I always find it fascinating when I see someone picking an instrument and start playing. These people instantly become the most interesting person in the room to me. I began playing guitar during the pandemic and I see just how hard it really is and I now have even more respect for musicians. The time and practice required is just huge. It’s as complex and long as learning another language. So when you see someone fluent, you know it took years of hard work to deliver this beautiful thing called music.
Same here.. bought my first guitar 2020 to fill in the gaps where my social time normally takes place and my god it is hard, painful and requires so much effort ans motivation... my respect to everyone else playing an intrument!
Keep going!! I dabbled in guitar for a long time but never trying to really. The pandemic made me focus more on it. Coming up to a year now and improvement is massively noticeable. Just an hour or so a day. Gaurantee you'll get there.
@@Mango_chris so i´ve been learning since six months now and i really try to keep focused but its hard. Would you recommend a "mid priced" western-guitar? I am searching for something better than my 90€ Guitar at the moment. ;)
I have a degenerative brain disease called MSA. It is fatal. I have played the guitar since I was a young child and performed as a songwriter my whole life. Now that I have a movement disorder, the playing of guitar and mandolin have sustained me. I have lived longer than expected in part to which I credit to the playing of these instruments. This video makes sense to me.
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Interesting...but I could’ve told you that without all the equipment and money! I was a pianist from the age of 5. I continued all through high school and into college. Unfortunately, after my first three semesters, I fell 70 feet off a cliff. I had a traumatic brain injury dispersed throughout my brain, but centered on the corpus callosum. I was in a coma for about two months. Yet despite this life-threatening injury, I’ve healed remarkably well. I even returned to college two years after the accident, and 22 months after awaking from the coma. It’s assumed that I’ve been able to heal so well because I had been strengthening my corpus callosum my entire life through my perseverance on the piano. I continue to play the piano to this day- I can’t stop now that the piano has saved my quality of life!
Chris Tanner yeah, except I had already fallen off a cliff. I didn’t do it just for fun. It kinda ruined my life, but it was made better because I play the piano.
As a musician I can relate to most aspects of this video. Personally I think musicians are some of the most self critical people you will meet. I know I am. Always striving for perfection, whatever that can be defined as.
@@eugenemichael2362 This is why you alternate between self absorbed narcisism on stage and absolutely crippling self doubt the rest of the time, at least thats how i seem to do it.
on your tax returns....you list musician? This is a real question. Or are you a doctor, lawyer, astronaut, electrician, school teacher, etc., ...who noodles on the side with a musical instrument. Or does your paycheck come from playing music? No disrespect intended......just curious.
Ah yes.. musicians are calm and focused. Musician’s mind: *okay okay okay, don’t mess this up. Shoot you played a note a little flat. It’s okay.. play it off cool..*
As a professional triangle player, I really found this video intellectually targeted me due to my gifted philosophical and academic abilities. And since I began my talent; I have written 18 books and lectured in 62 Universities around the world.
This video made me cry. I’ve been playing guitar for a long time, and I realize now that the skills I learned while playing guitar have translated into every aspect of my life. I feel I can do anything, and I excel at anything I put my mind to. I thank God every day that I am able to play an instrument, and for the blessing it is. I am so grateful.
Its really true, playing guitar helped me getting through my depression when my dad died of cancer.. thats why i have a guitar tattoo on my arm now. Wish you all the best guys
Guitar playing is such good therapy. Even if you never use it for anything else it's way worth it just for that. It's been a way for me to cope since the late '70's. 👍
I’ve played violin for 23 years, piano for 20, trumpet and percussion for 18. On Friday it took me 5 times walking to my workbench to remember what I meant to grab off of said bench.
I’m surprised this video did not mention improvisation. Improvising music alone or with others is an amazing facility. A huge amount of people who play music either read it or play from memory. Take the music away and they don’t know what to do. Someone who can just play and explore simultaneously where the music is going and create it on the fly is exhibiting some amazing skills. I’d love to see how the brain lights up when that is going on.
I would, but it's kinda the middle of the night and my family and entire building (I live in an apartment building) would get really mad at me so erm can't I've actually heard someone playing trumpet from the building next to mine (and yes, I said building, not apartment)-- which is through many layers of wall and insulation and brick and all that...so I apologize. I will tomorrow
I march mellophone in my school’s marching band and can play four other instruments! I also have ADHD, high-functioning autism, and a few other mental disorders. This is my seventh year being a musician. I can tell you that music is really beneficial. I’m able to focus and concentrate so much better since I started playing. My social skills improved significantly and I’ve made a ton of new friends. It’s also helped me cope a lot with my mental health issues. Music actually feels like I’m so much more mentally present and able to…exist like my peers. It’s a really powerful feeling and I highly recommend learning to play an instrument.
I also have ADHD and sometimes I feel like I don't really exist in the present moment. I'm gonna go back to my childhood wishes and learn piano♥️ just a little bit everyday
The first 1080p video on TH-cam was uploaded in 2009. That doesn't mean we shouldn't appreciate this video's quality but I don't think it's as impressive as you make it out to be.
I shot my first 1080p videos in September 2007. There were large numbers of Sony and Panasonic 1080p video cameras sold in 2007 - not everyone uses their phone to record video! 1080p TVs were also common by 2008 a few months later.
I'm working at AFA in music education to be a music therapist. I've run across many, many bad teachers. My best learning is things I want to know. They tend to not do that in college, I've noticed. They pull out the awful, incredibly tedious Alfred music books. Lol. When there are great things out there, like Led Zeppelin sheet music. The Alfred's have zero feel, so for me, they're unlistenable...
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Thanks for the feedback, I've just put (well last november at least) the Alfred all in one courses (piano and theory) on the booklist for the primary kids. I've tried to get them to play popular music in the past, but it's just too difficult. Maybe by the time they are in high school they'll have built up the skills to read popular charts. I've got the year 7's on a Theory and Musicianship book to set them up for the pre University Certificates here (VCE) but it's handy to get your take on it, so I can keep doing what I used to do, getting them to play popular music.
That's amazing as a matter of fact. This little cartoon can inspire and even if it worked as you say "To take the subject seriously" on just 1 student you have already succeeded. Patience, word will spread that playing an instrument can help keep the the brain healthy and when the Parent/guardians hear this the stampede will begin.
orchestra student here going to high school next year, middle school music teacher was great. From a students perspective I have some specific things I liked about that class that helped keep me engaged 1.work with each section on passages was done on small passages and then with everyone as to keep everyone engaged 2. occasional run throughs of longer sections or whole pieces make it so you know you’re working towards something and you’re getting there 3. Adding on to the last thing, sight reading a large part on the first time and THEN breaking it down created a nice baseline for progress and an idea of how much work is needed 4. we had some levels of freedom to work on our own in sectionals and on fingerings, phrasing, and stuff, as well as independence when the teacher is gone 5. The teacher is engaged with possible playing, conducting, and encouraging people 6. Hard sections are always eventually worked through if there’s enough time, but with breaks and off time for people to practice and to keep every section engaged as mentioned earlier 7. final thing if I can’t think of anything else, things are taken slowly after the first sight read and slowly sped up 8. Oh yeah there’s also usually fun stuff and a couple minutes to socialize and connect 9. Also more experienced students can help less experienced students, it feels nice to get help from somebody you may look up to
I play 5 instruments and my friends always wonder why I’m so happy wile playing them and after I practice well it’s also true that music releases a type of hormones that makes a person feel better and happier than they did before. That’s why I rely on music to help me get through hard times
There is a difference between playing them and studying instruments, studying being the striving towards being better, playing just play and not bothering to get better!
It feels incredible to hear what my brain's up to while I play. As a pianist, I'm so used to separating my hands that I don't even realise what a feat it must be for my poor head
Judging by the video content, it sounds like your head enjoys it when playing music is referred to as a full brain workout, and workouts are enjoyable, otherwise people wouldn't do them.
@@darkcomet1607 I would personally think that the bagpipes would be far harder from personal experience, but I've never played the guitar. However, it took my dad 3 years to learn to play the guitar proficiently, whereas I've been learning the pipes for a little over 7 and I'm nowhere near proficient
That's what I keep telling to everyone. I would love to see music more considered in the schools of our children, I hope we don't need to wait one more generation to do that.
+Pietro Valente - Drummer & Composer Chorus' and bands have been around for hundreds of years in school. I don't even know what you're getting at, you can't force children to play music.
For me it's just been good for my mental health, really helped me, actually care about something for the first time and there's a lot of life lessons that I missed out on and that's something I think you can get from anything. I think getting good at anything can help.
