MUSIC BRINGS HOPE OF PEACE
Often musicians can bring unity to people worldwide with a musical concert to benefit a charitable cause or raise funds to aid victims of a catastrophe—like the concerts organized immediately following the destruction of New York’s Twin Towers on 9-11. ...
5 WAYS MUSIC BOOST YOUR CHILD’S LEARNING
5 Ways Music Boosts your Child’s Learning The brain responds to rhythm, melody and patterns, which increases the brain’s neural pathways. Whether performing or listening to music, more neural connections in the brain are activated. This leads to easier learning....
QUANTUM HARMONY – MUSIC IS VIBRATION
Music is Organized Vibration Have you ever had a change of mood – felt completely different when you heard certain music? You were absorbing the invisible vibrations of sound, and that affected the cells of your body. Each tiny vibrating atom or...
PLAYING A MUSICAL INSTURMENT RELIEVES STRESS
Relax with Music by Playing an Instrument I recently went to a coffee shop to take a break from my work. Sitting nearby me was a young man strumming on his guitar with his eyes closed. He looked very relaxed as if he was in another world. Just observing...
HEALING MUSIC TURNS DISSONANCE INTO HARMONY
Health is Harmony Good health is our natural state, and results from being in harmony. When in harmony we’re happier, feel more joy and are healthier. Illness is being out of balance or not in harmony. It has long been accepted that music directly...
I LEFT MY HARP IN SAN FRANCISCO
Romantic and Relaxing Harp Music Enhances Listeners’ Experience; Yet Being the Harpist Can Be Exciting! On a very busy weekend I got a call from someone who said that he and his wife were going to spend the night at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco....
USE MUSIC TO GET TO SLEEP
Get to Sleep with Music Do you have trouble going to sleep or staying asleep? When you’ve had too much stress in your life, your brain will often be racing, producing fast, uneven patterns. For the millions of people who struggle with insomnia, music is a godsend....
USE MUSIC TO CONTROL PAIN
Music helps block your perception of pain signals. You can’t focus on opposing sensations simultaneously, and when you’re in pain music helps to change your focus. Anxiety heightens the pain, and music also helps to reduce anxiety. You get in tune with the...
MUSIC IS A SPIRITUAL VITAMIN
Music is a Form of Prayer I like to think of music as a spiritual vitamin—food for the heart and soul. Over the years I have served as a church organist and harpist, playing for many different denominations. I have also studied and taught yoga for most of...
MUSIC FOR EPILEPSY
Epilepsy and Me Diagnosed with this supposedly incurable condition at the age of 26, I soon found that epilepsy was impacting my life in significant and unacceptable ways. I became determined to fight back. I discovered alternative and complementary treatments that...
DANNY BOY AND ST. PATRICK’S DAY
St. Patrick’s Day is associated with anything Irish: harp music, green, shamrocks, luck, singing and dancing. The intended meaning of St. Patrick’s Day was to honor Saint Patrick, who is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. Many people...
INCREASE YOUR CHILD’S INTELLIGENCE WITH MUSIC
It seems incredible that something as enjoyable as music could increase your ability to learn, improve your memory and make your brain work better — but it’s true. Thousands of studies show the connection between music and the brain. The human brain...
MUSIC IS VIBRATION
The invisible vibrations of sound and music affect the cells of your body. Each tiny vibrating atom or combination of sound waves (harmony) will change the electrical activity of the brain, which will affect your mood and energy. The magnetic field...
MUSIC AND HEALING
Are you looking for healthful alternatives to treat a specific disorder? Music can have a very powerful influence on your health, and is always available. You won’t even need a prescription! Your inner sound system – your choice of music for listening,...
HOW DO WE EXPLAIN MUSIC?
I Call Music “A Spiritual Vitamin.” The dictionary defines music as “a composition of rhythmical, melodic, harmonic sounds.” Music can also be defined as the result of our conscious development of sound into an art and a science. Goethe called architecture “petrified...
MUSIC, LOVE AND RELIGION
Music and Love Are Common in All Religions Over the years, I have served as a church organist and harpist, playing for over ten denominations. I can’t imagine a worship service without music. Singing about love is the common thread that connects the different...
IS THE ORGAN THE KING OF INSTRUMENTS?
The Organ Seems to Express The Full Range of Human Sentiments.The pipe organ has been called the king of musical instruments because it takes up all the sounds of creation. The organ has a wide expressive range, from piano to a thundering fortissimo. The largest pipes...
MUSIC CAN CHANGE YOUR MOOD IN A SECOND
How Music Travels to Your Brain First, the sound waves travel through the air. Next, the outer ear collects the sounds. Then the middle ear sends the sound waves to the inner ear, where they cause the eardrums, small hairs and bones to vibrate. This creates nerve...
ST. PATRICK’S DAY & IRISH MUSIC
Who Was St. Patrick? St. Patrick, known as the “Apostle of Ireland,” was an Irish patron saint, who actually started out in a pagan religion. At some point in his life he was captured in Wales, Scotland, then taken to Ireland as a slave. He escaped,...
MUSIC, THE SPIRITUAL VITAMIN
Getting Closer To Your Spirituality The most direct way to get in touch with your spirituality is through music. Artists often picture angels playing on harps, and music is called “the celestial art.” Beautiful, soothing, healing music can appeal to the...