It's the last ever School of Rock blog (sniff! sob! etc) and so time to climb the wooden hill to Bedfordshire in search of music's most soothing lullabies

Will Byers: As the series draws to a close, we look at the science behind wistful longing in pop

Will Byers: Musicians now seem doomed to be second-rate versions of someone else. Have we really run out of charisma? Who has the most musical magnetism in 2009?

Will Byers: From swans in flight to the awesome beauty of the heavens, there are plenty of sights in the universe to fill musicians with wonder. But their responses are intriguingly diverse

Will Byers: Whether the music itself is literally boiling over, or brutality is lurking in the lyrics, the urge keeps on returning to musicians

Will Byers: Hard times call for harsh sounds - and there's enjoyment to be found in the most bestial of tones and instruments

This week, we examine the science behind pop's softer side

Will Byers: It's time to empty those bile ducts, as this week we explore the science behind bitterness in pop

Wil Byers: Cuckolded husbands and jilted lovers – country music is your one-stop shop for heartache

Will Byers: Lots of musicians tilt at windmills – but are they visionaries, or just deluded? This week, we look at pop's most quixotic artists

Will Byers: Things can only get worse as we examine songs that see the glass as half empty

Will Byers: Things can only get better as we examine the songs that look on the sunny side of life

Will Byers: This week we look at self-love: probably the greatest passion of every pop star

Will Byers: This week we get all pensive and dreamy as we experience the melancholic magic of a major 7th chord

Will Byers: Too often the preserve of cyber-goth misery, kinkiness has nonetheless had a few good champions in music

Will Byers: This week, it's songs that summon the green-eyed monster as we examine the science behind seething spitefulness

Will Byers: Catchy yet incredibly annoying, are 'earworm' pop songs a sign of great writing or jobbing hackery?

Will Byers: From Looney Tunes to the Darkness, many composers have had a stab at writing jokey music. But is it possible for a tune to tickle the funnybone?

Will Byers: No, we don't mean taking more pleasure in Spandau Ballet than Radiohead. This week's musical entry in the emotional alphabet is all about the pangs of an aching conscience