I picked up music in fifth grade but never really tried until seventh because of a great teacher who convinced me not to quit, I immediately began getting better grades in all my classes and just became more of a perfectionist in general, for the rest of school I was an all A student, one of my best decisions
EXACTLY!!!! MUSIC = LIFE EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY MUCH A BIG DISTRACTION . A BUNCH OF MEANINGLESS OPINIONS OR IDEAS FROM PEOPLE WHO a. THINK THEY'RE REALLY IMPORTANT ( HOLLYWOOD STARS , POLITICIANS, EVERYDAY IDUOTS ) PEOPLE THAT YOU WILL NEVER TALK TO OR BE AROUND . & DONT DO A DAMN THING FOR YOU OR I IN LIFE . OR b. SOME KIND OF SO CALLED AUTHORITY FIGURES ( NO DIFFERENT THAN YOUOR I, A MORTAL MAN , NO SMARTER OR MORE INTELLIGENT ) BUT FOR SOME ODD REASONTHEY CAN MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLES LIVES. LOL CRAZY !!! THANKGOD FOR THE MAGICAL, MYSTICAL THING CALLED MUSIC !!!!!!!! NO ONE CAN EVER TAKE IT AWAY FROM YOUR SOUL OR CONTROL ITS AWESOME POWER WITHIN YOU !
I had been diagnosed with ADHD and severe depression before starting to play ocarina. It has been only 2 months since I learned how to play this uncommon (but spellbinding) instrument, but I can say that my mental state has remained calm and I am slowly recovering my short-term memorizing skill. I had tried to use the journalling method but it seemed to cause more anxiety to me, so playing my favourite songs on ocarina really helped me a lot. Hope that anyone suffering from mental illness or having neurodivergent would try playing instrument to make things better ! (It doesn't have to be a piano or a violin, just pick a kalimba, harmonica, melodica or an ocarina)
I will pick up my recorder! I've neglected it for most of 5 years. Also stopped singing. I'm taking medicine for a neuro disorder. Maybe it will help with brain fog and storing memories.
@@miriamjesse1628 try practicing, when you are alone. Hope this help you there. Try to freestyle as well. Freestyling works if you memorize octaves :) its good if you want to compose a new song.
I wish they went more in depth with playing with others. There’s some feeling when your in a band or orchestra that is different than playing alone. Reading the music and waiting for your cue and then joining into a expertly crafted symphony is still the best feeling I’ve ever had.
I love the synergy of playing with a group; sometimes it feels like you can read the minds of the people your playing with lol. For example, there’s no feeling that compares to when my orchestra is perfectly synchronized and nails a performance; it’s amazing. Even if I’m just playing guitar or drums with my friends/family I have a great time.
Yes! Singing in harmony is maybe my favorite thing in a group, but playing flute, the energy around you...knowing you’re part of this human energy that’s coming together to outwardly realize a mood, an emotion, to show how we can all work together, reaching into something deeper than language and all the surface level stuff...it’s beautiful. :) Even smaller group, chamber music...really rewarding just to hear yourself telling a musical story with others.
Playing with others is the best. I was in a drum lesson and my drum teacher got excited and joined in with a conga. The perfect synergy and just skill that we had there was the most fub thing I have ever lived through
I can tell you this much I was a late start to the guitar and I happen to pick it up because I was going to a very difficult time in my life and I needed something positive to focus on when I can tell you that the instrument basically saved my life from anxiety and even depression that has brought me great joy I currently play for hours and hours every night and I absolutely love it
Yeah, as a flute player, I can agree that so much is running through your mind each time you play. There’s tempo, rhythm, pitch, tone, dynamics, articulation, and so much more to worry about, all while reading off the music or recalling it from memory.
Listeners: "Man... That musician's so calm and in control, what a genius." Musician: "Oh god. I hate bar 27... Don't mess up don't mess up don't mess up. Who even invented harmonics? What a pain.."
i've played the Friends intro on a keyboard in my class last week for a little theater. I've managed to hit a chord that i was struggling to and i was shouting YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS in my mind while playing
I can verify how music has a deep and positive impact on the brain. When the pandemic hit we were forced to stay in our homes and my home is a 26 foot RV, not allot of space to speak of on the inside. So about the sixth month into the pandemic severe depression set in causing me to want to end my life however my brother gave me a guitar and then the depression went away, learning how to play to eventually knowing how to play saved me and I knew it was because of the music. My brain feels amazing when I play.
Good clean music heals us. Read the psalms of David and you will find out, many psalms starts with complaining and fear, he sings to God, uses his instruments, and the Psalm ends in joy. Psalms, hymns are the deepest prayers.
I started to play piano in the corona times, can just imagine how depressed I would be if I hadnt. A great gift from God. Gods second best gift is music. But only the good and noble music of course. It heals. Not the charismatic music, it decieves. His best gift is Jesus of course.
If you practice a scale 30 minutes daily with 16th notes at 120 BPM, in three weeks you can switch to 160 BPM without quality drop. So in general this statement is true.
I don't think this is necessarily true....just bc one may be able to play it slowly, doesn't necessarily always mean they have the technical ability to play it quickly, unless they practice. However. I do believe that you don't REALLY have the piece fully down/memorized if you are only able to play it at a faster tempo and unable to play it at a slower tempo. You are really just relying on your muscle memory to play it at the the faster tempo. 😉
I asked the Doctor, "will I be able to play the piano after my brain surgery?" He said "absolutely!" " That's great"I replied..."cuz I can't play a note now !"
Picked up the drum kit almost four years ago while in my mid fifties. I take lessons to keep me on the straight and narrow. This pursuit has re-taught me how we learn. It has also shown me that people who are accomplished and make their craft/art look easy have actually spent thousands of hours alone learning.
Started doublebass at 53, so as to accompany my 5th grade violist, and 3rd grade cellist once in a while in church. That was 9.5 years ago. They’re now both in college, and still playing; while I’m in a weekly community orchestra. And yes we do occasionally still perform together in church, when they’re home from college!
Took my first music lesson in 1956. I've been a recording and professional musician for over 50 years. I've also taught elementary to post grad. level. It has been the most gratifying thing I have ever done. In addition to learning self-discipline, it helped me to recover from a very difficult time in my life when my body underwent 21 surgeries. It helped me to maintain my focus, determination to recover, and balance my mental/emotional state. I'm now in nearly as good physical condition as when I was 15, w/a few exceptions of course. An instrument, once learned, will never leave you, no amount of money can buy the experience, and it can never be taken away from you. If you are willing to forgo your comfort zone and expend the effort, it is ultimately the best natural high you can experience.
I did find that many points discussed on this video are things I can't so easily buy into. It'd be interesting to see what contesting studies show. I remember that Dnews had a video where they said it temporarily helps the brain do things, but it's not a permanent effect. Also, most of my friends who play instruments aren't smarter nor more emotionally in tune as any other of my friends, and often at times performing worse academically and in social situations. Playing instruments definitively helps-- but I think this particular video is making many assumptions based on circumstantial evidence, correlation is not causality and even with these brain patterns expressed-- it's not conclusive evidence of superior cognitive skills.
Diego Chalita Exactly why I asked to see if they could possibly add a few (just a few) references to support the statements they made in this video. I think the hype (right or wrong) regarding musical skills adding significantly to math/science ability has been flying around for about about two decades (i.e. as long as my adult life). I started noticing it more after the popularity of the books like "Godel, Escher and Bach" and the stories written about how Einstein plays violin and so on. I'm not saying I don't believe any of it. Definitely there's got to be some benefit/changes to the brain from practicing music consistently for a long period. But I have some reservations about how effective it might be (and wonder if this is just a hype) to the overall problem solving ability in general...
+Plartoo Feel free to check out some of the additional resources and links that the Educator provided. You can find them in the TED-Ed Lesson: ed.ted.com/lessons/how-playing-an-instrument-benefits-your-brain-anita-collins#digdeeper
TED-Ed Sweet! Thanks so much!! I love this channel more for replies like this (second reply regarding background info. I got from a TED-Ed video creators).
plartoo Most of these links are to secondary sources. Levitin's page has too many pubs for me to go through but most of the ones I clicked were review papers with a fair amount of speculation rather than direct tests of the variables. I don't think the dots have been connected here (although I've never worked in the field so I can't say for sure). As stated above, it's mostly correlation. You'd need a good non-human model to do real experiments.
This video reminded me how proud I was to have gone through 7 years of music school learning piano as my main instrument. And now I do feel really good (fireworks in my head) while playing piano as a hobby.
