Stephen Limbaugh
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Well, I'm not sure I'd call anything I hear in those liminal moments "spine tingling," heh. It's not necessarily any better than what I can otherwise manage, it's just a lot more clear and it flows completely naturally. If I had some sort of brain-integrated MIDI controller maybe I could compose while napping.It's infuriating especially as a beginner, to know that part of your brain can effortlessly compose spine tingling pieces like nobody's business, while your waking self has to work with baby steps towards something that doesn't sound tenth as good as what the other "you" is capable of.
The article talks about short sleep giving you more hours to work within the day as a productivity boost, but I wonder if it was more that constant "edge of sleep/wakefulness" state due to sleep deprivation that gave Leo and Niko their edge. To have constant access to that twilight zone of creativity would be mind blowing. Also very unhealthy."One of his secrets, or so it has been claimed, was a unique sleep formula: he would sleep 15 minutes out of every four hours, for a daily total of only 1.5 hours of sleep."
My spine might be more easily tingled than yours.Well, I'm not sure I'd call anything I hear in those liminal moments "spine tingling," heh.
Interesting... I'd not come across that concept before but it does seem to embrace a lot of what we're all talking about.I think the concept you're looking for/discussing is called 'aural imagery' or 'audiation': "the comprehension and internal realization of music by an individual in the absence of any physical sound."
Here's a wikipedia article:
Auditory imagery - Wikipedia
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Wikipedia on 'Audiation':
Gordon music learning theory - Wikipedia
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I agree with this view, so maybe the nutjob count has gone up!@youngpokie I would not describe what I hear in those half awake moments as vague or shapeless. What makes it so jarring for me is the opposite: that it’s often more clear and precise than what my mind’s ear can imagine when fully awake.
Regarding the intellectual and analytical quality of it: I suspect you are in a way wrong (which I cannot prove). I suspect we may all have a very innate and intuitive grasp of music that is somehow suppressed by our more rational side, and we may be just using all the analytical frameworks as an approximation of the real thing. Kinda like savant vs professor sort of thing maybe.
I worry sometimes when I try to describe my experience of this thing people might think I’m a nutjob, which might be happening here haha. So l’ll stop now.
@mopsiflopsi I don't think you're a nutjob at all and the experiences you've had are just as valid as anyone else's experiences. In my own case, the most vivid music I've imagined when half asleep happened when some kind of performance was part of the plot. I was watching a concert, performing at a concert, etc.I worry sometimes when I try to describe my experience of this thing people might think I’m a nutjob, which might be happening here haha. So l’ll stop now.
I agree that humans have an innate musical ability that we either develop, ignore or even suppress as we grow up. But as far as I know, this alone has never resulted in a sophisticated musical composition, especially orchestral.Regarding the intellectual and analytical quality of it: I suspect you are in a way wrong (which I cannot prove). I suspect we may all have a very innate and intuitive grasp of music that is somehow suppressed by our more rational side, and we may be just using all the analytical frameworks as an approximation of the real thing. Kinda like savant vs professor sort of thing maybe.
This is an interesting thread.just a melody or can some hear harmonies (and be able to identify the chord), can some hear full and complete arrangements/orchestrations/symphonies in their heads?
I've used this exact analogy. Interesting!Trying to "catch" them feels like trying to look directly at something that's always on the periphery of your vision.