ABSTRACT
From the extraordinarily precocious writings of Darwin, through the equally influential accounts of William James and Walter Cannon, the subject of emotion has continued to captivate eminent researchers.2 Music is a proven potent inducer of emotional responses, as revealed in phenomenological, behavioural and neurophysiological data.3 Accordingly, people use music on a daily basis to alter their emotional state; and contemporary technological developments mean that individuals can control not only the availability of music in the home, car, gym and other everyday environments, but also various acoustical properties, such as tempo.4
