Does music start your tremors?

[parkinsonspistol]

It will start mine. I would not mind if my tremors were in time to the music. I don't play the guitar much anymore because it's hard to keep in time for a whole song.

[monast]

No, the Music does not start my trembles, but it makes me walk like I was 20 years younger. When I walk without Music - I walk slowly and uneven. But when I put some Music to my ears, I start to walk fast and determined, and in the same rythm. Find the Music that suits Your rythm.

[Donzim in reply to monast]

There is a list of PD music in Oliver Sachs book

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On the Contrary Music does something to my soul. It lifts me, makes me feel human once more, calms me, and cheers me up.

Listen to the kinds of music that you specifically like yourself and see.

[PatV]

I don't have tremor but I am getting dyskinesia. Music has always helped me when freezing and now helps direct the dyskinesia.

[Peaches]

When there is music playing I find that my finger starts going and yes...it does keep time with the music!

[Blondir]

Hi Parkinsonspistol - a plea and a story from a Folk singing guitar playing PwP - PLEASE please don't let this damn condition stop you from doing something you obviously enjoy Change your playing style , change the type of song you play and even the music genres you prefer but please don't stop playing.

I'm luck that my wife plays Folk Fiddle and has a preference for Scottish and Irish Slow Aires - usually slow waltzes - guitar style is what fits - they are payed as if they were being sung *(timing all over the place ) a strum here a slow arpegio there nothing too fixed great to play - I've had top change my style to a less complicated one - we still play at local folk clubs - my problem is stiff fingers - so we get the 'bum chords' to which mid song I'm likely to comment "That ones due to Parkinson" - The people we play for appreciate what we do and make allowances - my Profile Picture was taken this year busking

The story - for many years on the local Folk Circuit there was a fantastic scotsman call "Scots Dave" who played at several local clubs - in his 60's a small very dapper and polite chap his PD shakes varied from gentle to earthquake but it didn't stop him - he had a 12 string guitar and he picked songs which sort of matched the tempo or frequency of his shakes - FIelds of Athenry , Cushieville , Wild Mountain Thyme and with a 12 string its hard to tell whether your strumming it right or not and best of all Dave was the only person performing who slowed down over the period of a night in the pub which help the rest of us keep a decent pace as normally we sped up - on a bad night the landlord would ask him " Do you want me to keep a couple of inches off the top (of a pint of bitter) for you " -m and he'd top himm up when he was half way down - good nights its was "brim it landlord"

Scotts Dave was the first serious case of PD I came across - and that chap had the love and respect of all who knew him - and nobody really cared if his timing was a bit off at times because we were all joining in - so please don't give up playing because of PD even if its not how you would like it to sound everyone will appreciate the efforts you make

Sorry this is such a long reply but hopefully it will encourage you to keep on