Use jazz to boost creativity
- Posted by glen on January 24th, 2007
Hot on the heels of an article I wrote for Problogger about creativity this morning, I later discovered this little nugget about the benefits of Jazz and creativity.
Dee Coulter, specialist in musical patterning and neurological development finds that the jazz of Miles Davis, John Coltrane and John Cage can lift the listener into theta consciousness. Theta waves, considered the most highly creative brain waves, according to Coulter, give birth to artistic and spiritual insight. See colored theta waves below.
For me, certain types of music can be a distractive. However, I’ve always done well with classical and jazz, so this comes as no surprise.
The thing I don’t understand is this: does it only work with those 3 artists? :)
January 25th, 2007 at 12:22 am
Mindi Abair always gets my creativity flowing. Better than Norah, Diana Krall, or MJQ.
January 25th, 2007 at 1:59 am
Interesting… I’ll have to check her out.
January 25th, 2007 at 8:07 am
The Dave Brubeck Quartet works for me too. And a little blues like Muddy Waters always makes more creative :)
January 25th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
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January 31st, 2007 at 8:23 pm
I usually play jazz when I want concentration music. Roy Hargrove usually works for me, as does Streetwize.