Imagine an apple

What do musicians see in their mind’s eyes and ears while playing? How do they use that to create the impact of the music on the audience?Vynn and Francis interview professional cellist Matthew Pierce who is aphantasic - he has no visual imagination. He uses his audio, spatial, emotional and bodily imagination to perform music.Matthew goes into detail about learning to play an instrument, using different kinds of imagination to train the subconscious to control the body while playing.How does the body move while playing a cello and a piano? Where do you need to visually pay attention while in an orchestra? What are they different layers of habit that are built up while learning an instrument?To finish, there’s a discussion about a lack of visual imagination making it harder to do paperwork.After this interview, Matthew composed, performed and recorded the intro and outro music for “Imagine an Apple”. Thanks Matthew, it’s very much appreciated! Check out his other musical work in the links below.Timestamps:01:33 Inner audio experience04:16 Spatial imagination05:56 Teaching playing an instrument09:40 Body position while playing cello11:09 Imagining what you want to play15:11 Difference with visual imagination16:19 Places you look while playing in orchestra18:35 Reading music as sound vs notation23:21 Musical keys, embodiment of playing30:52 Imagining audio of an orchestral piece36:15 Imagining emotions of audience41:50 Different kinds of mind’s eyes44:39 Paperwork when aphantasic50:02 Vynn and Francis chat about the episodeShow Links: Piercello’s Progress - Matthew’s email newsletter on Substack Matthew’s Twitter account Matthew’s YouTube channel Prelude from J. S. Bach's Suite No. 1 for Unaccompanied CelloContact Details:Please follow us, get in touch, tell us about your inner experiences!Twitter: @imagine_apple @SurenVynn @frabcusEmail: imagine@flourish.orgTheme written, performed and recorded by @MJPiercello

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Welcome to "Imagine an apple"! A podcast about our different inner mental worlds.In this introductory episode, Vynn Suren and Francis Irving discuss differences in how they do (or don't) imagine, and how they got interested in this topic.What are the differences between what it is like inside our minds? From imagining an apple, to imagining in a dream - even imagined smell and proprioception.How do these vary between individuals, and how do they vary between human cultures?Timestamps:00:20 Why Vynn and Francis are interested in inner experience02:42 The "Imagine an apple" test08:33 Dream imagery12:17 Imagery of the past and the future14:26 Smell and other senses16:00 Proprioception22:27 Variety between individuals27:35 Bornean shamans and prophantasia37:57 Socialisation of inner realities42:10 SummaryShow Links: "Think of an Apple in Your Head" Meme Lucid Dreaming “Hands” Reality Check Bobohizan How God Becomes Real: Kindling the Presence of Invisible Others - T. M. LuhrmannContact Details:Please follow us, get in touch, tell us about your inner experiences!Twitter: @imagine_apple @SurenVynn @frabcus Email: imagine@flourish.orgTheme written, performed and recorded by @MJPiercello