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| thugette_babe 3/13/2004 22:22:32 [ report this post ] |
 Subject: Music accompaning your chess playMessage: Hmm... I think music is a nice touch when you're playing chess and well..basically doing anything else too. Music can get you in the mood for a lot of things, and I think that if you choose the right songs; you can do better in your chess games. Does anyone else have the same views on this? Or is music a distraction for you? |
| invincible1 3/14/2004 00:53:02 [ report this post ] | LOL Message: Interesting idea! Well music can NEVER be a distraction. But I am not sure if chosing the right kind of music will help me make better moves. But yeah, chosing the wrong kind of music has often resulted in bad moves! |
| macheide 3/14/2004 12:28:07 [ report this post ] | thugette_babe & invincible1 Message: A agree with both of you. To my, music has to main goals or reasons to be: 1. Reinforce a good mood. 2. Puting you in a good mood if you are in a bad one. My musical taste is very eclectic. That is a good think. For example, if I feel compeled to be agressive (in the good sense of the word) and I'm playng rapid or blitz internet chess, I want to hear, to mention just a few: "Thightrope" by Stevie Ray Vaughan (requiestat in pace) or Tackin' Care of Business" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive, "Elevation" by U2, Ludwig van's 5th Symphony "Allegro con brio", "Overture William Tell" by Rossini, etc., etc. Something that elevates my level of testosterone to the top. If I am playing or analyzing a fascinating endgame, I want to hear something like: "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel, etc., etc. Maybe this won't work for some people, "...but I like it, like it yes I do..." (This last whithout permission of "The Rolling Stones' "It's only Rock and Roll". :))) Regards, Andr�s macheide |
| thugette_babe 3/14/2004 20:13:35 [ report this post ] | lol- Message: You have an interesting choice in music macheide! =) That was a good point u made. I wonder if a person with highblood pressure could play better chess... I read it somewhere lol not sure if its true |
| macheide 3/14/2004 23:18:10 [ report this post ] | thugette_babe Message: Dear friend, Thanks for your kind words. With respect to high blood pressure, I have no problems (80-120 mmHg),...,yet :) I'm an oldy guy (almost 45) but from time to time like to play the kind of play in which victory and defeat are dancing slam in the edge of a samurai sword :) But speeking more seriously, I know persons that had changed their chess habits (style of play, control times, etc.) because of a high blood pressure problems. I don't know if a statistical causal correlation exists. But your question is a very interesting one. Your Mexican friend, Andr�s macheide |
| tyekanyk 3/15/2004 06:43:10 [ report this post ] | My personal favorite Message: Are Viollin concertos. They are truly delightful. Also if I feel agressive I would put on some hard rock like Static-X or Metallica, if I am in a positional game I would preffer Coldplay or some jazz. |
| ccmcacollister 3/15/2004 15:20:02 [ report this post ] | Music/bloodpressure/Chess Message: While in the hospital 2 years ago, between episodes of TeleTubbies, I saw a program about a theory behind the "New Age" type music. [Whether New Age "music" qualifies to be music by customary definitions is open for debate, but...] It suggested certain rhythms could be used to alter state of consciousness. Something like 20 beats per minute to put someone into a relaxed state of "alpha" brainwave pattern. A state passed thru in "falling asleep". Or attained by hypnosis or meditation, as I understand it. .... Unfortunately, a state in which myoclonic seizurelike activities occur more readily, also. But even barring that, seems unlikely to play particularly well in any hypnotic state?! [Though hypnosis PRIOR to play Can be quite helpful. Suspect it gained me about 60 pts Elo in OTB, tho of course such approximations are difficult to make, at best.] Perhaps a useful tool for ingraining certain behaviors as part of Chess training, as well as use as a mood maker. Conceivably the aspects of relaxation & suggestability could be useful in altering BP as well, as suggested by T-Babe, since "biofeedback" is somewhat similarly used effectively to that end. So I do wonder about the methods & extent by which music and biofeedback could be used to improve one's Chess Game by such means? ..... ...Lately, for a good general Chess mood music, I've been getting more into Dire Straits as FindUriel suggested in a prior thread. And less Led Zepplin. But looking at one of my games with a decision forthcoming, "to sac, or not to sac, the piece" I'm wondering if perhaps a switchback may not be called for. Some Iron Butterfly would be the obvious best fit for this game. I think it may be winnable if I can JUST find THAT tape in time !. |
| nivag18 4/04/2004 14:51:54 [ report this post ] | Music seems to be helping me Message: Thought I would resurrect this thread...Since I have bought a pair of wireless headphones, I have been listening to the "Polygram" CD's of Mozart, Bach and company, my chess play has improved dramatically. It seems to really relax me when I play and I can think and focus with much less effort. You might say I am one with the universe...and the chessboard... |
| irish-pete 4/05/2004 08:26:03 [ report this post ] | Ravel's Bolero Message: If I am going to get excited playing chess, then this may be a good start. |
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