Ever noticed how some pieces of music simply bring back memories of certain places and people? It happens with me, all the time.... I am not a big music person, and I sort of like only one type of music. But whether or not I like the music, it always makes memory associations for me.
When I was growing up, my mother used to listen a lot to Abba.. She likes to listen to them while she cooks... and she almost always has it on while baking on Christmas eve. Years later, when I went away to hostel, simply listening to Abba would make me miss home and remember long forgotten events. While in IIT, perhaps the music I listened to the most was from Deep Forest. Now when I listen to Deep Forest, the first image that comes to mind is my hostel room... Similarly, Metallica, or in fact any kind of rock music makes me remember my brother. Sometimes it brings back Saarang. And there are other pieces that bring back friends.
Isnt it wonderful, how the mind works? Exploring memories and remembering things with little effort, based on music suggestions... wonder why people havent thought of using this in teaching. I mean, will I ever be able to recite off Wurtz reaction just because I associated a particular musical piece with it?
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