Making music forces you into the now
I enjoy doing pit bands for musicals. For two hours, every note is planned out, and so from the first note you play, your mind is sharply focused on that. The only thought permitted is, what note do I play next, and when exactly do I play it. (After 1/32nd of a beat, or do I get to wait longer?)
Is this part of the point of meditation? To put yourself into that state, without depending on giving your brain another task to accomplish
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