Healing Sound & Music Articles
Why Does Music Make Us Smarter?
Have you ever wondered why learning a musical instrument can seem like a magical elixir for the brain? It's not just a creative pursuit; it's a cognitive workout that rewires your brain for the better.
The Science Behind the Sounds
Neuroscientists have been...
When I coach up and coming producers in piano technique, they often want to explore ways to play through chord progressions with two hands. It's important for producers to have some basic piano skills, not only for understanding music theory, but also to perform or record their ideas with greater...
In my continuing study and practice of the sound healing arts, I have come across a myriad of instruments used in therapy and music meditation sessions. Many instruments date back thousands of years and offer insight into how music was used to heal and inspire before the dawn of the Western...
As musicians and composers, I think we eventually arrive at a crossroads in our journey where we realize that our music making goes way beyond ourselves. As we aspire for success in the music business, it is often challenging to stay connected to the creative source while we manage the business...
How Sound Affects You: Drumming for Health Part 2
In part 1 of Drumming for Health, I introduced the concept of the organized drum circles and some key players in this growing vibrational field like Christine Stevens and Remo HealthRHYTHMS. I also outlined some basic parts of the drum...
How Sound Affects You: Drumming for Health - Part 1
Figure 1 - A wonderful shot of a drum circle set-up on the beach (http://pinkbananashoes.wordpress.com/tag/london-drum-circle/)
During my certificate program Sound and Music Healing a few years ago, I took two workshops that opened...
Cymatics – An Emerging Science
Cymatics is the study of visible sound vibration and shows the transformational nature of sound and matter. Sound guides us and shapes us, yet is an intangible force. We can capture sound in the digital realm where we can see waveforms. But, that only...
Gongs in Sound Therapy
When most people think about Gongs, The Gong Show from the 1980s comes to mind. We also see them as part of a symphonic percussionist’s arsenal or with the occasional rock kit. Gongs are also used in meditation and sound therapy centers around the world,...
Vibration and Frequency
Everything around us is vibrating. It's easy to forget that any objects we perceive as solid or not 'alive' are actually vibrating. It may be at a very slow pace, beyond our sense of movement but the atoms and molecules that make up rocks, trees and man-made goods...
