Could this memory device halve your practise time?
mainHalo Sport is a neurotechnology device that stimulates the brain to enhance muscle memory.
Designed for athletes, the actor Mario Marzo uses it for piano practice.
In this sessions, he learns two Bach preludes with and without neurostimulation.
Watch.
According to the company’s page it’s something you use before the workout rather than during.
$699! Ouch.
Can anyone find an article in which it is truly tested and not merely tried by a reporter?
That’s intriguing!
i tried this once but i can’t remember if it worked…
LOL! I recently read that smoking pot affects one’s memory but I can’t remember where.
The other thing it affects is the short term memory.
What, it enhances short-term memory or make it even worse? Ha, ha!!
Once again, the natural processes of Classical Music as an art are under attack by technology. It’s a good thing it takes time to develop memory of a piece, because living with it is part of knowing it. Wunderkind with photographic or otherwise instant memory are boring, uninteresting and uninvolved with their music.