Tieing flies

[Ronnie Z]

Is it possible the music could make you a better at tieing flies.When i use to tie it was always quite,but lately i have been listening to music.I wouldnt suggest listening to Buddy Rich and a great drummer he was.But the music seems to make me more creative while tieing.Can anyone suggest how this is possible.

[Jack Hise]

Try some Blue Grass!

[mnklagoon]

Try some Blue Grass!

absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CoachBob]

In teaching there is a concept called "acoustic wallpaper" which works excellently in classrooms, but many teachers are adamantly opposed to it -- because they refuse to understand it and believe it works.
The idea is that if you put on familiar music it fades into the background and, instead of being a distraction, becomes a "white noise" and covers up other distracting noises.
I used this very successfully in my high school classes, much to the chagrin of the other faculty. Kids could bring in any music they wanted (except rap) and I would play it. Every once in a while I'd catch someone singing, but usually to themselves and doing so while they were working on an in-class task. (Mentally multi-tasking)
So...try this. Take an old favorite (Carol King's Tapestry, or best ofs like Chicago, or Doobie Brothers or America or Sinatra) and if you are the right age, you will hum along with it the first time then any other day you play it the effect will be audio wallpaper.
I promise, it works.
Nirvana's I]Smells like Teen Spirit [/I] is also perfect for this...really.

[littlebrook]

Vivaldi! Or other classics of the same period. It's been proven that the ~60 beats/minute of the music sets the brain into its most active mode. I taped some Vivaldi tunes for my wife, a sixth grade teacher (now retired). She played them quietly before class and between classes and saw an obvious difference in her classes attention and accomplishments.
However, I prefer Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, and a few similar composers while I tie. The sounds of the River Warfe or River Ure on Oliver Edwards DVDs help me concentrate on good North Country Spiders. YMMV.

Bill

[ducksterman]

Ah now after all these years ...I know why I hummed doing my home work.

[skondolf]

I'd agree with the bluegrass!!

[Eight Thumbs]

But give me that old time rock and roll! 8T

[WarrenP]

Give me the old time Bluegrass, good old mountain music, cajun and gospel and I can tie all night

[Betty Hiner]

Just no head-banging or heavy metal!! (can you imagine what those flies would look like?!?)

I like New Age.