1. Introduction I've loved singing since I was little. The first song I seriously learned, I remember, was "Green Apple Paradise" by the Little Tigers. To memorize the lyrics, I listened to it on the radio and wrote it down line by line in my notebook—much more self-disciplined than I was doing dictation at school. However, I've never…

1. My Starting Point: Why I Choose to Start with Buddhism? Human beings are inherently contradictory: they can be powerful enough to transform mountains and rivers, undertake massive construction projects, explore the heavens and the seas, even leaving footprints in space; yet they can also be fragile enough to fall into self-pity, depression, or even resentment due to insomnia, a word of blame, or a period of loneliness…

The charm of old songs goes beyond nostalgia. Most people born in the 1970s and 1980s likely agree: we always prefer listening to old songs to listening to newer releases. This has become almost a conventional wisdom, a tacit understanding shared by generations. Whenever those familiar melodies sound,...

1 前言 写下这些关于唱歌、声音、听觉与认知的文章，其实并不是一开始就有“音乐专题”的打算。更多时候，只是因为在练歌、听歌、研究相关理论时，反复遇到一些靠感觉解释不清的问题。 随着文章一点点积累，我才…