Music during class?

[pineapple]

I noticed that some of the new schools are playing music during class. I would like to hear people's opinion on this. Good or bad?

[Mr. Mike]

depends...if it is informational, or concentration time...no.

 

if we are doing line drills, or hard and fast work, then why not?

 

That is for our Kenpo classes, the Combat Hapkido classes have no music, nor do the grappling classes.

 

Then again, we aren't a classical school.

[SloMo]

Personally I think it's too distracting. But that's a presonal opinion. One of the instructors likes to play music during warm ups and during cardio classes.

 

I think it's just a matter of preference.

[ncole_91]

The Shihan at my school plays it during the warm up sometimes. It helps to get pumped up, if it is good music.

 

Like SloMo said, It's just a matter of preference.

[Luckykboxer]

we will use music during warm ups.

 

basically higher paced beats, and something to help get people moving.

 

From experience we have learned that sometimes the stimulation from the music will get people working a little bit harder, and relax a little bit more.

 

many people get nervous when put on the spot, and even in a class with 5, or 10 or 20 other students will feel self conscious when working out.

 

Anything to get them thinking about the workout and not the nervousness is a good thing.

 

During regular class though we turn it off as it only interferes with concentration.

[pineapple]

For those of you that do use music, can you tell me specifically which groups that you use?

[monkeygirl]

During a cardio workout or a long night of sparring, we played music to keep the energy flowing, especially for people who maybe didn't like to spar that much. It keeps your mind off of how tired you are, or how afraid you are of that enormous guy you have to fight next...

 

During katas and such, it would probably be too distracting for the majority of students. However, it can certainly be done. The only place I can do kata anymore is in my high school's yoga room, which is basically a closet in the weight room, so there is always rap music blasting in there. The doors don't provide much soundproofing, so you have to kind of find your zone. I suppose it would be an interesting concentration exercise to see if students could perform complicated tasks while listening to a variety of music...Veggie Tales, Metallica, etc.

 

However, that's getting off-topic.

 

Good groups/CD's to use:

 

Soundtracks provide a nice mixture of groups so people aren't stuck listening to an entire album by a group they hate. The Rocky and Mortal Kombat soundtracks were always popular in our dojo.

 

During weekend sparring sessions, we'd let students bring in whatever music they wanted to, so long as it was appropriate and kept a good beat.

 

Metallica and classic rock were big hits on the weekends.

[ramymensa]

Im totally against it. We had some nights we did the warm up and cardio on music and I threatened I wouldn't show there again

 

I am a radio DJ so I've got some exquisite tastes (prog rock, sympho rock) and I hate dance music. So it distracts me and makes me miserable. I need peace and silence, that's why I chose Karate. If I wanted music I would have gone to aerobic or what else.

 

So I'd say NO.

 

In my dojo, the only music you'll hear would be when we sing happy birthday to a student

[strangepair03]

no music......pay attention to your work out.

[CloudDragon]

Like most of the above I feel that during warmups or sparring it helps to keep the energy flowing. If you work out with music it helps to keep a consistent tempo through it. Once it is time for instruction the music should go off.

 

Century, and several other companies offer CD's that are tailored to specific needs. Some are slower for strength and toning, while others are faster for cardio work.