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Why musical complexity can bypass the heart

I can play complex jazz standards but simple folk songs make me cry and I do not understand why easy music affects me more than difficult music.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Technical challenge can become a defense against emotional vulnerability that simple melodies penetrate.

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