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bi·ol·o·gy
(bi--o(l'?-je-) pronunciation
n.
1. The
science of life and of living organisms, including their structure, function,
growth, origin, evolution, and distribution. It includes botany and zoology
and all their subdivisions.
2. The life processes or characteristic phenomena of a group or category of
living organisms: the biology of viruses.
3. The plant and animal life of a specific area or region.
The biology of music.
This field has its detractors.
They say it shouldn't be considered on the same level as the physics or mathematics of music, per se.
It's a bit of a slanted view on things.
It's always slanted to degrade any field of science as less important than another
Biology is a huge part of music studies.
Perhaps it doesn't uncover the nature of music.
How it functions, per se.
Formulas for making it.
None of that.
But it certainly determines how it effects you.
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