——————————————————————————– Fabien Maman showed that our very cells respond directly to music. In 1974, while working as a professional jazz musician, he observed that certain musical keys would energize both the musicians and the audience. He brought this insight to French physicist Joel Sternheimer, who discovered that elementary particles vibrate in accordance with musical laws. […]
Entries from January 16th, 2010
Fascinating Vibrational Research on Music and the Body
January 16th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Vibrational and Sound Healing
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Mozart helps preemies gain weight!
January 13th, 2010 · No Comments · The Mozart Effect...why Mozart?
A new study had just been published in the journal Pediatrics, suggesting that playing Mozart for preemies can speed up weight gain! ” .Playing Mozart music to premature babies seems to help them gain weight faster and become stronger, new research found. Once a day for two consecutive days, doctors played either 30 minutes of […]
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Lullabies for Mothers and Others
January 7th, 2010 · No Comments · The Lullaby Effect
Pregnant women are concerned about lots of thing; some they can do something about and some they can’t. Often, the more psychologically aware women are worried about bonding with their baby, especially if it’s their first child. One of easiest and most enjoyable things you can do is to begin listening to some lullabies yourself. […]
Tune Your Heart with Music!
January 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Love, Music and Cardiovascular Health, Music and Emotion
Today, music therapy is commonly used for people undergoing a cardiac procedure and for those recovering from a heart attack or learning to cope with heart failure or other cardiovascular condition. At the Mayo Clinic, for example, the Healing Enhancement Program offers music (along with massage and relaxation therapies) for people having heart surgery. “We […]
Talking with Mayo Clinic about Surgery Headphones
January 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Music and Surgery
Talks with Mayo Clinic have begun! Let me start out my saying that this is not going to be a quick happening but at least it has begun! I talked with my second “official” person at Mayo Clinic today about the possibility of getting my headphones in use there. They are already definitely in favor […]
Mental Illness and Art
January 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Music and the Brain
Many famous composers, performers and artists were definitively diagnosed with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia. Robert Schumann died in an “asylum” in Germany after attempting suicide by jumping off a bridge into the Rhine river. Many composers suffered from severe depression and alcoholism. These illnesses have no correlation with intelligence or talent. Today […]
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Noted Boston surgeon to participate in voice seminar
January 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Announcements
On Jan. 22-24, noted Boston throat specialist Dr. James Burns will be a guest faculty member at the third annual Contemporary Commercial Music Seminar offered by the UMass Dartmouth Music Department. Burns, a partner of world-renowned voice specialist Dr. Steven Zeitels, is a staff surgeon at the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Laryngeal Surgery and […]
