The psychology of music has been given much academic attention from a range of disciplines, spanning Anthropology, Musicology, Psychology, and Psychoacoustics. Their investigations have provided a wealth of knowledge about the function of music and its impact on our lives. Despite this, we have generated relatively few insights about the lived experience of being personally and deeply moved when listening to music. This phenomenon remains comprehensible primarily through the disciplines of Philosophy and Art. A scientific mode of inquiry based on a qualitative, human-science approach allows...