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- berwiki, on 10/12/2007, -9/+47rap isnt music.
- KMartSheriff, on 10/12/2007, -6/+41Rap doesn't count.
- z0l0pht, on 10/12/2007, -0/+31I've had some friends that could single-handedly disprove this study.
- berwiki, on 10/12/2007, -5/+27why don't you find a cure for male-pattern baldness then??
lazy complainer... - drmobutu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17Anecdotaly, I have noticed that most of my more intelligent freinds have some type of musical ability, and better taste in music, too.
I think that it has something to do with biofeedback - when playing an instrument (or singing, or dancing, or really listening to music intensely), your attention becomes more focused, possibly developing concentration and pattern recognition skills, like a form of meditation. - iamcrazyed, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18Because I'm DUMB! You forced my hand. I can only use my small brain to complain. That's why I fit right in here on Digg...
- syuusuke, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16good job education system on cutting back my music classes.
- iamcrazyed, on 10/12/2007, -9/+23Is this really that surprising?
Who are these scientists, and why aren't they studying something useful like a cure for cancer? Or at the very least, a cure for male pattern baldness?
Man. I can't believe I'm balding. - Winters, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15Damn it. I had finally convinced myself that learning to play the piano just wasn't worth it.
- datastorageguy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15Yeah we're not talking about fishing here dude. Go take your elitist bass master attitude elsewhere!
- JoshStix, on 10/12/2007, -3/+15All your bass are belong to us?
- Lutz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11If you want to listen to real music, I recommend Bach, if any music is boosting you intelligence it's his.
- flashywordz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Wow.. Not surprising.
Let's see, without even reading the article, if I can put forward some of my own hypotheses as to why this is true.
1. READING music makes you to learn to interpret a new kind of "code", that you've never came across before.
2. Sight-reading music forces you to interpret that code at someone else's pace, and makes you more responsive to unexpected things
3. The physical act of playing the instrument develops your coordination
4. If you actually read music and study music theory etc, you get to the point where you can improvise well
5. Playing in a group makes you LISTEN to what's going on, improving your responsiveness to others.
6. I bet playing multiple instruments improves your coordination even more. I'm a saxophone/clarinet player, but for me, guitar is REALLY hard. I know how the strings are related step-wise, but I just can't seem to play chords very well
7. Playing more than one genre of music improves your ear.
8. If you want to better your sound, you probably have some artists that you listen to for inspiration / ideas. If you listen to a lot of different styles, you improve your ear again.
Note: If you take lessons or do ear training/music theory, all these are even more amplified.
One downside of my ear training and theory study is that pop music on the radio just sounds WAY too simple now, and I can't stand to listen to some music because it just isn't interesting enough, whether it's the complexity of notes, or the blandness of the chord progressions, or even how similar it sounds to another song. - melve, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10In a strict sense, it's true. Rap isn't music. It's a form of spoken poetry. Hip Hop is an art form combining musical elements and Rap.
- Scynet, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Sitting on your ass might actually make you think a lot more, which also increases your intelligence. Unless you're watching action movies, which practically shuts down your brain. Oh, and reading Digg comments :P
- doctechnical, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11Insert drummer jokes here..
"What do you call a guy who hangs out with musicians?" - FiP0, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Doing anything other than sit on your ass can make you smart. :)
The brain loves a challenge. - doctechnical, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Taste - noun
7 a : critical judgment, discernment, or appreciation b : manner or aesthetic quality indicative of such discernment or appreciation - SelfAbortion, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11The study was about playing music, not bass.
- soupnrc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7What has 9 arms and sucks?
Def Leppard - colto, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6@ jamsea
Ok I tried listening to Streetlight Manifesto due to your comment. I think my ears are bleeding. :/ - Antha, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6What do you call a drummer without a girlfriend?
Homeless. - iamcrazyed, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Yeah, imagine what her IQ was before she started making music. Oh, wait...
EDIT: Dirty comment changer... make my witty counter-point not make sense. AH! - drmobutu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Easy, they just copied the most successful band in history - The fookin' Beatles!
- bendedavis, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8I assume the only rap you've ever heard is the ***** they play on the radio. Saying rap sucks would be like me saying all rock music sucks. Every genre has it's good and bad.
- minorthreat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I guess the study is geared toward people who learn to play music because they enjoy it and its relaxing, not so they can look cool in a hardcore band.
A monkey could learn how to play Korn in drop D on guitar. - bendedavis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4@inv1c7u5
Seriously, listen to Deltron 3030. If you still hate rap, fine. But give some good rap a chance before saying it ALL sucks. - dj_sea2005, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5How do you know when a drummer is knocking at your door?
The knock always goes out of time. - PaulC, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I love the random link to a video of a guy sitting in his bedroom playing pinch harmonics.
- meshman, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8Ah, this explains rappers.
- bendedavis, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8Quite a general statement there. Have you ever heard of Atmosphere, El-P, Sage Francis, Aesop Rock, MF Doom, Kool Keith, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien? Great rappers who actually have something intelligent to say.
- doctechnical, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Sorry, sorry. My original post was "I defy anyone to explain to me how listening to Brittany Spears makes one *less* dumb". Then I re-read the headline and changed my post. I didn't know you'd be so quick on the reply, iamcrazyed. My bad.
- tsunamisteve, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@ winters
chicks digg piano players for that very reason--it demonstrates dedication.
Tomorrow on Digg: "Learn to play piano in 3 days--AMAZING Tutorial!!!" - Junkyarddawg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3So how do they explain Oasis?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4More drummer jokes:
Q: How can you tell when the drum riser is level?
A: Drool runs out of both sides of the drummer's mouth at the same time.
D: What's the difference between a drummer and a drum machine?
A: You only have to punch the information into the drum machine once.
Q: How many drummers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. They have machines to do that now.
Q: What's the difference between a drummer and Dr. Scholl's foot pads?
A: Dr. Scholl's foot pads buck up the feet.
Okay.. that's enough for now. ;) - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3::noonecares::
- Propapanda, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I like how you use the tuning of the guitar in a derogatory fashion.
- 10lbhammer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@ bendedavis: you forgot dose one, alias, saul williams, sole... pretty much anything on anitcon. thank you for your response. I get tired of people who badmouth any genre as being "all bad." closeminded people piss me off.
- bendedavis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3God no. That does the opposite.
- santiago1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2 I'm not sure about the intelligent part, but all those years of playing the drums seated between the amps has made me almost stone deaf and this stinking ringing in my ears just won't quit! Will somebody answer that damned phone?!
Better hearing my ass... (Yes, I DID even wear hearing protection!) - jamsea, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Listen to Streetlight Manifesto.
They'll change your entire opinion on ska (this is coming from a diehard metal fan too). - creep303, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Nickelback.
- pumpedvideo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3What if i play Metallica?
- Junkyarddawg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Frankly, though, music is about emotions. I pity people who think that music is an intelligence test - they're missing out.
- bendedavis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Drop A actually, why do you think they play 7 string guitars?
Good point though, I think this study applies to people who play an instrument to the point where they can improvise. But simply playing songs from tabs and such doesn't really take much talent. - bendedavis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Well it's not sold anymore, cheapest you could get it is like 30 dollars on ebay.
- xenixninja, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Does playing a didgeridoo count?
- jordan314, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Great, so I can be smart and broke.
- FiP0, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Oops. :(
- bendedavis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1FL Studio ftw. I've used it for a few years now, probably the best software, for PC at least, for making beats.
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