Weird Auditory Sensations

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I've just been taking note of all the weird auditory things I experience and I'm not sure which are normal phenomena or not.

-Whenever I listen to live music I get shivery regardless of whether I like the music or not.

-Occasionally when I listen to a noise long enough I start hearing the rise and fall of pitch in the noise. Usually it will start happening with someone talking, each word they say will start to have a wah-wah sound underneath, so as they say the word I can hear the pitch rise a little and drop. Then soon after I'll be able to hear it with every sound I hear and it gets really distracting.

-As a kid I'd have moments in class where suddenly the teacher's voice would sound really mellow and pleasing making me feel content and almost sleepy. In that moment I'd wish that I could just sit there and listen to the teacher's voice forever.

-I get auditory hallucinations when I'm falling asleep at night or haven't gotten enough sleep. It's quite weird because I usually hear music which I've never heard before in my life like symphonies and operas.

I understand what you mean. I like the rhythm and tone of certain voices and sounds. This is most apparent when I can hear people talking from a distance; far enough that the words are not discernible and it's just murmuring. I also like the steady hum of some machines ( when they're not too loud) that oscillates from the vibrations; some old refrigerators and freezers seem especially good at this. I also like the low bubbly distortion often heard in the background of movies on Netflix instant watch; has something to do with the bandwidth limiting the frequency range.

I do have auditory hallucinations when falling asleep. Usually it's someone calling my name in a weird voice, sometimes it's music (but music I actually listen to).

I know what you mean with the rises and falls of voices, too. The same happens with music.