Music in cats' ears: A music album for cats
A unique music album will hit the charts later this year, but the
target market are not humans, even though they'll be the ones to pay for
it.
Created by David Teie and to be released by Universal Music, 'Music
for Cats' will purr and meow its way to our hearts and more importantly,
our feline companions' hearts, once it is released on October 28.
 Teie, an American cellist and music researcher at the University of
Maryland, said the biggest challenge is people thinking that his project
is "silly."
"If you really look into it, what's silly is the idea that only one
species could have music available for it," Teie said, as per The
Guardian.
According to its Kickstarter campaign, the project was born from
efforts "to bring real, scientifically credible music to as many members
of the animal kingdom as possible." Cats became the first choice as they
are widely kept as pets and companions.
According to Teie, he wrote two songs in 2008 that elicited positive
reactions from 77 percent of cats that heard them, based on a scientific
study published in Applied Animal Behaviour Science. In its website, he
said every species has a natural biological response to sounds in their
early development stage. For cats, these sounds are usually chirping
birds, or their mother's purrs.
For the last six years, he worked on his goal with limited resources,
until he brought his project on Kickstarter. The funding period lasted
for 30 days, from October to November 2015.
And it was a hit, as more than 10,000 backers pledged $241,651,
bringing to life 55 minutes of purring and suckling noises, as well as
Teie on his cello with the US National Symphony Orchestra, aimed to
soothe and calm the cats' senses. The music are matched to the cats'
frequency range. The music will be made available for free at shelters,
as abused and feral cats show more positive response to the calming
music.
In the same report from The Guardian, major label Universal said they
believe that there is a huge untapped market for music for other
species. A spokesperson said the company is "thrilled to be part of this
world-first project" and that future "Music For" albums could possibly
follow suit for dogs and horses. Teie said he hoped more similar work
would be accepted in the future. After all, his research has not been
easy, as he is actually allergic to cats.
- Natureworldnews.com |
