When choosing healing music for yourself or someone else, one important thing to consider is the dynamic level. Dynamics are simply the loudness or softness of the music and are defined with Italian words such as those to the left. Of course if you or a loved one are feeling ill you are not going […]
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Components of Healing Music: Rhythm
By Dr. Alice Cash on June 17, 2010 in music and spirituality, Music and the Mind-Body, Music Healing, Music in the Hospital
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 […]
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 […]
Healing Components of Music: Melody
By Dr. Alice Cash on June 15, 2010 in Music and the Golden Years, Music Healing, Music with Alzheimer’s patients
Yesterday, we had an overview of the components of healing music. It’s always important to remember that what is healing to one person might actually be distasteful or anxiety provoking to another. Music is very personal so understanding the components and how they function within music can help you to choose the music you want […]
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 […]