Now, I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm a die-hard rock and roll fan, and if you're not, then I'm sorry, but we can't be friends.
Fortunately, we don't have to be friends for me to give you good advise for music when it comes to tuning into your creativity. And everyone's jam is different, so this is going to be as across-the-board as I can make it.
Really, the key is to find music that put you into your zen mode. Not something you want to sing along to. Not something that makes you want to jump up and head bang it out. Absolutely NO air guitars are allowed in your creative zen sessions. You want something that makes your mind wander. Something that doesn't catch your attention, but sends it way beyond the realms of reality.
If you're me (I highly doubt it, but let's play along, shall we?) and you're having one of those days when the Symphony No. 9 in E Minor is just running through your head with no relief, and you would give your kingdom for some of Antonin Dvorak's finest, there's only one thing for it: you just gotta make like Ingrid Bergman and, "Play it, Sam." YouTube works well, I have found. That, and Pandora. If you can fine-tune a station specifically for your creative moments, you can flip that baby on and get lost in your work while it plays all the best music for you.
Alternatively, have a audio book or a tv show that you can listen to while you work is also a really good option. Dialogue often allows the mind to preoccupy itself while your creative instincts take over.
And be prepared. There's always that one song that you can't resist jamming/waltzing/air-guitaring/opera-harmonizing to, so be free.
-Chimmy
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