Whenever I find a new song I like, I often learn how to play it because learning it applies new meaning to it and allows me to remember it and digest it in more ways, giving me a deeper connection to the music itself. I never quite realized that this was my brain's way of better understanding the music until I watched this. Quite interesting.
I remember going to piano lessons as a kid and struggling with coordination at reading the notes, pressing the keys, and keeping the rhythm simultaneously. Over time, though, I felt my focus improve, and even my schoolwork seemed easier. Watching this made me realize how much those lessons probably helped my brain grow
I am 63 years old and have been playing guitar most of my life ,and feel like it has helped me in so many other ways ,I am also a aviation mechanic and can troubleshoot and repair mechanical problems much faster than other mechanics ,I am also an inventor and it has helped out with my inventions
I'm a music teacher (electronic keyboard) and always share this video to all my new students. I've seen how learning music has helped a number of my students who have learning difficulty.
I've played drums all my life, and I love drumming, but during the pandemic I totally lost interest in playing. I was so desperate to get out of this funk that I decided to take up melodic percussion. I forced myself to learn to read music and started learning all kinds of songs and pieces. What amazed me was the emotional lift this gave me. Rhythm is one thing, but when you add melody and harmony it's like you're all of a sudden going from two dimensions to three dimensions. I can really understand the point that music utilizes many different parts of the brain. I could actually feel it happening in real time.
@@qwertylife Xylophones, Marimba, and Vibraphones, tongue drums, balafons, etc. another word for the first three is "keyboard percussion", since they have the same layout as a piano.
This made a lot of sense. I wondered why I was exhausted after playing live music. Definitely a “zone” we get into that takes a while to “come back” into a relaxed environment. It’s that feeing that multiple brain centers are all firing simultaneously.
I believe this research because in 2015 I was in a bad cycling accident and suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury. My recovery included rehabilitation related to memory and other cognitive elements. Physically I recovered quite well, however, my memory is affected a minor amount (minor according to me vs my wife). I had to relearn how to play finger-style guitar which continues to challenge me. My journey is a testament to the healing ability of the brain .. and yes I lose my keys fairly often too. There’s no magic wand .. but making music is a great help in recovery. Thanks for listening.
You know, I was at a music clinic last year, and the clinician had mentioned that music is the only activity that simultaneously engages both halves of the brain and makes them work together. I thought that was kinda cool. It’s probably why I enjoy playing my instruments so much more than almost any other activity; the mental stimulus is great.
Yeah! The melody of the piece just playing in our heads feels like we’re discovering a new fantasy world of our own, never stop having new things tbh!😄
Why don't we learn more music in school? It seems like it would be exteremely beneficial if everyone learned a musical instrument (three years of recorder lessons don't count...that was torture)
Well I do want to be an artist and I spend hours doing math which I absolutely hate. I think there should be a balance between creative work and non creative work in school. It seems like the whole world thinks that everyone wants to become a doctor or a college professor. And wouldn't the instrument learning help with calculus three, if the video is right?
I have music at school, and i'd hate to be FORCED to learn an instrument to pass the year (MUCH, MUCH less than i would hate to be forced to learn to draw good, tho).
Wholesome and informative. Agreed with many key points explained concisely. * Listening music vs actually playing music * Clarity and executive level thinking, improves clarity and planning * it is an entire workout for brain equivalent to playing any sport Loved this Ted Ed video
I've grown up with a musical background (as it runs in my family) & I played the harmonica, the trumpet and even the keyboard. Music's been something that not only that I enjoy listening to but also actively create with.
I started playing the guitar about 2 years ago in my late-50’s. After a short while I was strumming along to songs that I had memorized years and years before. Despite this I could not sing, strum and fret at the same time. Easily took 6+ months for my brain to figure out (finger out?) how to do these things at the same time. Now I can sing along even when playing a song that is new to me. My brain has definitely created new/stronger pathways. Thank you, Music! (Not sure my neighbours are as thankful, but you can’t have everything.) 😎
He explained that feeling I get when I pick up my guitar and start playing its art and it feels beautiful when you get the right sound and I would think for 15 mins of how music is art the complexity and the magnitude it has 👌
I have suffered from PTSD and one of the effects was brain fatigue, I couldn't concentrate for long periods of time, I'd lose my train of thought, forget to pick the kids up from school, etc... My occupational therapist suggested learning an instrument to help remedy it, so I picked up the guitar about 2 and half years ago and haven't looked back. Pretty amazing if you ask me.
After learning how to play bass, I found myself focusing more of each element of the song, whether it be if the bass follows the guitar more, if it follows the drum beat more, or where certain cues are for the bassist to come in
I taught guitar strumming lead solo Bass drumming with notes reading and finished teaching all hit songs awarded instrumental music in 1978 and 20 years later, also till now that I found out to those who were good in playing instruments are very successful not only in musical works job but in other non musical jobs as leadership management in army company movies, your research points are absolutely right as I have just known and noticed recently. Agree 100%.
Finally a comment that has insight. Thank you. Playing the guitar is how I survived my final years in the torture chamber referred to as a “home” controlled by toxic parents.
I've been playing guitar for oh, about 40 years. 4 albums under my belt. Not anything critically acclaimed, but I did make a small name for myself, And absolutely... When I get into composing mode my mind is everywhere at once. So many notes, chords, arpeggios flood my mind and it's difficult to settle upon what I call "pieces" of music that I might include into the song. I can imagine how many lights are switched on while indulging in the composition process. It's really a wonderful feeling. Interestingly calming stressors.
Since I was a child I have had this ability to dial in on a certain instrument of a band and only hear those parts so I could learn all parts of songs and even visualized how they played the notes. It's like meditation for me to pick up a guitar or any instrument
+Erick Alden yeah do it, its awesome! :D coming up with even the simplest of melodies you can feel the brain party going on and your smile will proof your brain is happy :)
FluffyFractalshard I made a okay melody that sounds like a battle with a ninja. Its a bit intimidating and the melody can be repeated many times. In the middle, a remix of the first part and a bit of a 'break' is given to let the intimidation go for a bit and give the listener a rest, then again the first part starts and the song repeats again and again.
Two big feelings I'm having. Regret for not learning an instrument when I was younger, but also grateful I am in the process of doing so right now! Interesting video, thanks to my homies TED and Ed
Push your school to get you a great math teacher. Use the ADA act (Americans with disabilities) if you can (as for ADD). I did that and went from a D to an A in 1.5 weeks. Like a private tutor.
" Maths is really more about being able to learn all the formulas with which to solve a said problem, rather that knowing how to without practice" Math is really way more open ended than that. You were just taught bad. There are often multiple ways to tackle problems as well if you're creative enough.
A video has almost never made me feel more understood, as a composer, one who plays by ear and feels music on a deep emotional level..music indeed is an intelligence🎼
Yeah, learning instruments helps their brains develop. But their kids always play boring instruments like the violin, which they eventually abandon. It's a bummer. Learning to play the guitar or piano is better. They can be lifelong hobbies. Jamming on the guitar after work while sipping a cold beer is heaven...
It’s not only the technical part, but also to be conscious of the rhythm, where we have a lot of different notes with different durations and also to stay in tune in instruments that requieres so.
EXACTLY ! We couldn't agree more. We see it on a daily basis - please keep up this research . Learning music is the so so so important for children and young people to engage in.
Playing an instrument and learning music are life long pursuits. I have been playing saxophones and flutes since I was a teenager, after more than 55 years I find myself improving and learning better ways to apply the knowledge I collected from my teachers( who include my father, Joe Allard, Sam Rivers, Lee Konitz and Karl Berger) and from my life experiences. I learned , from the inventor of the Lyricon Bill Bernardi, that when playing a woodwind instrument legato, there is an exceedingly short (10-15 milliseconds) period of silence when you disturb the sound wave by changing pitch. This knowledge has enabled me to create new methods of articulation that are much more speech-like, swinging and natural than the standard tonguing methods like “ta-da, or ta-ka.
Unfortunately, if you join an ensemble, you won’t be just playing triangle, you’d have to switch between different percussion instruments. But if it’s by yourself or with friends, go for it!
I’ve got a lot of questions now, mainly centered around different instruments and how they stimulate the brain What’s the difference between playing a complex instrument, like a piano or a drum set, and a simple instrument, like a bass drum or a tambourine? What about singing vs playing an instrument, or does the mind perceive the voice as the same as playing a violin? What about someone who sings and plays and instrument at the same time. What about a soloist versus an ensemble? Does the same thing happen to a DJ playing the turntables? How does all this compare to a dancer? What improvisation vs playing by memory vs sight reading music?
