And he shall reign forever and ever
Forever and ever and ever and ever
(King of kings and lord of lords)
Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
Hallelujah
3 comments:
Yes! I do get chills listening to certain music. My tastes lean more to pop music, but I do enjoy inspirational music and all kinds of music, really. Also, sometimes it's not the music itself, but the fact that it's associated with emotionally powerful memories of what I was doing or the people I was with while listening to that song.
Hearing music and other pleasurable sounds is one of the five senses that we can enjoy, just like good food, beautiful art or nature, the feel of wind, and the smell of a baby's skin.
I get chills and goosebumps with a lot of songs, and more so with songs that have special meaning for me. For some songs, it brings up memories of a certain person. I think that's one thing that deaf people who cannot hear a sound miss out on.
Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum
Bing Crosby sang Little Drummer Boy best, IMO.
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