<![CDATA[New post on the blog, wherein I try to describe how the most enjoyable part of being a musician may not necessarily be about the music.]]>New post on the blog, wherein I try to describe how the most enjoyable part of being a musician may not necessarily be about the music.

https://slidewielder.wordpress.com/2026/08/30/what-makes-a-musician-reflections-on-the-physicality-of-playing/



]]>https://a440.social/topic/113/new-post-on-the-blog-wherein-i-try-to-describe-how-the-most-enjoyable-part-of-being-a-musician-may-not-necessarily-be-about-the-music.RSS for NodeWed, 21 Oct 2026 22:19:18 GMTSun, 30 Aug 2026 20:38:28 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to New post on the blog, wherein I try to describe how the most enjoyable part of being a musician may not necessarily be about the music. on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:43:28 GMT]]>@mattpedals @kcposch Thanks for this. A beautiful text. So many parallels between riding a bike and playing an instrument. (A musician is both person and instrument, for instance). Much food for reflection here.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.world/users/petergarner/statuses/117192065563851882https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.world/users/petergarner/statuses/117192065563851882Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:43:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New post on the blog, wherein I try to describe how the most enjoyable part of being a musician may not necessarily be about the music. on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:07:47 GMT]]>@mattpedals @petergarner Very nice text. I can relate very much to what you describe. Thank you.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kcposch/statuses/117191689367804004https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kcposch/statuses/117191689367804004Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:07:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New post on the blog, wherein I try to describe how the most enjoyable part of being a musician may not necessarily be about the music. on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:06:36 GMT]]>@petergarner When I get on my bicycle, I get happy in no time. It's the pleasure of body movement, the air on my skin, and the decent speed of the change of the surrounding scene.

When I play the guitar, my brain translates thoughts into finger movements and thus into sounds. If my brain is sufficiently ahead of what's happening in terms of resulting sound waves returning, it enjoys the finger's movements, the touch sensation, together with resulting sounds.

Both create a pleasant feeling.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kcposch/statuses/117191684670173015https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kcposch/statuses/117191684670173015Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:06:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New post on the blog, wherein I try to describe how the most enjoyable part of being a musician may not necessarily be about the music. on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:22:36 GMT]]>@petergarner @kcposch I very much enjoyed reading this, even though I don't own a Brompton or a guitar! It's timely, too – I've been thinking a lot lately about what I now know is called kinaesthetic pleasure in the context of cycling (and also writing a little bit about it here: https://www.mattpedals.bike/riding-danishly/?gift=UychxKO4ceRaUheguNW8zLiltmnf31cQ). Fascinating to get a musical perspective 🙂

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.online/users/mattpedals/statuses/117191511643300985https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.online/users/mattpedals/statuses/117191511643300985Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:22:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New post on the blog, wherein I try to describe how the most enjoyable part of being a musician may not necessarily be about the music. on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:29:18 GMT]]>@kcposch Nice Tele! So we have both guitars and Brompton in common. 🙂

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.world/users/petergarner/statuses/117190830247967929https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.world/users/petergarner/statuses/117190830247967929Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:29:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New post on the blog, wherein I try to describe how the most enjoyable part of being a musician may not necessarily be about the music. on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:07:37 GMT]]>@petergarner For me, bicycling and making music complement each other. Both provide a tremendous amount of joy and satisfaction.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kcposch/statuses/117190509066003219https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kcposch/statuses/117190509066003219Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:07:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New post on the blog, wherein I try to describe how the most enjoyable part of being a musician may not necessarily be about the music. on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:22:11 GMT]]>@kcposch Glad you enjoyed. 🙂 I can imagine that riding a bicycle could fall into this category too, right?

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.world/users/petergarner/statuses/117190094450809346https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.world/users/petergarner/statuses/117190094450809346Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:22:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New post on the blog, wherein I try to describe how the most enjoyable part of being a musician may not necessarily be about the music. on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:15:44 GMT]]>@petergarner Peter, thank you for your nice text and for giving me this new concept of "kinaesthetic pleasure". I could not agree more.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kcposch/statuses/117188889448201964https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kcposch/statuses/117188889448201964Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:15:44 GMT