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Do we have any musical people on DC?
wraith808:
So, all day I sit at a computer- diagramming, designing, programming, meetings... and during lunch I either go out with co-workers or, most often, heat up something in the microwave and sit at my desk surfing the internet, or more likely, more of the programming thing.
I just got a traveler guitar on massdrop- figured I could play during lunch. I've had a Vox for a while, but the strat was just too much to carry around with it for me, so it's sat mostly unused. Paired those with my monitors, got a table on the quad at work, and just sat and played. It was the most refreshed I've felt after lunch in a long while.
Just had to share that experience. Playing the traveler is definitely something you have to get used to. But the freedom you get, and the renewal you feel being able to play anywhere... definitely worth the adjustment.
40hz:
@wraith - I'm not big on most travel type guitars or basses, but for a super small form factor guitar, I really like the G Sharp Instruments G# Guitar.
It's a tiny guitar that's a legit instrument in it's own right rather than just a hack to keep it small. Got a chance to try one out and it's definitely worth getting IMO. $375 USD delivered.
Get a set of headphones and one of these and you can rock out anywhere. :Thmbsup:
IainB:
One reason I like music is because it is so beautifully logical - especially most classical music and religious music (including choral music, most of which I enjoy singing and listening to a great deal).
Good post about that here: The Math Behind Beethoven’s Music
- and one of the commenters posted a useful link to a copy of Science and Music, by Sir James Jeans.
IainB:
Though I invariably found it a tremendously satisfying and uplifting experience, I had never previously associated all my choir-singing rehearsals and performance work as possibly being conducive to a healthier lifestyle, so this initially surprised me quite a bit, but then I thought "Well of course it could be!":
An hour of singing a day could help body fight against serious ilnesses | Daily Mail Online
* Singing reduces stress hormones, such as cortisol, and boosts mood
* Reducing anxiety takes strain off immune system so it can fight disease
* People with depression experienced the greatest mood improvement
* The research suggests singing in a choir could help put cancer patients in the best possible position to receive treatment and stop tumours returningBy Ben Spencer for the Daily Mail
Published: 23:46 GMT, 4 April 2016 | Updated: 08:08 GMT, 5 April 2016
Singing in a choir boosts the immune system and even helps the body fight cancer, according to research.
Scientists found that just one hour of singing significantly increased levels of the immune proteins that the body uses to battle serious illnesses including cancer.
Experts have long known that singing improves mood.
But the new research, conducted by scientists at Imperial College London, University College London and the Royal College of Music, found that it also has a profound impact on the immune system.
Singing in a choir boosts the immune system and even helps the body fight cancer, according to research conducted by Imperial College London, University College London and the Royal College of Music
Singing in a choir boosts the immune system and even helps the body fight cancer, according to research conducted by Imperial College London, University College London and the Royal College of Music
The team found that singing for an hour resulted in significant reductions in stress hormones, such as cortisol, and increases in cytokines, immune proteins that boost the body’s ability to fight serious illness.
Doctors suspect that reducing stress and anxiety takes strain off the immune system, allowing it to better use its resources at fighting disease.
The research raises the possibility that singing in a choir could help to put cancer patients in the best possible position to receive treatment and stop tumours from returning afterwards.
The project, which was funded by the Tenovus Cancer Care charity, tested 193 members of five different choirs in Cardiff, Bridgend, Pontypridd, Cwmbran and Swansea.
Of the participants, 55 had cancer.
Choir members gave samples of their saliva before an hour of singing, and then again just after. The samples were analysed to see what changes occurred in levels of hormones and immune proteins.
The study, published in the journal ECancer Medical Science, also found that people who were suffering most from depression experienced greatest mood improvement.
Levels of inflammation in the body, which is known to impede the immune system, were also lowered.
Dr Ian Lewis, director of research and policy at Tenovus Cancer Care and co-author of the research, said: ‘These are really exciting findings.
‘We have been building a body of evidence over the past six years to show that singing in a choir can have a range of social, emotional and psychological benefits, and now we can see it has biological effects too.
‘We’ve long heard anecdotal evidence that singing in a choir makes people feel good, but this is the first time it’s been demonstrated that the immune system can be affected by singing. It’s really exciting and could enhance the way we support people with cancer in the future.’
Scientists found that just one hour of singing significantly increased levels of the immune proteins that the body uses to battle serious illnesses including cancer
Scientists found that just one hour of singing significantly increased levels of the immune proteins that the body uses to battle serious illnesses including cancer
Dr Daisy Fancourt, research associate at the Centre for Performance Science, a partnership between the Royal College of Music and Imperial College London, added: ‘Many people affected by cancer can experience psychological difficulties such as stress, anxiety and depression.
Research has demonstrated that these can suppress immune activity, at a time when patients need as much support as they can get from their immune system.
‘This research is exciting as it suggests that an activity as simple as singing could reduce some of this stress-induced suppression, helping to improve wellbeing and quality of life among patients and put them in the best position to receive treatment.’
This research is exciting as it suggests that an activity as simple as singing could reduce some of this stress-induced suppression
Diane Raybould, 64, a breast cancer patient who took part in the study, has been singing with the Bridgend Sing with Us choir since 2010.
She said: ‘Singing in the choir is about more than just enjoyment, it genuinely makes you feel better.
‘The choir leaders play a huge part of course, but so does the support of the other choir members, the inspirational programme and uplifting songs.
‘The choir is a family, simple as that. Having cancer and losing someone to cancer can be very isolating. With the choir, you can share experiences openly and that is hugely important.’
Co-author Rosie Dow, head of Sing with Us project at Tenovus Cancer Care, added: ‘This research is so exciting, as it echoes everything all our choir members tell us about how singing has helped them.
‘I’ve seen peoples’ lives transformed through singing in our choirs so knowing that singing also makes a biological difference will hopefully help us to reach more people with the message that singing is great for you - mind, body and soul.’
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jessegilbert1:
Just wondering if any of you guys can sing, play guitar, piano...anything musical really!
If so...why not let all all hear you?! Would love to hear/see some recordings of you guys!
~Stephen
-Stephen66515 (September 20, 2014, 07:20 AM)
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Yip http://jessegilbert.com/music/I mix beats but seeing as I probably can't make a fulltime living from it I got into software dev.
Part of the use for my software is for brainstorming and devising lyrics and I'm trying to get musicians into it.
Working on some new features for song dev too.
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