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A lot more creative when listening to music?
Hotlead Junkie
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I'v been wondering about this for the longest time. If I need to get some work done, or just need to draw something and cannot fathom where to start or get nowhere fast with either writing or drawing, I just put any music on and I have absolutley no trouble getting started. For example, I needed to write some dioloauge for one character in a project I'm working on. With silence I was running through lots of things in my head, started to type and suddenley didn't know what to write, or I'd go back and edit past sections, basically making very little progress. Within seconds of putting my headphones on I started to type and get down pretty much what was needed with minimal effort and time.
Does this have something to do with occupying the parts of my brain that say "no, maybe, change that, etc" with music? When I'm listening to music I only make progress with writing and never really need to stop typing to think or check if I'v made mistakes, if I should go back and write something different, etc. Can anyone explain to me what this is all about?
Does this have something to do with occupying the parts of my brain that say "no, maybe, change that, etc" with music? When I'm listening to music I only make progress with writing and never really need to stop typing to think or check if I'v made mistakes, if I should go back and write something different, etc. Can anyone explain to me what this is all about?
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Others actually aren't moved by music emotionally and just listen to the song for pure entertainment, these people usually are great at memorizing lyrics too. Me am moved by music quite a bit so I barely remember a thing from the song even after listening to it for the 1000th time.
That said, from what I've heard your experience is typical for a lot of people. I know my brother is the same way, he always has to play music when he's doing stuff.
Any sources on any research into that?
this is usually due to mnemonics. You associate a piece with the work you're studying. Note that this doesn't work so well with new music, so don't go buy a bunch of classical music you've never heard before in order to cram.
Aye, I always assign a certain album to a certain class for studying. I can't prove it but I feel that I do remember more details when those songs are played back either on my Zune or the lyrics in my head. Kinda freaks me out sometimes.
Also, that classical music thing has been tested on mice and has been shown that there is actually a margin of difference in between start and finish times in several different maze tests.
Does anyone else find it fucking obnoxious that every time a person cites a concept as something that's widely accepted, some asshole has to ask for sources? As if they ever fucking read them?
But since you asked:
The Neurosciences and Music II - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Volume #1060
Psychological Science - August 2004
Neurological Research - February 1997
Perceptual and Motor Skills #90
I apologize if you do actually read studies and papers published by the scientific community, but the majority of forumers do not.
Writing or studying is somewhat similar, but I can't have music that has any words, because I'll start to focus on what's being said. Same with music with a really catchy beat - I'll completely lose track of what I'm doing. Because of this, I tend to listen to calming, wordless stuff when trying to read or write text [any of you ever accidentally type in a lyric when listening to a song while writing? Yeah, that's another one of my reasons...heheh
But yeah, music definitely helps me to design. I'd say that it's just another creative stimulus, like looking through design books etc. Watching MTV while I'm trying to be creative is pretty good, especially if they are playing visually creative videos as well as decent music.
I also like to think that it helps me work in general because it occupies the 'I want to have fun' part of my brain without interfering with the other parts. So the 'I want to have fun' part of my brain isn't constantly trying to persuade me to load a computer game because it's content listening to music meaning my hands, eyes and the rest of my brain can get on with doing some work.
But that's purely bullscience.
...not that I'm advocating useage or anything, but almost all of the great artists(regardless of medium) have been on some kind of something