I would lose on time, everytime, if listening to the cello suites while playing... :P
iPODs, smartphones and all sort of electronic devices (excluding some notation ones, and that not under the FIDE rules) are not allowed at the playing hall. Only handicapped players, e.g. blind people have the right to use certain equipment.
I've been a music student for about 7 years with an emphasis on arranging/composing, and played the piano for longer than that. I don't know if it has to do with my background, but I definitely don't do *anything* more efficiently by listening to music at the same time, the music just becomes an attention drain.
"You're a Mozart fan. I love him too. I love Mozart! He was Austrian, you know. But for this kind of work, he's a little bit light. So I tend to go for the heavier guys." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEF5lcmGRJY
My favorite art teacher played classical music every class to help with creativity.
Hmm, Mozart, I must check him out, what is his rating?
Better moves. And somehow the game feels profound. Like the game is the feelings and becomes the crescendo. Or Bach cello suites. If I play in another otb tourament would I be allowed to take an mp3 player and listen to my classical music during the play? Any rules on that?
do you know for a fact that you play better, or do you just feel better about what you are doing?
Both, I think.
Ah Mozart, the Boy George of his day.
Just the tip of the iceberg, the Mozart Effect, An enhancement of spatial-temporal reasoning performance.
Thats sounds like it could apply to Chess.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1281386/
I'm happy you op'ed this topic Ron. I want to hear everyone's feelings. my pastry is burning.....will follow !
i bougth Amadeus show last month. really liked it. I never knew much of him before. I you tubed him and listened to the mozart baby lullabies posted there. I LOVE it....and I hope you can listen during games without violating rules....(and mr bean ? I can see you now...sleeping peacefully with a smile on your face as mozart fills your air !)
Thanks Ron !
go back to hogwarts
I once heard a lecture from a famous German brain trainer, where he told that some people's brains are about to work more effective while listening to music without any vocals, and especially quiet classical music like Mozart, Tschaikovski or Telemann.
Better moves. And somehow the game feels profound. Like the game is the feelings and becomes the crescendo. Or Bach cello suites. If I play in another otb tourament would I be allowed to take an mp3 player and listen to my classical music during the play? Any rules on that?
It's not allowed, because you could be listening to an audio explanation about the opening you're playing as well.
Maybe if it's a more casual setting you can do it, like your own club's championship, where you know your opponents well and explain it to them.
If it's some big official tournament, I'm pretty sure you're going to get a lot of negative comments. Not only the possible cheating, but people might think that you're disrespecting them as well. It doesn't help that it immediatly draws attention as you're probably the only player in the hall wearing headphones.
I would lose on time, everytime, if listening to the cello suites while playing... :P
Best comment I've read in days.
rmurray: you might mean Mstislav Rostropovitsj? He is quite famous for his interpretation of the cello suites. Him and Pablo Casals. He is Russian though. I like Jacqueline du Pré's version.
If you love Bach you might enjoy the music Jordi Savall plays as well. It is viola da gamba but in a way, I prefer it over cello. Certainly for real old music. He plays Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe phenomenal for example. I attented a concert of him once and had the honor of meeting him. It's just him and his instrument on stage, like noting else no longer exists. Quite impressive...
Its pretty well established the Mozart does have a beneficial effect in a number of ways so I'm not surprised at Rons experience, however Bobby Fischer listened to Rock n Roll when analysing & working on his game, so now we have a dilemma.
Do we want to be happy & play a bit better with Mozart or become World Champion with Jimi Hendrix?
Everything's better with Hendrix.
I've heard about that with Mozart's music, but haven't yet tried it. I wonder if the beat of his music follows that Beta sound wave that's supposed to enhance concentration? Or would that be Alpha sound waves?
Actually, I used to do everything better while listening to music, but now I almost need to stuff my ears to concentrate!
Everything's better with Hendrix.
I've heard about that with Mozart's music, but haven't yet tried it. I wonder if the beat of his music follows that Beta sound wave that's supposed to enhance concentration? Or would that be Alpha sound waves?
Actually, I used to do everything better while listening to music, but now I almost need to stuff my ears to concentrate!
Ok, I'm gonna test it, whats the best Mozart to listen to? For Hendrix I'll use Voodoo Chile (slight return) I have some Mozart, all good but is there a particular piece I should try? My computer is plugged into on old Luxman Amp hooked up to 3 feet tall Rotel speakers so quality is not an issue
Ummm, I have heard countless interpretations of Bach's cello suites in all kinds of instruments- including viola da gamba, and double bass.
Pierre Fournier's interpretation is by far the most accurate, lovely, danceable I have heard (just remember- those solo pieces were actually written as dance/lounge pieces!). Absolute magic.
Rostropovich is a rather distant second, and Janos Starker (he left us a few months ago) is technically perfect, but a tad dry, sentimentally-wise.
Better moves. And somehow the game feels profound. Like the game is the feelings and becomes the crescendo. Or Bach cello suites. If I play in another otb tourament would I be allowed to take an mp3 player and listen to my classical music during the play? Any rules on that?