Think About A Song You Love
Callie Hampson
Our emotions and experiences allow us to learn and are essential to survival. When we have a significant experience, good or bad, the limbic system in our brains decides where and how the experience is remembered. If the experience is gratifying, we are likely to repeat it. By engaging in experiences we enjoy, we contribute to this idea of our overall well-being, which is met when negative emotions are absent. In a study conducted by Wiliam Tov of Singapore Management University, he concludes that daily emotional experiences increase our well-being.
One tool that we can utilize for this is music. We can craft our well-being by continuously re-engaging with music, such as listening to it. Engagement, the keystone of the process, is where I interject as a designer. Utilizing my methodology for creation from music-based experiences offers the opportunity for that “how does the song go again?” moment, thus engaging with the music directly and benefitting our well-being.
Think About a Song You Love Book Flip through
Pages from the front of Think About a Song You Love to the back, viewed as one continuous unit.
Think About a Song You Love Cover
The book in its entirety.
Think About a Song You Love Three Books Separated
All three parts are separated.
Think About a Song You Love Book One Spread
Part one of the book opened up.
Think About a Song You Love Book Three Cover
The cover of part three, located in the center of the book.
Think About a Song You Love Book Two Music; Visualization Full, Riding in my Dad’s Truck
A spread from part two disassembled and opened up. Based on when I would ride around in my dad’s truck and listen to classic rock as we cruised the backroads of my hometown in rural Pennsylvania.
Think About a Song You Love Book Two; Music Visualization Full, Doing Homework During COVID-19 Lockdowns
A spread from part two disassembled and opened up. Based on the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the initial lockdowns, I would listen to an album recently released and stare out my bedroom desk’s window.