Many of us are faced with a phenomenon of inhibited thinking. This usually occurs after long hours of intensive brain work. Worst of all, if the job is not finished yet, but it must complete. Food industry has taught people to such stimulants as caffeine or taurine. These substances are part of stimulating beverages. Many people use coffee or “Red Bull” to get myself to work. But in addition to chemical methods of exposure, there are other more harmless methods of brain stimulation. Not everyone knows that music can have a positive impact on the thinking processes. In recent years, numerous studies in this area where carried out. (more…)
Archive for March, 2011
How different sounds do affects us?
2011 -
03.19
It’s much more than appears at first glance. People get through the ears a huge amount of information. It can provide both positive and negative effects on humans. People with hearing problems tend to be hostile, sluggishness, depression, temper, distrust and even psycho-motor delay. On the other hand, a person may use sound to their advantage. It is very important to learn how to organize the sound space around you. This will help not only to control emotions but also control the flow of mental energy and physical state. This short video has very impressive examples. (more…)
Di Evantile Transformations
2011 -
03.14
Album “TRANSFORMATIONS” 2011
Di Evantile has done a brave thing with Transformations – an instrumental album broken down into “episodes”, all of which is done with electronic instruments or classical instruments that have been put through some sort of electronic treatment, and not a spoken word through nine tracks.I call it brave because it’s easy to take music made in this manner the wrong way. I probably have at least twenty Facebook friends who have decided they’re “DJ’s” and constantly post remixed music tracks and beg their friends to “like” them. This is not what Di Evantile is doing, and there’s nothing pretentious or fake about the music he’s made.
Evantile calls himself an electronic composer, and that’s probably the best way to describe him. He’s arranged an album that creates its own sound rather than subscribing to a genre. I’m sure you could take Transformations to a club and people would dance to it, and I’m sure someone could sing over it, too, but the point here seems to be the mood it leaves you in. Evantile’s biography says he is trying to show us the future, and while that might seem a little absurd, he’s doing a much better job than the Black Eyed Peas.
It’s hard to describe the tracks because I feel certain that without titles, they instill different thoughts in everyone. I felt like each was built in a way that made me feel something different – whether about the future or not. Evantile talks a lot in the album description about meditation, peace, and harmony, none of which manages to come off silly or trendy. I felt pretty harmonious while listening to Transformations, and I feel like that was the goal.
Evantile also says that it’s hard to find words to describe his music, as only the music can describe itself. I agree – Transformations was masterfully built in a way that depends on your imagination for you to get the full effect.
March 7, 2011
Music for mind concentration
2011 -
03.13
How to choose music for mind concentration? The problem of mind concentration faces almost every person who is engaged in intellectual work. Ability to concentrate their thoughts about one subject is not so simple. The problem often arises when working simultaneously on multiple tasks. The human brain nature cannot ignore the problem, until it is completely solved. If a brain has a few issues that need solutions, they often conflict with each other. An office environment also hinders concentration. Phone calls, slamming doors, loud speech, other sounds from the street, it all somehow distract people’s attention. Very rarely, people have the opportunity to work in complete isolation, when no one is worried. Is it possible to create such an atmosphere, within an average office? Using of music for mind concentration can help to solve the problem. At least, a specially selected music can protect you from the noises that distract your mind from work. What requirements must satisfy music for mind concentration? Basic requirements are two: first, the music should override other sounds, and secondly, it should not attract your attention. In addition, the music should not have hypnotic or sedative effects, in otherwise your productivity will drop significantly.
The most intense factor that attracts people is the human voice. Thus, the music should be entirely instrumental. On the other hand, natural sounds such as: surf noise, rustling leaves, singing birds, chirping insects, not distracting, but even help to create a sense of comfort. In addition, nature sounds, do not have a clear structure, and has excellent masking effect. Musical instruments must be organically woven into the sound of environment and if possible to supplement it. Also the timbre of instruments should not be in tune with the timbre of the human voice. Violin best suited for such music. Their high-frequency spectrum has a slightly stimulating effect, and at the same time not annoying. Another requirement, the music for mind concentration should not have a stable repeatability. Motive of the music must have at least slight variations; otherwise, the human brain begins to unconsciously repeat it, going into a trance.
Put on headphones, and set the volume balance so that the music did not attract your attention and at the same time masked extraneous noises that distract you. However, remember that being listening music in headphones too long time, is not good for health of ears. Therefore, you should not abuse it.
