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Author: Johnny Galaga
Date: 2004-01-22 04:06
For me, music is a very sentimental thing. I used to play clarinet in middle school, high school, and 2 years of community college. To this day, there are phrases from years ago that still stick in my head. There are certain chord progressions and melodies that remind me of times in my life, concerts I played in, or people I knew.
Does anyone else feel this way, or is it just me ?
Now the wierd part...cologne. Are there colognes or perfumes that remind you of a concert you once played in, especially if you wore that same cologne at that concert ? This happens to me once in a while. Maybe I'm just crazy ?
Anytime I pick up my instrument (even though I sound like crap from not playing lately) it sure does bring back memories.
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2004-01-22 04:52
Actually, there are studies that have shown very good links between memory and smell. I've taken a few "How to study" courses in college and many of them recommend trying to use a smell to remind you of important parts. They recommend buying scented erasers and if there's a certain point you are having a hard time remembering, they recommend studying while smelling the eraser, then smelling it during the test to bring that point to your mind again.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/articles/intelligenceandmemory/nostalgicsmells.shtml
I have to admit I am not EXTREMELY emotional with music, however every now and then I hear a piece that really really touches me. And it doesn't always have to be clarinet music. Last one that really really touched me was the third movement of "La Catedral" for classical guitar which really moved me in a scene of a movie (Kissing Jessica Stein). I still get the jitters when I hear it. And I focus my music in hoping to get other people to really remember what I play as you remember those certain phrases you heard in the past.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: ron b
Date: 2004-01-22 06:08
I don't believe for one moment that you're unbalanced, Johnny. Music is a very powerful force. Smell is not my keenest sense but it also triggers strong feelings sometimes, past and present 
I hadn't heard of the studies Alexi mentions but it makes sense (the common kind) - to me.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2004-01-22 13:30
"It's not you, it's me". You are not alone or crazy, Johnny.
"while smelling the eraser,"......smell the glove
The senses of smell and sound do not involve intelligence and existed in man's brain way before language and thinking in general. They remind us that we are not as evolved as we would like to believe we are. "Music soothes the savage breast".
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Author: David
Date: 2004-01-22 13:47
Powerful? I had an Adam and the Ants CD on the desk (sitting, not playing), and now nobody at work can get the "Prince Charming" Baaa -room Tum-Te-Tum out of their heads.
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