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Studies Explode the Dumb Drummer Myth
Over at PolicyMic.com, drummers are finally getting a little respect. An article citing research from Harvard, Oxford University, University of Washington, University of Texas Medical Branch, and the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, makes a case for drummers having exceptional problem-solving chops and a positive effect on those around them.
Take for example the study at Karolinska Institutet. Swedish researchers there found that drummers able to maintain a steady rhythm perform better on intelligence tests. According to Professor Frederic Ullen, a group of volunteers who performed best when asked to keep time with a drumstick scored highest on an intelligence test administered immediately afterwards.
Ullen reports, “We found that people with high general intelligence were also more stable on a very simple timing task. We also found that these participants had larger volumes of the white matter in the brain, which contains connections between brain regions.”
University of Oxford psychologist Robin Dunbar found that in performance drummers produce endorphins giving them a higher tolerance to pain. He argues that music partly evolved as a mechanism for group bonding. In a 2010 study it was found that groups who sung or moved in rhythmic unison are able to work more cooperatively afterwards.
Harvard studies have demonstrated that drummers tap into an internal clock that operates in waves rather than the linear manner of external mechanical clocks. This internal clock matches up with human brainwaves.
A psychology professor at the University of Washington has used rhythmic light and sound therapy to raise students grades. Along similar lines, a University of Texas Medical Branch researcher has used such therapy with ADD-afflicted middle school boys. The therapy had a physiological effect similar to Ritalin on the boys, permanently raising their IQ scores.
The melody of the notes is what expresses the art of music . 🙂 6stringerPete
It really is all about ”melody”. The melody comes from a language from our heart. Our heart is the muscle in music harmony. The melody is the sweetness that it pumps into our musical thoughts on the fretboard. 🙂 6 stringer Pete
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