[Dixielandjazz] Can you listen to music and chew gum at the sametime?

[Cees van den Heuvel]

Same phenomenon here. So when I have sleeping troubles I put in an
earphone connected to my radio tuned at a talk radio program.
Works like a dream as long there are no jingles or bridging musical
fragments that catch my attention. I also have troubles keeping a 
conversation
going -or even sex...-when there is background music going on.
Must be a musicians thing.

Cees van den Heuvel
http://www.revivaljassband.nl

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Gunter" <jazzboard at hotmail.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 2:38 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Can you listen to music and chew gum at the 
sametime?


> Hello friends,
>
> Listmate Jim Kashishian writes:
>
>>Next time you are having trouble dropping off to sleep try putting on a 
>>jazz
>>CD.
>>Researchers have shown just 45 minutes of relaxing music before bedtime 
>>can
>>make for a restful night.
>>Actually, I can't listen to jazz, period, when doing something else...even
>>driving.  I really listen when I listen, and lose track of what I'm doing.
>>That may be due to the fact I'm a musician, and find myself within the
>>group, so to say. I certainly couldn't describe listening to jazz as being
>>relaxing for me.
>
> This is interesting to me because I have essentially the same problem. I 
> can, however, drive while listening to music but that's probably because 
> driving is a motion - sort of like dancing with wheels. I mean I wouldn't 
> say that I can't dance while listening to music . . . but that's beside 
> the point.
>
> My problem is that as long as I can remember, whenever music is playing 
> someplace my attention is immediately captivated. I can't carry on 
> intelligent conversations with others because my attention is too strongly 
> diverted away from conversation.
>
> On the other hand it's possible I can't carry on intelligent conversations 
> anyway but perhaps that's also common among musicians.
>
> I could never do homework and listen to the radio at the same time when I 
> was in school . . . result - I rarely got my homework done.
>
> In talking about this phenomenon with some of my musician friends, it 
> turns out they have the same problem too. I'm beginning to think that some 
> people often become musicians because they basically can't do anything 
> else when music rears its ugly (read beautiful) head.
>
> How many of you have trouble concentrating when the music starts?  I bet 
> it's a pretty common thing amongst DJMLers.
>
> Respectfully submitted,
>
> Bill Gunter
> jazzboard at hotmail.com
>
>
>
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