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Episode 76: Understanding Our Emotional Response to Music with Dr Kurt Ellenberger

Dr. Kurt Ellenberger has had a long career as a performer, composer, music educator, and scholar. Since 1999, he has been aProfessor of Music at Grand Valley State University's Frederik Meijer Honors College, where he ignites students' passions through innovative interdisciplinary courses blending jazz, classical music, pop music and music history and aesthetics. As a pianist, composer, and author, he crafts music that fuse rigorous structure with spontaneous fire, while his writing dissects the profound intersections of music, math, and the human mind. He has written for the Huffington Post, NPR, and is currently a contributing editor at All About Jazz, where he has penned over 25 articles and has been read by hundreds of thousands of readers. He is also the managing editor of the Journal of Applied Jazz for the International Association of Schools of Jazz in Amsterdam. His articles span a wide range of topics—everything from harmonic convergence in jazz and classical realms to the evolutionary enigmas of why we "hear" symmetry in octaves. For podcast listeners craving intellectual adventure, Ellenberger brings a rare alchemy of accessible expertise and mind-blowing "aha" revelations, turning complex ideas into engaging stories that spark curiosity, challenge assumptions, and remind us that music doesn't just entertain; it gives voice to the soul.