
If you think it's tooĮasy you'll become bored. To set a lower challenge, or face frustration. Impossible to do the job at your current skill level then you may need Production competence and how that matches up to what you see as theĬhallenges involved in the production of your music. The thirdĬondition depends on where you see yourself in terms of your music Your closer to a great final product or you're not. The feedback is immediate and clear, either The goal is to create a great final mix or Music production process by its very nature is structured to provide From Wikipedia - "Conditions for flow" The Or she is capable to do the task at hand. Have a good balance between the perceived challenges of the task at handĪnd his or her own perceived skills. His or her performance to maintain the state. Person negotiate any changing demands and allows him or her to adjust The task at hand must have clear and immediate feedback. This adds direction and structure to the task. One must be involved in an activity with a clear set of goals and progress. So, how do you get into the state? The following three conditions must be met to achieve the state of Flow. In your interest as a music producer to access this state as often as youĬan and maintain it as long as possible. Why is this Flow state so important? Well, like that Daft Punk song says, it makes you harder, better, faster and stronger. Theorell, Harmat, Laszlo, Ullen & Fredrik Psychophysiology of flow during piano playing" - de Manzano, Orjan, Previous research has shown positiveĬorrelations between flow and quality of performance and suggests thatįlow may function as a reward signal that promotes practice." - "The "Expert performance is commonly accompanied by a subjective state of There is strong indication that the state might also be correlated to improved performance. The way to get the hours under one's belt is to get in a state of Flow often and on a regular basis. It's the minimum amount of hours it takes for one to master any activity.

You probably know all about Malcolm Gladwell's concept of 10,000 hours by now. The Flow state is important in particular for artists and music producers because it's a state where you learn faster and improve your skills with greater ease. People who access the state tend to be happier and likely healthier compared to people who don't often access the state. Have you ever sat down to make music and suddenly found yourself 3 or 5 hours later, amazed at where the time went? In this case, you know Flow! Why is the Flow state so important for music producers? Well, it's important for everyone. You cannot be frustrated or bored while in a state of Flow. experience of the activity as intrinsically rewarding, also referred to as autotelic experience Flow is the antitheses of anxiety.

a distortion of temporal experience, one's subjective experience of time is altered 6. a sense of personal control or agency over the situation or activity 5. a loss of reflective self-consciousness 4. intense and focused concentration on the present moment 2. it's what music production is all about! Csíkszentmihályi and co-author Nakamura identified the following six factors as encompassing the Flow experience. In the zone, on a roll, in the groove, on fire. What is Flow? It's a state of complete immersion and enjoyment in an activity. State of Flow? So, this clever psychology professor named Mihály Csíkszentmihályi classified this peculiar mental state.
