touch

We were talking about how touch refers to how a musician strikes an instrument and the kind of sound that striking elicits, while feel is one's rhythmic sense of musical time.

1. : to bring a bodily part into contact with especially so as to perceive through the tactile sense : handle or feel gently usually with the intent to understand or appreciate. loved to touch the soft silk.

Music and Mood The limbic system, which is involved in processing emotions and controlling memory, “lights” up when our ears perceive music. The chills you feel when you hear a particularly moving piece of music may be the result of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that triggers sensations of pleasure and well-being.

The intrinsic way the fingers arrive at the piano key surface, referred to as piano touch (i.e., pressing versus striking a piano key), yields different tactile and other sensory percepts to the pianists themselves and the audiences alike, making this parameter an important one in accomplished piano performance.

touch verb (PUT HAND ON) to put your hand or another part of your body lightly onto and off something or someone: That paint is wet - don't touch (it). touch someone on something He touched the girl on the arm to get her attention.

You use at the touch of in expressions such as at the touch of a button and at the touch of a key to indicate that something is possible by simply touching a switch or one of the keys of a keyboard. Staff will be able to trace calls at the touch of a button. seats that flip out at the touch of a lever.

“We have observed that the sexier we perceive music, the sexier we also perceive touch that is administered simultaneously“, study leader Tom Fritz explains.

We rely on music to help us power through workouts and tackle tasks we'd rather ignore, and we manipulate our moods with melodies. Music is so deeply woven into the fabric of our being, in fact, that it can help us connect with those who have suffered significant cognitive loss.

A simulated button or keyboard key that is displayed on a touchscreen. Also called a "soft key." The key is tapped with the finger or stylus for activation.

: to strongly impress (someone) Her comments about political corruption clearly struck a chord with many voters.

A good example is if you receive a hug. Your discriminative touch pathway tells you where the person is touching you but you also feel how hard they are squeezing. That sensation of how soft or hard they are squeezing is called touch pressure.

Her hand reached out to touch his cheek. His fingers briefly touched hers. She hugged him, being careful not to touch his broken wrist.