Factors affecting the frequency of music dreams: An online study

Schredl, Michael; Berres, Sabrina; Klingauf, Anna; Schellhaas, Sabine; Göritz, Anja S.

doi:10.11588/ijodr.2015.2.23473

2015

DOI: 10.11588/ijodr.2015.2.23473

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Factors affecting the frequency of music dreams: An online study

Michael Schredl

Sabrina Berres²,

Anna Klingauf³

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The continuity between waking-life musical activities and music dreams.

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Anold²,

Schormann³

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As expressed in anecdotal reports, dreams have provided inspiration to both classical and popular musicians. According to the continuity hypothesis, engaging in music activities in the daytime should be related to the occurrence of music dreams. One-hundred and 44 participants (mostly psychology students, music students, and choir members) were asked to complete questionnaires about music-related waking-life activities and music in dreams. As expected, the amount of time invested in music activities during the day is directly related to the percentage of music dreams, thereby confirming the continuity hypothesis. Also, composing music in waking-life is related to a higher frequency of dreams with new music. Due to possible recall biases regarding retrospective measures for eliciting the percentage of music dreams, future research should follow up this study by using dream diaries in larger samples.

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The continuity between waking-life musical activities and music dreams.

Vogelsang¹,

Anold²,

Schormann³

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Music in dreams and music in waking: An online study.

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Friedemann

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Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain

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A connection between music and dreams has been reported in many cultures. Although inspirations by dreams were reported for famous musicians, there are few studies investigating the occurrence of music dreams in the general population. In the present online study, 1,966 participants filled out an online questionnaire concerning their involvement in music in waking and the occurrence of music in dreams. The basic framework for the study was the continuity hypothesis of dreaming; that is, more musical activity during waking should be related to a higher amount of music dreams. About 6% of all remembered dreams contained music, and the frequency was significantly higher when the participants spent time with music activities in waking like singing, playing an instrument, or listening actively to music-supporting the continuity hypothesis. In addition, music dreams were associated with more positive emotions. Future research should study the effects of music in waking on music in dreams over a longer period of time (dream diaries), as well as the dreams of professional musicians.

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Music in dreams: A diary study

König

Schredl

2019

Psychology of Music

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In every culture and nation music has been mentioned as a sort of natural language. While the existence of dreams including music in musicians has been anecdotally reported, music in dreams have been rarely studied empirically. In the present study, 425 participants, mostly psychology students, reported their dreams in a dream diary for 14 days as well as the intensity of their dream emotions and answered a questionnaire about whether they play existing music or compose new music during the day. As expected, for persons playing an instrument in their leisure time, there was a direct link between playing an instrument during the day and having more dreams including music, thus confirming the continuity hypothesis of dreaming. In addition, dreams including music were more positively-toned regarding emotions than dreams in general. Further research might investigate, for example, whether dreams including music play a role in improving music performance skills.

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Factors affecting the frequency of music dreams: An online study

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The continuity between waking-life musical activities and music dreams.

The continuity between waking-life musical activities and music dreams.

Music in dreams and music in waking: An online study.

Music in dreams: A diary study

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