Had an interesting experience today. Driving to an appointment today, my truck radio popped on. There's a short in the wiring somewhere so I get occasional pleasant surprises when National Public Radio suddenly starts up. Today it was music - a Bach piano "English Suite."
As soon as the music filled my ears, my vision seemed to expand. My peripheral vision became more "alive" and I felt the woods and countryside more, as I passed through them. It's as if the music opened me outward.
What seems surprising about this is that I'd have expected the music to focus my attention simply toward it. My vision would have contracted instead of expanding. Not so at all.
I suppose I've never noticed this before because I used to turn the music on as I started the truck. So I never experienced the shock of the change in vision and awareness. Thank heavens for wiring shorts and the surprises provided by the Universe.
Does only some music have this effect? I'm sure that's true. I've been in plenty of places where the music playing made me want to shrink away - and leave as soon as possible.
Wonder what this means for artmaking? For playing music at art exhibitions? This will be a fascinating topic to explore.
7:57:26 PM 
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