People spend years learning to reproduce beautiful music. But what are we training: our brains or our bodies? To answer this question, researchers from REMspace (Anna Nav, Michael Raduga, Zhanna Zhunusova, et al.) conducted an experiment on music reproduction in lucid dreaming. They divided 250 participants into two groups: one had to hear any melody of their choice in a lucid dream, while the other had to hear a specific one: Jingle Bells.
The majority of participants (84%) succeeded. Neither gender, the lucid dream induction method used, nor the dreamer’s experience mattered. However, the results were better if the dreamer attempted to hear the melody internally while also seeking an external sound source—for example, turning on a stereo or finding a musical group in the next room. It turned out that being a musician or singer was not necessary for success. Perhaps each person’s brain is capable of easily reproducing music regardless of its complexity and quality.
Creativity is one of the popular activities of lucid dreamers. In a recent REMspace study, four volunteers transmitted a melody’s rhythm into reality using sensors and muscle contractions. In the future, it may be possible to create unique melodies in dreams and save them on a computer in real-time. Similarly, other forms of art could also evolve through advancements in lucid dreaming.
Have you ever heard beautiful music in your dreams?
The article was published in April 2024 in the International Journal of Dream Research.
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