I guess that’s a bit of a loaded question. Since I am a professional musician who loves music more than the air I breathe and wishes that everyone else did to, of course I believe that you can’t even celebrate the 4th of July without music! Luckily, I’m pretty sure that many other people [...]
Entries Tagged as 'music and the heart'
4th of July: How important is the music?
July 7th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Music and Emotion, music and the heart, Music and the Mind-Body
Remember the Swingle Singers?
February 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Movie Music, music and the heart, Music and the Mind-Body, Music Healing
When I was in high school, I was introduced to the Swingle Singers, singing their fabulous arrangements of Bach preludes and fugues, Scarlatti sonatas, and all kinds of wondrous musical confections. Only in my later years have I even become familiar with the music of people like Jerome Kern and even then, only because [...]
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Creating Love and Passion with Music
February 14th, 2011 · No Comments · music and the heart, Music and the Mind-Body, Music Healing
Can music actually create love and passion in your relationship? I certainly think so! Almost everyone remembers certain love songs that remind them of the one they love or loved. Music has a powerful effect on the mind-body connection and when things are NOT going well in your relationship, sometime listening to the songs that [...]
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Why does music elicit such powerful emotion?
October 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Classical Music, Healing Music Travel, music and the heart, Music and the Mind-Body, Music Healing
This is a deep question that many people ask themselves very sincerely and with a burning desire to know that answer. I’ve certainly asked myself this question many times and am finally beginning to understand some of the keys to the mystery. One of the main factors is your past association with that music. Is [...]
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Components of Healing Music: Instruments
June 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Healing Music Travel, Music and the Brain, music and the heart, Music and the Mind-Body, Music Healing
Good afternoon and welcome to lesson 7 of “Components of healing Music.” Today we get to the important topic of instruments! Healing music comes in many different shapes and forms. Healing music can be familiar, it can be unfamiliar. It can be soft and quiet or it can be full and swells and lulls (crescendos [...]
The Components of Healing Music: Tempo
June 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Music and Relaxation, music and the heart, Music and the Mind-Body, Music Healing, Music Medicine
Today is the sixth lesson in our series of “The Components of Healing Music.” Please remember that these components are not absolutes and are definitely open to interpretation. Music as a whole is very personal and each of us has our inner filters that we bring to our own interpretation of a piece of music [...]
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The Seven Components of Healing Music
June 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · music and the heart, Music and the Mind-Body, Music Healing
I’ve been talking about the healing powers of music my whole life! Everyone knows that music makes them feel good and can easily change their mood or their energetic state. How does this happen? Well, it’s not something that you can shine a light down someone’s esophagus and find out, but you can definitely adjust [...]
Music Eases Stress in Heart Disease Patients
May 12th, 2010 · No Comments · music and the heart
ScienceDaily (Apr. 16, 2009) — Listening to music may benefit patients who suffer severe stress and anxiety associated with having and undergoing treatment for coronary heart disease. A Cochrane Systematic Review found that listening to music could decrease blood pressure, heart rate, and levels of anxiety in heart patients. Living with heart disease is extremely [...]
