Illustrative image: A three-minute song can establish a feeling, deepen emotional tension, and transform the listener's understanding before its final note.
How can a song make someone feel emotionally different in only three minutes? A short recording has no room for a novel's elaborate backstory or a film's extended character development. Yet a verse, a repeated chorus, and a brief musical bridge can sometimes convey an entire passage from uncertainty to recognition, or from despair to hope.
