Anyway...

One of the reasons I signed up was to ask if anyone can do this task whilst lucid:



Firstly, it's only for people who can already play a musical instrument to a good standard, and immidiate access to that instrument upon waking.

Anyway, if you can, try and write a short song on that instrument, memorise it, and see if you can play it when you get up.

And then vice versa...

That's an interesting idea. I haven't played the trumpet in awhile, but I'll give it a try if I can ever have a second lucid dream.

Aparently, you can re-learn languages you forgot as a kid in a lucid dream, so I'll be interested as to if this works.

It probably depends. Since playing an instrument becomes a semi-automatic action through training, I think that it's possible. As to composing a short tune and playing it when you're awake, I've heard of ppl who've attempted it and some have succeeded. I think it just depends on the type of person and how much control you have over your dreams.

-Amé

I know my bf is amazing at the drums and he wrote a peice in his sleep woke up, wrote it out and that became the cadence for the whole marching season. So I know it can be done although I haven't done it yet.

I've heard of many composers who say they have gotten inspiration for songs during dreams. Whether or not those were lucid dreams is another question, to which I do not know the answer. But it would be interesting to try. I play trumpet (though way out of practice) and keyboard, so perhaps I'll try this sometime.

Thanks for your input everyone and that would be great tygrhawk good luck with it and let us know how it goes like...