No, it will just split into 7 poor pieces and you will be kinda bad at all 7. If u have talent your ear will dominate your arms or mouth or legs to all 7 instruments and ignore the hard sheet music parts because it is too... multi-tasking
I'm a band kid, now almost 50 years old. Playing music has been a part of my life since the 5th grade. I love it even now. And if there’s a mental benefit for it, thank God! I have a blessed life.
1) Playing an instruments doesn't make you a genius. 2) You don't need to be a genius to find that. 3) Even a genius maybe can't find it. 4) Now the word "Genius" sounds weird lol.
Robbie, I’m playing cello too - and it takes me 15’ to get it all set up and prepared..... I don’t even need holding something under my arm - the fact that I play cello is upsetting my timetable sufficiently! ;)
I've played piano for nearly 20 years now, I spent about 30 minutes yesterday looking for my car keys while holding them. Good job brain.
Hahahah! Love your works, by the way:)
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Your brain went on strike hoping you'd sit down at the piano instead of going for a boring drive. Brain knows best.
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I always find it fascinating when I see someone picking an instrument and start playing. These people instantly become the most interesting person in the room to me. I began playing guitar during the pandemic and I see just how hard it really is and I now have even more respect for musicians. The time and practice required is just huge. It’s as complex and long as learning another language. So when you see someone fluent, you know it took years of hard work to deliver this beautiful thing called music.
Same here.. bought my first guitar 2020 to fill in the gaps where my social time normally takes place and my god it is hard, painful and requires so much effort ans motivation... my respect to everyone else playing an intrument!
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Keep going!! I dabbled in guitar for a long time but never trying to really. The pandemic made me focus more on it. Coming up to a year now and improvement is massively noticeable. Just an hour or so a day. Gaurantee you'll get there.
@@Mango_chris so i´ve been learning since six months now and i really try to keep focused but its hard. Would you recommend a "mid priced" western-guitar? I am searching for something better than my 90€ Guitar at the moment. ;)
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"Did you know everytime a musicians *picks up* their instrument"
Me: looks at my piano
Hmmmm
Me: looks at my drums
Me:looks at my ba...
Daniel Gutierrez Garcia looks at my organ
@@itscoleperkins at that point, i just have medical concerns as to how you can see your organ
Daniel Gutierrez Garcia
they have clear skin
I have a degenerative brain disease called MSA. It is fatal. I have played the guitar since I was a young child and performed as a songwriter my whole life. Now that I have a movement disorder, the playing of guitar and mandolin have sustained me. I have lived longer than expected in part to which I credit to the playing of these instruments. This video makes sense to me.
May angels guide you to the most benevolent outcome in your journey through this experience. You are more than your physical body, your thoughts,and your emotional milieu. Your Essentials Self is Pure Unconditional Love, a form of Consciousness that can never die. Surrounding you with Love and White Light. 🙏☮️❤️
@@LovinLnCottage Thank you, most sincerely.
@@danstune youre still alive.. YAY
😍😍😍😍
My story animated
“On the outside they might look calm”
Recitals
• 1% playing
• 1% self-consciousness/anxiety
• 1% thinking about what’s for dinner later
• 97% *FRICK FRICK FRICK*
What does frick mean ? (I'm french)
@@lendart its a played down version of F*ck
@@cryoblue_4496 ahhh ok ! Thank you !
Tiene que haber idiotas en todas partes, diciendo idioteces. Quien va a decirlas si no? LOS IDIOTAS
@@maytepineiro4626 that's right 😂
Me after video:
Mom, where did you put my old guitar?
We used it for firewood dont you remember?
gagid a a little bit late for a 3 month old comment...
@@termonic2542 wHuT??
@@gagida1829 🥺🥺🥺
What did you do mom!
Sold on reverb
Interesting...but I could’ve told you that without all the equipment and money!
I was a pianist from the age of 5. I continued all through high school and into college. Unfortunately, after my first three semesters, I fell 70 feet off a cliff. I had a traumatic brain injury dispersed throughout my brain, but centered on the corpus callosum. I was in a coma for about two months. Yet despite this life-threatening injury, I’ve healed remarkably well. I even returned to college two years after the accident, and 22 months after awaking from the coma. It’s assumed that I’ve been able to heal so well because I had been strengthening my corpus callosum my entire life through my perseverance on the piano. I continue to play the piano to this day- I can’t stop now that the piano has saved my quality of life!
Abby C that’s great. Hope you are doing well
Beautiful story
Interesting, but you could have just watched this video instead of falling off of a cliff to find that out.
Chris Tanner yeah, except I had already fallen off a cliff. I didn’t do it just for fun. It kinda ruined my life, but it was made better because I play the piano.
I send you my love and respect xxx
As a musician I can relate to most aspects of this video. Personally I think musicians are some of the most self critical people you will meet. I know I am. Always striving for perfection, whatever that can be defined as.
Yes.
@@eugenemichael2362 This is why you alternate between self absorbed narcisism on stage and absolutely crippling self doubt the rest of the time, at least thats how i seem to do it.
All my family plays an instrument exept my step dad, but my real dad plays literally everything
Concuerdo contigo, amigo, es cierto somos exacerbada y desagradablemente perfeccionistas en lo que hacemos.
on your tax returns....you list musician?
This is a real question.
Or are you a doctor, lawyer, astronaut, electrician, school teacher, etc., ...who noodles on the side with a musical instrument.
Or does your paycheck come from playing music?
No disrespect intended......just curious.
Ah yes.. musicians are calm and focused.
Musician’s mind: *okay okay okay, don’t mess this up. Shoot you played a note a little flat. It’s okay.. play it off cool..*
or just incoherent screaming
As a musician,
THIS IS SO TRUE
Soooooo fricking true
*BREATHES HEAVILY*
*inhales*
*scratch*
_well gosh diddly darn im dead_
As a professional triangle player, I really found this video intellectually targeted me due to my gifted philosophical and academic abilities. And since I began my talent; I have written 18 books and lectured in 62 Universities around the world.
Hold on 18 BOOKS?! WoW
@@sudenazdemir2363 hi swiftie 🤚🏻
And he's joking probably
@@Mistgreen1989 hiiii i know you from swift empire, am i right?
Also yea u probably right
@@sudenazdemir2363 oh yeah, I've seen you on swift empire too😄. Looks like we have similar interests
@@Mistgreen1989 yesss its so cool
Me: *Plays Hot Cross Buns on recorder.*
Also me: _Intellec._
🤣🤣😂omg i love this
legend
Haha
I play clarinet
The sister Bananasquad Same
This video made me cry.
I’ve been playing guitar for a long time, and I realize now that the skills I learned while playing guitar have translated into every aspect of my life.
I feel I can do anything, and I excel at anything I put my mind to. I thank God every day that I am able to play an instrument, and for the blessing it is.
I am so grateful.
Bro cried 💀
@@blob5819😂
@@blob5819bro you made me laugh so hard 😂😂😭
Thanks be to God.
@@blob5819 yup. You never cry?
Its really true, playing guitar helped me getting through my depression when my dad died of cancer.. thats why i have a guitar tattoo on my arm now. Wish you all the best guys
may he R.I.P
I'm so sorry for your lost, and I'm so glad you love playing guitar
He must be so proud of you in heaven ❤ may he R.I.P
It did the same for me when my mom passed. May they smile down on us.
Guitar playing is such good therapy. Even if you never use it for anything else it's way worth it just for that. It's been a way for me to cope since the late '70's. 👍
Being a musician makes you better at solving problems in academy
Me, a classical pianist: * fails math *
Do you know what your Math level would have been without playing music?
Ahahshdcjsifb meeeeee
Hi Mozart didn't know you failed math.
@@ludwigvanbeethoven6733 too focused on other stuff...
@@swizacx715 math classes doesn’t really make you think outside of the box either
Ted Ed: "Instruments do good things in your brain".
Me: *rages at the piano and gets stressed out*
Sameee. I play bass, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboard and drums and anytime I am getting ready for a performance, I panic and get anxious
I can only touch any instrument if I am sure that no one is with me and I am home alone, which is never.
Me: plays the piano mediocrely while watching youtube videos so my parents think I'm practicing
lmao same
So, where do you go to music school...? Don Music (Sesame Street) is like every day.
I’ve played violin for 23 years, piano for 20, trumpet and percussion for 18. On Friday it took me 5 times walking to my workbench to remember what I meant to grab off of said bench.
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You're amazing bro !!
