tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750916161395326257.post750134775635842995..comments2023-11-03T00:54:38.627-07:00Comments on Diary of a Pianist: TempoMelissa Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835327312533881404noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750916161395326257.post-7488462310224300152007-10-23T20:17:00.000-07:002007-10-23T20:17:00.000-07:00Arthur Abell quotes Johannes Brahms (in the fascin...Arthur Abell quotes Johannes Brahms (in the fascinating recounting of their conversation months before the great master's death in 1897, in <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Talks-Great-Composers-Arthur-Abell/dp/0806515651" REL="nofollow">"Talks with Great Composers"</A>) that great mental achievements can be performed in the transition between wakefulness and sleeping. <BR/><BR/>I tend to think there is a creative part of the brain that operates completely uninhibited by the "inhibitor" side of the brain as the latter is shutting down or starting up its conscious activities. This is why it is so important to keep a dream log or blank music paper on your night stand, within easy reach while in bed!David Saslavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08186990487845970465noreply@blogger.com