Synesthesia

kaboyle · 09-20-2012, 10:05 AM

I'm a drummer.

I have music color synesthesia, that is, when I hear music I "see" colors corresponding very specifically to each sound. I've been this way all of my life. It isn't really a "disorder" in my case. I feel it helps me in just about every aspect of my trade. When I improve, it's like I'm selecting from a color palette. When learning knew songs, I only have to conjure up the "shape" of a guitar riff or bass line to remember it. You can find a lot of cool information about synesthesia on wikipedia.

I also just wrote a blog about my childhood and synesthesia, but I'm a new member so I can't post the link. But if you search for "Think Percussive" in google, my blog is the second link down. You'll see a pic of a long haired dude.. Lol

Anyway, I was wondering, does anyone on this board have similar experiences to share?

09-20-2012, 10:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
kaboyle Groupie Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 2	Synesthesia I'm a drummer. I have music color synesthesia, that is, when I hear music I "see" colors corresponding very specifically to each sound. I've been this way all of my life. It isn't really a "disorder" in my case. I feel it helps me in just about every aspect of my trade. When I improve, it's like I'm selecting from a color palette. When learning knew songs, I only have to conjure up the "shape" of a guitar riff or bass line to remember it. You can find a lot of cool information about synesthesia on wikipedia. I also just wrote a blog about my childhood and synesthesia, but I'm a new member so I can't post the link. But if you search for "Think Percussive" in google, my blog is the second link down. You'll see a pic of a long haired dude.. Lol Anyway, I was wondering, does anyone on this board have similar experiences to share?