Most intelligent Violinist:
@@thenotsookayguy I bet you play viola
@@Memistical No, I play the Triangle
I’m surprised this video did not mention improvisation. Improvising music alone or with others is an amazing facility. A huge amount of people who play music either read it or play from memory. Take the music away and they don’t know what to do. Someone who can just play and explore simultaneously where the music is going and create it on the fly is exhibiting some amazing skills. I’d love to see how the brain lights up when that is going on.
Agreed I would love to see that studies as I’m a musician that creates original music
Bluegrass, anyone?
Classical music is the most demanding and comprehensive.
@@maplecosy9429 Yes, but, can't say much for their improv skills.
@@rosemarystrobel3437
How about Rockabilly?
This video makes me feel so good about myself and gives me so much confidence
same
But your Saitama already....
same,I play the violin.
same, I started accordion when i was four, started trumpet back in grade six, now i play for an orchestra:D
+Haniya Javed year ago i started the clarinet
I could scroll through these comments all day and so could you, stop right now... GO PRACTICE
Ahah thank you 😂
NO
Ha ha -- I’m doing just this....
I would, but it's kinda the middle of the night and my family and entire building (I live in an apartment building) would get really mad at me so erm can't
I've actually heard someone playing trumpet from the building next to mine (and yes, I said building, not apartment)-- which is through many layers of wall and insulation and brick and all that...so I apologize. I will tomorrow
It’s 3am I don’t think my family would like hearing Chopin rn lmao
I march mellophone in my school’s marching band and can play four other instruments! I also have ADHD, high-functioning autism, and a few other mental disorders. This is my seventh year being a musician. I can tell you that music is really beneficial. I’m able to focus and concentrate so much better since I started playing. My social skills improved significantly and I’ve made a ton of new friends. It’s also helped me cope a lot with my mental health issues. Music actually feels like I’m so much more mentally present and able to…exist like my peers. It’s a really powerful feeling and I highly recommend learning to play an instrument.
I also have ADHD and sometimes I feel like I don't really exist in the present moment. I'm gonna go back to my childhood wishes and learn piano♥️ just a little bit everyday
Wish you guys the best in life
To be fair, if you can play one brass instrument you can play them all😂. - fellow past French horn- mellophone player
Can we just appreciate that this video was published in 2014 and the quality is in *1080p.*
The first 1080p video on TH-cam was uploaded in 2009. That doesn't mean we shouldn't appreciate this video's quality but I don't think it's as impressive as you make it out to be.
I shot my first 1080p videos in September 2007. There were large numbers of Sony and Panasonic 1080p video cameras sold in 2007 - not everyone uses their phone to record video! 1080p TVs were also common by 2008 a few months later.
Got me to thinking. 🙏
No
@@BCLGYT Thats true. Also the video is an animation so 1080p isn't surprising
I'm a high school music teacher. I play this to my students to try and get my kids to take my subject seriously. It works with some of them. Yay!
I'm working at AFA in music education to be a music therapist. I've run across many, many bad teachers. My best learning is things I want to know.
They tend to not do that in college, I've noticed. They pull out the awful, incredibly tedious Alfred music books. Lol. When there are great things out there, like Led Zeppelin sheet music. The Alfred's have zero feel, so for me, they're unlistenable...
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Thanks for the feedback, I've just put (well last november at least) the Alfred all in one courses (piano and theory) on the booklist for the primary kids. I've tried to get them to play popular music in the past, but it's just too difficult. Maybe by the time they are in high school they'll have built up the skills to read popular charts. I've got the year 7's on a Theory and Musicianship book to set them up for the pre University Certificates here (VCE) but it's handy to get your take on it, so I can keep doing what I used to do, getting them to play popular music.
That's amazing as a matter of fact. This little cartoon can inspire and even if it worked as you say "To take the subject seriously" on just 1 student you have already succeeded. Patience, word will spread that playing an instrument can help keep the the brain healthy and when the Parent/guardians hear this the stampede will begin.
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Idk, I prefer classical music or folk, not modern
orchestra student here going to high school next year, middle school music teacher was great. From a students perspective I have some specific things I liked about that class that helped keep me engaged
1.work with each section on passages was done on small passages and then with everyone as to keep everyone engaged
2. occasional run throughs of longer sections or whole pieces make it so you know you’re working towards something and you’re getting there
3. Adding on to the last thing, sight reading a large part on the first time and THEN breaking it down created a nice baseline for progress and an idea of how much work is needed
4. we had some levels of freedom to work on our own in sectionals and on fingerings, phrasing, and stuff, as well as independence when the teacher is gone
5. The teacher is engaged with possible playing, conducting, and encouraging people
6. Hard sections are always eventually worked through if there’s enough time, but with breaks and off time for people to practice and to keep every section engaged as mentioned earlier
7. final thing if I can’t think of anything else, things are taken slowly after the first sight read and slowly sped up
8. Oh yeah there’s also usually fun stuff and a couple minutes to socialize and connect
9. Also more experienced students can help less experienced students, it feels nice to get help from somebody you may look up to
I play 5 instruments and my friends always wonder why I’m so happy wile playing them and after I practice well it’s also true that music releases a type of hormones that makes a person feel better and happier than they did before. That’s why I rely on music to help me get through hard times
Classical Music Girl
It’s called a dopamine and serotonin release
I play music when my emotions are too strong.
Bless you Jesus, He loves you 💖
There is a difference between playing them and studying instruments, studying being the striving towards being better, playing just play and not bothering to get better!
Which instruments?
It feels incredible to hear what my brain's up to while I play. As a pianist, I'm so used to separating my hands that I don't even realise what a feat it must be for my poor head
Judging by the video content, it sounds like your head enjoys it when playing music is referred to as a full brain workout, and workouts are enjoyable, otherwise people wouldn't do them.
You’re skilled asf. I’m currently trying limb coordination on piano too but goddamn
Me: **touches my instrument**
My brain: **Inaudible pain, suffering and anxiety noises**
Is that a guitar?
@@darkcomet1607 could be a saxophone
@@p7outdoors297 i said guitar because they say it's the hardest instrument to learn isn't it?
@@darkcomet1607 I would personally think that the bagpipes would be far harder from personal experience, but I've never played the guitar. However, it took my dad 3 years to learn to play the guitar proficiently, whereas I've been learning the pipes for a little over 7 and I'm nowhere near proficient
@@p7outdoors297 you're right actually
I googled it and one of the sites said violin was hardest while bagpipes was on 4th while guitar was at 8th
Musicians clicked on this for their ego.
And so did I.
Same.
Guilty as charged........
Guilty 😂
Same 😁
Same, and I’m not even good at playing piano
That's what I keep telling to everyone. I would love to see music more considered in the schools of our children, I hope we don't need to wait one more generation to do that.
+Pietro Valente - Drummer & Composer Chorus' and bands have been around for hundreds of years in school. I don't even know what you're getting at, you can't force children to play music.
+systempatcher i don't know where you come from but in Italy music it's not a subject in the weekly schedule at the elementary school.
Pietro Valente - Drummer & Composer That sounds terrible. I live in America by the way.
***** Well in my school we were forced to take 4 music courses. They were terrible.
***** Don't think, just do it! You will discover a whole new world!
For me it's just been good for my mental health, really helped me, actually care about something for the first time and there's a lot of life lessons that I missed out on and that's something I think you can get from anything. I think getting good at anything can help.
I picked up music in fifth grade but never really tried until seventh because of a great teacher who convinced me not to quit, I immediately began getting better grades in all my classes and just became more of a perfectionist in general, for the rest of school I was an all A student, one of my best decisions
"On the outside, they may look calm.."
Aha, yeah NAH. My face is gonna be red AF.
What do you call a cow with a guitar?
"A moooh-sician!"
Mikkel Mann I think it'd be better to change guitar to instrument
I just retold the joke the way I heard it (in danish ;) 'cow with an instrument'..? That would be more like 'cattle mutilation gone wrong'
Mikkel Mann lmao 😂😂
LOL! Very good! How many Bass players does it take to change a light bulb?
None; the Keyboard player can do it with their left hand!
Music is LIFE! Thats why our hearts have beats #FACTS
No Name interesting but you could be right...they say the whole universe is made of frequencies and energy, like a giant opera lol
EXACTLY!!!! MUSIC = LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY MUCH A BIG DISTRACTION .
