I've decided to write my thesis about Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's flow theory and how it applies to music composition in a more modern sense. I intend to make lifestyle changes throughout this journey to accomodate the greatest chance for creativity to flow from me as i work on music, as advised by different sources including methods of meditation, exercise, and of course Csikszentmihalyi's advice on the matter, to find what is the most effective for me on a personal level.
This journey of self realization is quite atypical of an honours thesis, my goal is to remain as objective as possible and highlight what works, what doesnt and why, taking into account the modern world we live in and the tools that composers have available to them today. The tools that i myself will make use of. What is creativity? is it the invention of something the world has never seen before, or the mixing of two or more things that already exist to make something new? As the world advances through time, it will become increasingly difficult to create new works, and perhaps one day, all new ideas will be exhausted. Will creativity die on that day? Perhaps creativity is the ability to advance ones skils at putting something together, the compitency of building a structure that is useful and respectable. What is flow? 1) Completely involved in what we are doing - focused concentrated. 2) a sense of ecstacy - of being outside everyday reality. 3) great inner clarity - knowing what needs to be done and how well we are doing. 4) knowing that the activity is doable - that our skills are adequate to the task. 5) a sense of serenity - no worries about oneself, and feeling of growing beyond the boundries of ego. 6) Timelessness - thoroughly focused on the present hours seem to pass by in minutes. 7) Intrinsic motivation - whatever produces flow becomes its own reward. (Csiksentmihalyi, 2004) Where do these ideas meet, and can it be achieved by a modern day composer? A. R. (2015, October 4). TED Talk – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – Flow – 2004. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_u-Eh3h7Mo
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