Episode 12: Music Through the Senses | Music Is MedicineDescriptionWhat if music could be experienced through more than just your ears?In Episode 12 of Music Is Medicine, we explore a different way of understanding music, through colour, texture, taste, smell, imagery, emotion and physical sensation.After many years of teaching, I've realised that traditional music theory doesn't connect with everybody in the same way. Some people understand notation immediately. Others connect more naturally through numbers, patterns, listening, movement, colour or feeling.That doesn't mean music theory isn't useful.Music theory is the map. Music is the country.In this episode, we explore what happens when we experience music first and give it a theoretical name afterwards.What colour is a note?What does a chord feel like?Can a bass sound feel enormous while a high note feels tiny?Can an instrument have a wooden, metallic, smooth or rough texture?Can music create an entire inner landscape?We also explore the connection between music, intuition and spirituality, and those moments when the thinking mind becomes quiet and we simply experience sound.If you've ever felt disconnected from traditional music theory, perhaps you don't need to give up on understanding music.Perhaps you simply need another doorway.There isn't only one way into music.Find yours.🎶 Music Is MedicineJoin the Mat Creedon School of Music: https://www.skool.com/mat-creedon-school-of-music-4248/about Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mat-creedon-music-is-medicine--6295295/support. Music Is Medicine is a podcast by Mat Creedon — a musician, sound practitioner, and multi-instrumentalist from Melbourne, Australia. In each episode, Mat explores the deeper relationship between music, emotion, and the human nervous system. Through reflections on songwriting, sound meditation, creativity, and deep listening, the podcast looks at how music can help us process experience, release emotion, and reconnect with ourselves. Drawing from years of musical practice, sound work, and teaching, these conversations invite listeners to explore a simple but powerful idea: Music is not only something we listen to. Sometimes, music is medicine.