A BUNCH OF MEANINGLESS OPINIONS OR IDEAS FROM PEOPLE WHO a. THINK THEY'RE REALLY IMPORTANT ( HOLLYWOOD STARS , POLITICIANS, EVERYDAY IDUOTS ) PEOPLE THAT YOU WILL NEVER TALK TO OR BE AROUND . & DONT DO A DAMN THING FOR YOU OR I
IN LIFE . OR b. SOME KIND OF SO CALLED AUTHORITY FIGURES
( NO DIFFERENT THAN YOUOR I,
A MORTAL MAN , NO SMARTER OR MORE INTELLIGENT ) BUT FOR SOME ODD REASONTHEY CAN MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLES LIVES. LOL
CRAZY !!! THANKGOD FOR THE MAGICAL, MYSTICAL THING CALLED MUSIC !!!!!!!! NO ONE CAN EVER TAKE IT AWAY FROM YOUR SOUL OR CONTROL ITS AWESOME POWER WITHIN YOU !
No Name racism
On top of that, everything is made up of atoms which consists of electrons, which move around with their individual frequencies
@@anthonyd.2250 that's humor right?
Basically this video is sayin musicians are big brain moment
Have also big pp
@@rektget7284 OMG, EPICO.
I had been diagnosed with ADHD and severe depression before starting to play ocarina. It has been only 2 months since I learned how to play this uncommon (but spellbinding) instrument, but I can say that my mental state has remained calm and I am slowly recovering my short-term memorizing skill. I had tried to use the journalling method but it seemed to cause more anxiety to me, so playing my favourite songs on ocarina really helped me a lot. Hope that anyone suffering from mental illness or having neurodivergent would try playing instrument to make things better ! (It doesn't have to be a piano or a violin, just pick a kalimba, harmonica, melodica or an ocarina)
Thanks,
Keep on playing!
I will pick up my recorder! I've neglected it for most of 5 years. Also stopped singing. I'm taking medicine for a neuro disorder. Maybe it will help with brain fog and storing memories.
@@kdcbattlecreek keep going ! I'm proud of you
@@kdcbattlecreekplay an actual instrument, if you like the way a recorder feels in your hands then go and buy a clarinet if you can afford one
Am I the only one that loves to play piano but immediately doesn’t once someone tells you to like it’s a chore?
Ima Mouse NOPE LOL
That's exactly how I feel, I hate practicing when my mom tells me to, but I LOVE playing when it's my choice
@@miriamjesse1628 try practicing, when you are alone. Hope this help you there. Try to freestyle as well. Freestyling works if you memorize octaves :) its good if you want to compose a new song.
Yup
Ill glady play for anyone who wants to listen. I INVITE you to ask me to play
I wish they went more in depth with playing with others. There’s some feeling when your in a band or orchestra that is different than playing alone. Reading the music and waiting for your cue and then joining into a expertly crafted symphony is still the best feeling I’ve ever had.
I love the synergy of playing with a group; sometimes it feels like you can read the minds of the people your playing with lol. For example, there’s no feeling that compares to when my orchestra is perfectly synchronized and nails a performance; it’s amazing. Even if I’m just playing guitar or drums with my friends/family I have a great time.
@@bolillo5013 I find that I can play perfectly along with a track on my computer or tablet but take the backing music away and I'm lost.
It is, I really didn’t think about that untill you commented thaf
Yes! Singing in harmony is maybe my favorite thing in a group, but playing flute, the energy around you...knowing you’re part of this human energy that’s coming together to outwardly realize a mood, an emotion, to show how we can all work together, reaching into something deeper than language and all the surface level stuff...it’s beautiful. :) Even smaller group, chamber music...really rewarding just to hear yourself telling a musical story with others.
Playing with others is the best. I was in a drum lesson and my drum teacher got excited and joined in with a conga. The perfect synergy and just skill that we had there was the most fub thing I have ever lived through
If musician brains are bunch of fireworks, lingling's is a nuclear explosion
Edit: i did not expect so many of you here wtf
Shouldn't you be practicing right now?
TWOSETTER!!! 😍
Practice la
If you are watching this, then you are not practicing your 40 hous a day!
I FOUND YOU GUYS
I can tell you this much I was a late start to the guitar and I happen to pick it up because I was going to a very difficult time in my life and I needed something positive to focus on when I can tell you that the instrument basically saved my life from anxiety and even depression that has brought me great joy I currently play for hours and hours every night and I absolutely love it
Yeah, as a flute player, I can agree that so much is running through your mind each time you play.
There’s tempo, rhythm, pitch, tone, dynamics, articulation, and so much more to worry about, all while reading off the music or recalling it from memory.
and then during practice, your senior tries to train you to watch the conductor so he takes your scores away. MUSCLE MEMORY MODE ACTIVATE
Listeners: "Man... That musician's so calm and in control, what a genius."
Musician: "Oh god. I hate bar 27... Don't mess up don't mess up don't mess up. Who even invented harmonics? What a pain.."
Oooo
are so hard to play it
Lol
that's why we are called 'calm' - everything is inside our brains XDD
i've played the Friends intro on a keyboard in my class last week for a little theater. I've managed to hit a chord that i was struggling to and i was shouting YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS in my mind while playing
Where are my proud guitarists....??
E+EB+d+ CG BbE
@@ilikechicken8403 awesome combination of chords
Here
035 0365 035 30
@@ilikechicken8403 its the frets
I can verify how music has a deep and positive impact on the brain. When the pandemic hit we were forced to stay in our homes and my home is a 26 foot RV, not allot of space to speak of on the inside. So about the sixth month into the pandemic severe depression set in causing me to want to end my life however my brother gave me a guitar and then the depression went away, learning how to play to eventually knowing how to play saved me and I knew it was because of the music. My brain feels amazing when I play.
Hope you are doing well with your guitar... Keep on playing and studying music!! It may be a life changing experience 🙂🙂🙂
Good clean music heals us. Read the psalms of David and you will find out, many psalms starts with complaining and fear, he sings to God, uses his instruments, and the Psalm ends in joy. Psalms, hymns are the deepest prayers.
I started to play piano in the corona times, can just imagine how depressed I would be if I hadnt. A great gift from God. Gods second best gift is music. But only the good and noble music of course. It heals. Not the charismatic music, it decieves. His best gift is Jesus of course.
@@ritajohannessen9804 Lol
@@hindenburg1596 ?
“If you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly”
-TwoSetViolin (not really)
Juber Navarrete *Ben Lee
They didnt said that right? it was the male in a video theyre reacting to
Davie504*
If you practice a scale 30 minutes daily with 16th notes at 120 BPM, in three weeks you can switch to 160 BPM without quality drop. So in general this statement is true.
I don't think this is necessarily true....just bc one may be able to play it slowly, doesn't necessarily always mean they have the technical ability to play it quickly, unless they practice.
However. I do believe that you don't REALLY have the piece fully down/memorized if you are only able to play it at a faster tempo and unable to play it at a slower tempo. You are really just relying on your muscle memory to play it at the the faster tempo. 😉
I asked the Doctor, "will I be able to play the piano after my brain surgery?" He said "absolutely!" " That's great"I replied..."cuz I can't play a note now !"
Play two note maybe
Dr. Zaiuss dr. Zaius
Of course you can play a note...you only need to push a key. Try on the violin if u're so brave!
Wow! THAT WAS FUNNY. made my day.
Don comedia :v
Picked up the drum kit almost four years ago while in my mid fifties. I take lessons to keep me on the straight and narrow. This pursuit has re-taught me how we learn.
It has also shown me that people who are accomplished and make their craft/art look easy have actually spent thousands of hours alone learning.
Yep! Good point.
Early 40s here and just started learning the guitar.
Started doublebass at 53, so as to accompany my 5th grade violist, and 3rd grade cellist once in a while in church. That was 9.5 years ago. They’re now both in college, and still playing; while I’m in a weekly community orchestra. And yes we do occasionally still perform together in church, when they’re home from college!
Took my first music lesson in 1956. I've been a recording and professional musician for over 50 years. I've also taught elementary to post grad. level. It has been the most gratifying thing I have ever done. In addition to learning self-discipline, it helped me to recover from a very difficult time in my life when my body underwent 21 surgeries. It helped me to maintain my focus, determination to recover, and balance my mental/emotional state. I'm now in nearly as good physical condition as when I was 15, w/a few exceptions of course. An instrument, once learned, will never leave you, no amount of money can buy the experience, and it can never be taken away from you. If you are willing to forgo your comfort zone and expend the effort, it is ultimately the best natural high you can experience.
It would be great if TED shares the links to academic papers that its videos are referring to (when possible).
I did find that many points discussed on this video are things I can't so easily buy into. It'd be interesting to see what contesting studies show. I remember that Dnews had a video where they said it temporarily helps the brain do things, but it's not a permanent effect. Also, most of my friends who play instruments aren't smarter nor more emotionally in tune as any other of my friends, and often at times performing worse academically and in social situations. Playing instruments definitively helps-- but I think this particular video is making many assumptions based on circumstantial evidence, correlation is not causality and even with these brain patterns expressed-- it's not conclusive evidence of superior cognitive skills.
