30 Oct 2009, 12:29 pm
This was a symptom of Aspergers. And she was right! I love the music of the Indian Snake Charmers. In fact, when I was five, and I first heard this flute hypnotizing the cobra; I went into a trance. I then became the snake charmer! I'm curious why this is a common sympton among people with Aspergers? I also like Ambient, Progressive Rock, and Synthesizers. I also like the older and experimental Jazz. Thanks for any help with my question. 
30 Oct 2009, 3:20 pm
That's interesting. I like to explore anything outside of my cultural norm.
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30 Oct 2009, 4:41 pm
That's interesting. I like to explore anything outside of my cultural norm.
Welcome to the club.
BTW, Here's the incredibly strange music. Enjoy.
30 Oct 2009, 7:07 pm
01 Nov 2009, 1:15 pm
01 Nov 2009, 7:08 pm
I did not know it was a symptom. The diagnostic criteria do not mention anything about music, as far as I know.
However, I have heard reports about children with autism and AS becoming fascinated, almost hypotized, by watching spinning things (eg, washing machines), so perhaps it follows that people with autism and AS are more likely than NTs to like hypnotic music.
I really like ambient music myself, stuff like Brian Eno, Aphex Twin, Vangelis.
I quite like the hypotic drone of the snake charmer sound, but I don't think I'd go out and buy a CD of snake charmer music.
Did you see the snake charmer for real, or on TV, or just listen to them on a recording?
01 Nov 2009, 7:10 pm
04 Nov 2009, 10:56 am
Well, the music you listed (which i love as well ) can be possibly decribed (although of course not always) as 'complicated' or 'cerebal' (maybe even 'introverted') music that takes some effort to understand, i guess.
What i'm saying is that jazz and progressive rock are full of complicated harmony and unconventional rhythm and so on, and i know that these elements are part of what makes me like the music.
On the other hand i guess imagination could also be an answer, after all these types of music certainly feel more like a musical 'journey' to me. Not to sound pretentious, but compared to conventional pop music, jazz and progressive rock as well as some electronic music has a lot more imagination and emotion (for lack of a better word). As opposed to being music just for dancing or something.
04 Nov 2009, 11:06 am
04 Nov 2009, 3:21 pm
) can be possibly decribed (although of course not always) as 'complicated' or 'cerebal' (maybe even 'introverted') music that takes some effort to understand, i guess. What i'm saying is that jazz and progressive rock are full of complicated harmony and unconventional rhythm and so on, and i know that these elements are part of what makes me like the music.
On the other hand i guess imagination could also be an answer, after all these types of music certainly feel more like a musical 'journey' to me. Not to sound pretentious, but compared to conventional pop music, jazz and progressive rock as well as some electronic music has a lot more imagination and emotion (for lack of a better word). As opposed to being music just for dancing or something.
I think the same could be applied to other things besides music. The point being curiosity for it's own sake. I don't think that's necessarily an AS trait ;but think of where we'd be if the world was entirely populated with incurious people.
04 Nov 2009, 5:01 pm
04 Nov 2009, 6:52 pm
) can be possibly decribed (although of course not always) as 'complicated' or 'cerebal' (maybe even 'introverted') music that takes some effort to understand, i guess. What i'm saying is that jazz and progressive rock are full of complicated harmony and unconventional rhythm and so on, and i know that these elements are part of what makes me like the music.
On the other hand i guess imagination could also be an answer, after all these types of music certainly feel more like a musical 'journey' to me. Not to sound pretentious, but compared to conventional pop music, jazz and progressive rock as well as some electronic music has a lot more imagination and emotion (for lack of a better word). As opposed to being music just for dancing or something.
I think the same could be applied to other things besides music. The point being curiosity for it's own sake. I don't think that's necessarily an AS trait ;but think of where we'd be if the world was entirely populated with incurious people.
Yeah, i would say that it's not necessarily a AS trait as well. I guess there's always a balance to things.
04 Nov 2009, 9:47 pm
04 Nov 2009, 11:16 pm
05 Nov 2009, 2:51 am
05 Nov 2009, 3:36 am
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