The fact that it's an order of magnitude easier to compose music by playing with both hands on a piano keyboard than by writing down the notes (even with the same immediate audio feedback) is a strong statement about the power of embodied cognition
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Your hands -- your whole body -- are active extensions of your mind, not passive peripherals
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I can't write a track without actually playing it, nor can I figure out the composition of a picture without actually drawing it. The act is the thinking
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Replying to @fchollet
I agree with your general point, but not only it is most certainly possible to compose without playing, it might be preferable.
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Replying to @NC_Matthews
I do both and honestly one is a lot harder than the other
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