Diego Chalita
Exactly why I asked to see if they could possibly add a few (just a few) references to support the statements they made in this video. I think the hype (right or wrong) regarding musical skills adding significantly to math/science ability has been flying around for about about two decades (i.e. as long as my adult life). I started noticing it more after the popularity of the books like "Godel, Escher and Bach" and the stories written about how Einstein plays violin and so on. I'm not saying I don't believe any of it. Definitely there's got to be some benefit/changes to the brain from practicing music consistently for a long period. But I have some reservations about how effective it might be (and wonder if this is just a hype) to the overall problem solving ability in general...
+Plartoo
Feel free to check out some of the additional resources and links that the Educator provided. You can find them in the TED-Ed Lesson: ed.ted.com/lessons/how-playing-an-instrument-benefits-your-brain-anita-collins#digdeeper
TED-Ed
Sweet! Thanks so much!! I love this channel more for replies like this (second reply regarding background info. I got from a TED-Ed video creators).
plartoo
Most of these links are to secondary sources. Levitin's page has too many pubs for me to go through but most of the ones I clicked were review papers with a fair amount of speculation rather than direct tests of the variables. I don't think the dots have been connected here (although I've never worked in the field so I can't say for sure). As stated above, it's mostly correlation. You'd need a good non-human model to do real experiments.
This video reminded me how proud I was to have gone through 7 years of music school learning piano as my main instrument. And now I do feel really good (fireworks in my head) while playing piano as a hobby.
"equivalent to full body workout"
so I just play my guitar to lose weight. thanks ted
Workout for the brain. A mental workout, if you will.
Play Angel Of Death. You'd be ripped in 3 minutes
Supposing you are not playing music at all...
Alexandra Zavitsanou Well maybe a hand workout lmao
I prefer to have hand workouts in a different manner.
Whenever I find a new song I like, I often learn how to play it because learning it applies new meaning to it and allows me to remember it and digest it in more ways, giving me a deeper connection to the music itself. I never quite realized that this was my brain's way of better understanding the music until I watched this. Quite interesting.
Big Respect for musicians and music listeners 💪🏼🎶
Who doesnt listen to music though...
@@Killerbee4712 Exactly
I remember going to piano lessons as a kid and struggling with coordination at reading the notes, pressing the keys, and keeping the rhythm simultaneously. Over time, though, I felt my focus improve, and even my schoolwork seemed easier. Watching this made me realize how much those lessons probably helped my brain grow
Imagine someone's brain during a Ling Ling workout
Oh they should do that! Collab with a neuroscientist and see what goes on in their brains during it!
YASSSS
Brett and Eddy are proud
Obed Poto-Poto brest lol
Cabal ***hungarian rhapsody no 2 intensifies***
I am 63 years old and have been playing guitar most of my life ,and feel like it has helped me in so many other ways ,I am also a aviation mechanic and can troubleshoot and repair mechanical problems much faster than other mechanics ,I am also an inventor and it has helped out with my inventions
I'm a music teacher (electronic keyboard) and always share this video to all my new students. I've seen how learning music has helped a number of my students who have learning difficulty.
How did it help their learning difficulty?
Did it help them in not-music classes?
🙂
I've played drums all my life, and I love drumming, but during the pandemic I totally lost interest in playing. I was so desperate to get out of this funk that I decided to take up melodic percussion. I forced myself to learn to read music and started learning all kinds of songs and pieces. What amazed me was the emotional lift this gave me. Rhythm is one thing, but when you add melody and harmony it's like you're all of a sudden going from two dimensions to three dimensions. I can really understand the point that music utilizes many different parts of the brain. I could actually feel it happening in real time.
Try bass ☺️
@@phattymcnasty7268 guitars and stringed instruments are not my thing. Prefer hitting rather than pulling or plucking.
Wonderful. What is melodic percussion?
@@qwertylife Xylophones, Marimba, and Vibraphones, tongue drums, balafons, etc. another word for the first three is "keyboard percussion", since they have the same layout as a piano.
So if I can actually play 6 different type of musical instruments my brain must be Arnold Schwarzenegger
Still not up to Ling Ling standards :"(
Adia Ranario sad but true
That might kill your brain! This video says playing an instrument, not more than one.:-)
dont say the n word.
This made a lot of sense. I wondered why I was exhausted after playing live music. Definitely a “zone” we get into that takes a while to “come back” into a relaxed environment. It’s that feeing that multiple brain centers are all firing simultaneously.
I believe this research because in 2015 I was in a bad cycling accident and suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury. My recovery included rehabilitation related to memory and other cognitive elements. Physically I recovered quite well, however, my memory is affected a minor amount (minor according to me vs my wife). I had to relearn how to play finger-style guitar which continues to challenge me. My journey is a testament to the healing ability of the brain .. and yes I lose my keys fairly often too. There’s no magic wand .. but making music is a great help in recovery. Thanks for listening.
You know, I was at a music clinic last year, and the clinician had mentioned that music is the only activity that simultaneously engages both halves of the brain and makes them work together. I thought that was kinda cool. It’s probably why I enjoy playing my instruments so much more than almost any other activity; the mental stimulus is great.
Yeah! The melody of the piece just playing in our heads feels like we’re discovering a new fantasy world of our own, never stop having new things tbh!😄
Why don't we learn more music in school? It seems like it would be exteremely beneficial if everyone learned a musical instrument (three years of recorder lessons don't count...that was torture)
Well I do want to be an artist and I spend hours doing math which I absolutely hate. I think there should be a balance between creative work and non creative work in school. It seems like the whole world thinks that everyone wants to become a doctor or a college professor. And wouldn't the instrument learning help with calculus three, if the video is right?
School doesn't count music as a core class, but my teacher said it is a core class or at least it should be. I hate school, music is LYIIIFEEEEE
we actually learn music at school.
And they think teaching us about budgeting and taxes is a waste of time too apparently.
I have music at school, and i'd hate to be FORCED to learn an instrument to pass the year (MUCH, MUCH less than i would hate to be forced to learn to draw good, tho).
Wholesome and informative.
Agreed with many key points explained concisely.
* Listening music vs actually playing music
* Clarity and executive level thinking, improves clarity and planning
* it is an entire workout for brain equivalent to playing any sport
Loved this Ted Ed video
Of course it’s stimulating i’ve been repeating the same measure for 30 minutes and i still cant get it right
Come back to it, sounds like you hit the wall.
I've grown up with a musical background (as it runs in my family) & I played the harmonica, the trumpet and even the keyboard. Music's been something that not only that I enjoy listening to but also actively create with.
I started playing the guitar about 2 years ago in my late-50’s. After a short while I was strumming along to songs that I had memorized years and years before. Despite this I could not sing, strum and fret at the same time. Easily took 6+ months for my brain to figure out (finger out?) how to do these things at the same time. Now I can sing along even when playing a song that is new to me. My brain has definitely created new/stronger pathways. Thank you, Music! (Not sure my neighbours are as thankful, but you can’t have everything.) 😎
Explains why playing music is so fun!
It really does help me relieve stress. When I feel too stressed I will play my violin or piano and it makes everything much more better
He explained that feeling I get when I pick up my guitar and start playing its art and it feels beautiful when you get the right sound and I would think for 15 mins of how music is art the complexity and the magnitude it has 👌
Took up the drums 2 weeks ago, just signed up for lessons so far loving it!
I have suffered from PTSD and one of the effects was brain fatigue, I couldn't concentrate for long periods of time, I'd lose my train of thought, forget to pick the kids up from school, etc... My occupational therapist suggested learning an instrument to help remedy it, so I picked up the guitar about 2 and half years ago and haven't looked back. Pretty amazing if you ask me.
At 0:29 there shouldn't have been a treble clef. That's the clef that violinists use. Bassists use a bass clef.
bianca not only violinists use treble clef
Wtf you mean
Violas have their own Clef as well.
makeupplusedie • what about pianos :(
This man has obviously seen rick and morty one to many times and has become to powerful
After learning how to play bass, I found myself focusing more of each element of the song, whether it be if the bass follows the guitar more, if it follows the drum beat more, or where certain cues are for the bassist to come in
A good walking bass player is a great asset for any band.
I taught guitar strumming lead solo Bass drumming with notes reading and finished teaching all hit songs awarded instrumental music in 1978 and 20 years later, also till now that I found out to those who were good in playing instruments are very successful not only in musical works job but in other non musical jobs as leadership management in army company movies, your research points are absolutely right as I have just known and noticed recently. Agree 100%.
