tterns of sound. Robert Jourdain has examined the brain and its patterns to sound in his book, "Music, the Brain, and Ectasy." Mr. Jourdain has found that our brain makes sense out of what it hears and makes a relation. If we are stressed and music begins to play, our brain will use the music as a tool to help in coping with the stress or frustration.Emotional and Ethical Appeal (if appropriate):It is often read or heard in the press that the right side of the brain is relational and the left side of the brain is analytical. According to Jourdain, such descriptions are extremely nave and are a misconception of what laterilization is all about. Laterilization is the notion that each side of the brain dominates certain activities. Dominance does not mean absolute control according to Jourdain. (Jourdain 280) The generalization of the roles of the two sides of the brain is that the left brain is particularly concerned with modeling relations between events across time, while the right brain favors relation between simultaneously occurring events. The left hemisphere specialized in not jus the grammatical transformations of language but also trains of analytical thinking, purpose of physical movements, perception and generation of rhythmic patterns in music. While the right hemisphere is expert of modeling relations, body position, and relations among sounds and the musical chords. Dominance in melody processing goes to the right hemisphere.(Jourdain 281)Possibly more Appeals:Opposing Position:Logical Appeals (And possibly ethical appeals) to Refute:Repetition of Position Statement:Music has therapeutic value, as many researchers have proven. Though the criticism and disagreements from others, music has a definite positive effect overall. ...
