If I had to choose just one dominant element in the music I listen to, it would have to be the rhythm/beat of the music. For instance when I listen to Carlos Santana’s rendition of the song, Oye Como Va, I really enjoy the rhythm of the music. I’m still trying to learn all of the proper music terminology so I hope I’m using the right element. The rhythm in this song makes me feel like bobbing my head along with the music and I completely feeling like a part of the music. It is also a rhythm I can play in my head without the music. Weinberger’s article discusses inner songs and how sometimes even when someone experiences brain deficits, they can still remember music they once knew before the brain deficit and I believe that the song, Oye Como