Finally a comment that has insight. Thank you. Playing the guitar is how I survived my final years in the torture chamber referred to as a “home” controlled by toxic parents.
I've been playing guitar for oh, about 40 years. 4 albums under my belt. Not anything critically acclaimed, but I did make a small name for myself, And absolutely... When I get into composing mode my mind is everywhere at once. So many notes, chords, arpeggios flood my mind and it's difficult to settle upon what I call "pieces" of music that I might include into the song. I can imagine how many lights are switched on while indulging in the composition process. It's really a wonderful feeling. Interestingly calming stressors.
I requested my parents so much and now they bought me a guitar and they are sending me to guitar lessons❤❤
Ah that explains why I'm so amazing all the time. Thanks guys.
Paul McDonagh I guess that's true but my maths will never improve this year.
Paul McDonagh so amazing? It is said incompetent people tend to think themselves as amazing.
She want the M.D. r/wooosh
Since I was a child I have had this ability to dial in on a certain instrument of a band and only hear those parts so I could learn all parts of songs and even visualized how they played the notes. It's like meditation for me to pick up a guitar or any instrument
That's y Albert Einstein was playing violin when he was stressed by thinking of problems
And sherlock holmes
@@iamthemck yup Sherlock Holmes too
U all r right
and dr house
@@dariyaburtseva3371 kkk good very good
I have been on the fence about learning to play the electronic keyboard, I think I'm going to now. Thank you :)
+Erick Alden yeah do it, its awesome! :D coming up with even the simplest of melodies you can feel the brain party going on and your smile will proof your brain is happy :)
That's the same as what I play. :)
Didn’t ask
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I made a okay melody that sounds like a battle with a ninja. Its a bit intimidating and the melody can be repeated many times. In the middle, a remix of the first part and a bit of a 'break' is given to let the intimidation go for a bit and give the listener a rest, then again the first part starts and the song repeats again and again.
Comments:
90%: guitarists proud of their brain capacities
22%: people unable to count
Ha! And 112% are chuckling 🤣
@@SparrowHawk183 agreed lol, im not a guitarist BTW
Lol so many guitarists, haripists where you at lol
90% of guitarists do not represent 90% of the population hello? You probably don't play instruments that's why you post stuff like this.
Aren't those the same people?
Two big feelings I'm having. Regret for not learning an instrument when I was younger, but also grateful I am in the process of doing so right now! Interesting video, thanks to my homies TED and Ed
I've been playing music for 5 years, I'm in three jazz bands, and a wind ensemble, yet I'm still pretty dumb
+Astronautical Films No your not...
The sky is falling because tomatoes are really annoying. I guess.
+The sky is falling because tomatoes are really annoying. you're*
Sawknit Srestha Why the fuck should I care?
seth chizmar Your right....Going to watch other people calming their tits and taking deep breathes on pornhub.
Haha this is so true! I learned how to play piano, guitar, and drums from a young age and i finished grade 11 math with a soaring 40%
Push your school to get you a great math teacher. Use the ADA act (Americans with disabilities) if you can (as for ADD).
I did that and went from a D to an A in 1.5 weeks.
Like a private tutor.
You had us in the first half, ngl
🤣🤣🤣
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I play piano but I sucked at math my whole life ... give my money back.
Probably you would suck even more if you didn't play any instrument xD
you need to practice.
Emmanuel Brossard Horrible at Piano, really good at math
This was cool.
" Maths is really more about being able to learn all the formulas with which to solve a said problem, rather that knowing how to without practice"
Math is really way more open ended than that. You were just taught bad. There are often multiple ways to tackle problems as well if you're creative enough.
A video has almost never made me feel more understood, as a composer, one who plays by ear and feels music on a deep emotional level..music indeed is an intelligence🎼
so this is why asian moms want their kids to learn instruments but become doctor in future
Because it actually works
ONCE an ARMY, always an ARMY that’s funny!
wow that's an interesting point
Yeah, learning instruments helps their brains develop. But their kids always play boring instruments like the violin, which they eventually abandon. It's a bummer. Learning to play the guitar or piano is better. They can be lifelong hobbies. Jamming on the guitar after work while sipping a cold beer is heaven...
Justin Davis Can’t believe you called the violin a boring instrument smh
How neat! Makes me even more grateful for my parents encouragement as a young child.
1:44 if you need a map of the London Underground system
More like NYC
James Miller ha ridiculous, but I won't laugh..
Lol
Good catch!
Good one😂
It’s not only the technical part, but also to be conscious of the rhythm, where we have a lot of different notes with different durations and also to stay in tune in instruments that requieres so.
This video makes me feel so good, confident and proud!
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EXACTLY ! We couldn't agree more. We see it on a daily basis - please keep up this research . Learning music is the so so so important for children and young people to engage in.
That's why Ling Ling can be doctor la
令翹 lmao
He practices 42 hours a day
interesting
@@arsyahr138 you can't practice 42 hours a day.
If that were possible ling ling wouldn't stop at 40
I read this in Eddys ˋAsian mum ´voice, because you put the la at the end 😂
Playing an instrument and learning music are life long pursuits. I have been playing saxophones and flutes since I was a teenager, after more than 55 years I find myself improving and learning better ways to apply the knowledge I collected from my teachers( who include my father, Joe Allard, Sam Rivers, Lee Konitz and Karl Berger) and from my life experiences. I learned , from the inventor of the Lyricon Bill Bernardi, that when playing a woodwind instrument legato, there is an exceedingly short (10-15 milliseconds) period of silence when you disturb the sound wave by changing pitch. This knowledge has enabled me to create new methods of articulation that are much more speech-like, swinging and natural than the standard tonguing methods like “ta-da, or ta-ka.
Musicians: It’s big brain time.
I'm gonna start playing triangle
Unfortunately, if you join an ensemble, you won’t be just playing triangle, you’d have to switch between different percussion instruments. But if it’s by yourself or with friends, go for it!
Great ! You would be in the same company as Ed Grimley. And that's no lie, I must say.
The last thing my musical ego needed was to know that it also made me smarter. Thanks Ted.
I’ve got a lot of questions now, mainly centered around different instruments and how they stimulate the brain
What’s the difference between playing a complex instrument, like a piano or a drum set, and a simple instrument, like a bass drum or a tambourine? What about singing vs playing an instrument, or does the mind perceive the voice as the same as playing a violin? What about someone who sings and plays and instrument at the same time. What about a soloist versus an ensemble? Does the same thing happen to a DJ playing the turntables? How does all this compare to a dancer? What improvisation vs playing by memory vs sight reading music?
I play 7 instruments so my brain must be ripped
only if you play them all simultaneously
GabbyOnTheOutside ya
GabbyOnTheOutside LingLing !!!!!!
No, it will just split into 7 poor pieces and you will be kinda bad at all 7. If u have talent your ear will dominate your arms or mouth or legs to all 7 instruments and ignore the hard sheet music parts because it is too... multi-tasking
Mihawk what...?
I’m a professional pianist 🎹 and i’ve been doing music for 13 years now
Iresh Fernando cellist ✊
ok cool
I am a professional kazooist. 28/29 years of my life I have been playing kazoo each day for 3 hours.
Yeah? Well, I know how to play the Krusty Krab theme on guitar, so...
Good on you mate, I have been farting for 30 years now, I'm a professional gas engineer
90% of all comments
Proud guitar players
10% of all comments
*other*
Ikr aarghh
0.05% mandolinists, like me. Awesome video, I will show it to all my friends that do not understand me
LeT's SeE MY prOuD DRummerS
I play bassoon and baroque recorder. I was thinking the same thing. So many guitarists!!
Ikr xD
I'm a band kid, now almost 50 years old. Playing music has been a part of my life since the 5th grade. I love it even now. And if there’s a mental benefit for it, thank God! I have a blessed life.
Me: *Plays cello*
Also me: *Takes 15 minutes to find something I was holding under my arm*
1) Playing an instruments doesn't make you a genius.
2) You don't need to be a genius to find that.
3) Even a genius maybe can't find it.
4) Now the word "Genius" sounds weird lol.
@@robbielans1 *G e n i u s e s Ge n i u c i t y .*
If you didn't played cello, you could be needing 30 minutes to find something.
But you'll never lose your cello under your arm. (fellow cellist--CELLISTS NEVER FRET!)
Robbie, I’m playing cello too - and it takes me 15’ to get it all set up and prepared..... I don’t even need holding something under my arm - the fact that I play cello is upsetting my timetable sufficiently! ;)