Of all the components of healing music that you might be familiar with, rhythm is the one that can often hook people into a healing experience the fastest! Rhythm is simply a pattern of long and short notes, sometimes fast, sometime slow, that creates a repetitive sequence that encourages predictability and a feeling of being […]
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Components of Healing Music: Harmony
The ladies to the left are members of a female barbershop quarter group called the “Sweet Adelines.” They sing mostly familiar songs but with a unique type of harmony. “Barbershop” harmony is quite distinctive and easily recognizable. The harmony that is heard in music with a healing quality is very different, but the idea is […]
The Seven Components of Healing Music
The Seven Components of Healing Music are also the seven basic components of music in general. But each of these seven components of healing music has specific parameters that are followed if a piece of music is to be healing for the listener. Everyone knows that music makes them feel good and can easily […]
Meet Derek, savant pianist from England
The life of a musical savant is not easy, but it’s certainly fascinating for people who strive to learn about music and the brain and how to help people of all kinds. Derek has profound intellectual disabilities, but absolutely amazing and rare musical abilities. Enjoy this YouTube video of Derek that showcases his phenomenal abilities! […]
Understanding Brain Waves: Tune Your Brain
By Dr. Alice Cash on January 30, 2010 in Music and the Brain, Music and the Mind-Body, Music Healing
They say that the brain is the last unexplored frontier, but over the last decade or two, much research has been conducted that documents how sound and vibration impact the brain in a very positive way. The following was found on today’s “The Daily Turn-on.” Enjoy! Did you know you can actually charge up your […]