Does Music influence your writing? Options

[Cleo_Serapis]

A GREAT topic for discussion!

From Merlin:

Studies done on the subject show that certain music puts the mind at ease, and aids in a person's ability to study, or relax... different things.  Baroque music is said to be best.  It has also been established that teenagers can do very well studying while listening to rock.  Others may do the same with their own preference.

Music affects the brain in particular ways - even peculiar ways.

Does this relate to poetic styles?  Do some age groups prefer one over the other?  

Merlin

Good topic Merlin!

[Cybele]

What an interesting topic.

I have found that I can concentrate much better when there is music in the background. I learnt French by left brain/right brain method, that is the spoken word played into one ear and music into the other. Only problem I found with this was that sometimes the music was so soothing I nearly nodded off in mid lesson!

I like to work to orchestral music, especially violin music, operatic arias sung by my favourite singer Placido Domingo or Reggae, which always puts me in a relaxed mood.

The most startling result of music=induced poetry, came at a lesson when the tutor played a piece of music of which I had never heard.  Possibly some of you will though. It was called The Magic Theatre recorded by Kula Shaker. We sat with eyes closed and I found this surreal piece really creepy, inducing vision of swirling mist and ghosts.

From those two minutes of music I got the entire story for the piece I called "GOTHIC CASTLE" which I posted in MM.


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