Cubing Experiment-Cubing and Music

[JLarsen]

\M/ LONG LIVE THE METAL \M/

 

[hyunchoi98]

I'll try this with silly cartoon songs

 

[miniGOINGS]

If you're good, during the competition you can IMAGINE music in your head =D

I sometimes here music that isn't really playing, but it's not in my head.

 

[blakedacuber]

and at competitions are you allowed to listen to music while doing your solve??

no

you see this is where it makes no sense because bwhats the point of doing something if you can't do it in a competition, but I think that for training if its long that you should listen to music for example I m trying to improve my cross and f2l at the moment and I do around 100 slves when I train and I listen to musi and do find that my ties decrease when I listen to rap such as Eminem status Quo Dr. Dre and the likes so I cant really decide if its good or bad

 

[cmhardw]

and at competitions are you allowed to listen to music while doing your solve??

no

you see this is where it makes no sense because bwhats the point of doing something if you can't do it in a competition, but I think that for training if its long that you should listen to music for example I m trying to improve my cross and f2l at the moment and I do around 100 slves when I train and I listen to musi and do find that my ties decrease when I listen to rap such as Eminem status Quo Dr. Dre and the likes so I cant really decide if its good or bad

What's the point of training your baseball swing using a weighted bat? Or what's the point of training on a treadmill if you're a runner, or in an "endless pool" if you're a swimmer? You can't do those things in competition either.

Sometimes training a new way can help you push yourself to new limits, and from there you can try to discover how to achieve the same times without the music.

Chris

 

[miniGOINGS]

What's the point of training your baseball swing using a weighted bat? Or what's the point of training on a treadmill if you're a runner, or in an "endless pool" if you're a swimmer? You can't do those things in competition either.

Sometimes training a new way can help you push yourself to new limits, and from there you can try to discover how to achieve the same times without the music.

Chris

I never thought about it like that. Wow.

 

[EmersonHerrmann]

I listen to every single type of genre of music. Never to I not listen to music when I cube. I dunno how it affects my times, but music is great.

and at competitions are you allowed to listen to music while doing your solve??

no

I BEG TO DIFFER! EXHIBIT A:

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i182/Foxflier123/SF09_61.jpg

:O

 

[iasimp1997]

copy and paste this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l12Csc_lW0Q

 

[iasimp1997]

wait, nvm i didint know it would appear as a link

 

[Slowpoke22]

What matters is how distracted from CubeLand you are during your solve (by music, t.v. or whatever), difficulty of the scrambles, mistakes/luck, etc. Sometimes I average mid-18, and then my next average is 21, but those differences aren't really because of what I'm listening to.

 

[cmhardw]

I listen to every single type of genre of music. Never to I not listen to music when I cube. I dunno how it affects my times, but music is great.

I BEG TO DIFFER! EXHIBIT A:

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i182/Foxflier123/SF09_61.jpg

:O

At worlds 2009 people were wearing headphones during their solves, as long as they were not plugged into anything. Perhaps this is what was happening in this picture? I am sure Chris Krueger is very well versed in the WCA regulations, and would be aware of the no music clause.

Chris

 

[S@LT!]

just wondering, why arent you allowed to listen to music anyway?

 

[Slowpoke22]

^^^ Maybe someone could record themselves saying algorithms or any other "cheat-sheet" kinds of info to listen to during their solves?

 

[S@LT!]

yeah, but if you have to do that, you probably wouldnt be a threat to any records.

 

[Slowpoke22]

That's true. But threat or no threat, cheating in any way is not allowed. I don't really know why music isn't allowed by regulation, but I'm guessing organizers don't need the hassle of regulating what is being listened to by each cuber. Kinda like why in school you can't listen to music while taking exams and stuff.

 

[EmersonHerrmann]

I listen to every single type of genre of music. Never to I not listen to music when I cube. I dunno how it affects my times, but music is great.

I BEG TO DIFFER! EXHIBIT A:

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i182/Foxflier123/SF09_61.jpg

:O

At worlds 2009 people were wearing headphones during their solves, as long as they were not plugged into anything. Perhaps this is what was happening in this picture? I am sure Chris Krueger is very well versed in the WCA regulations, and would be aware of the no music clause.

Chris

Yeah they probably checked if it was turned off or whatever Just showing it because it looks like he was listening to music

 

[powershotman]

peace ,silence background = better time for me ,
as i will concentrate to solve cubes

 

[TyRoJo]

Heavy bump, but was thinking about this, do people listen to music while solving? I feel like as a general rule chill music would only help with calming yourself and focusing, which equals better solving...

 

[That0newe1rdo]

Heavy bump, but was thinking about this, do people listen to music while solving? I feel like as a general rule chill music would only help with calming yourself and focusing, which equals better solving...

This might be wr for the biggest bump on earth.
If my earphones decide to have battery for once, i listen to anything but chill music, and it helps alot personally.

 

[abunickabhi]

Heavy bump, but was thinking about this, do people listen to music while solving? I feel like as a general rule chill music would only help with calming yourself and focusing, which equals better solving...

The question has already been discussed here,

https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/how-much-is-cubing-and-music-correlated.80126/

Please avoid bumping 2009 SS threads please!