The Musical Number Seven Plus or Minus Two
There seems to be nefarious limitations hard-wired into the human brain to restrict our attention span. Typically, the limiting factor has been found to be-you guessed it; seven, plus or minus two.Whether you are a player or a listener, hopefully this will help you to have a better appreciation of melody in music. (And if you write, to compose better melodies.) Most great music, is really a collection of short musical ideas.
