by vickie | Mar 26, 2018 | Music and Healing
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...
by vickie | Mar 24, 2018 | Music and Healing
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...
by vickie | Mar 24, 2018 | Music and Healing
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, became a...
by vickie | Mar 24, 2018 | Music and Healing
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 soul. This...
by vickie | Mar 24, 2018 | Music and Healing
Your Memory of Music Creates Network of Memories When you hear music, it’s not stored separately, but with all other aspects of the situation that you perceived. The smells and sights of the place, your mood, the people you were with, what you were doing, are all...
by vickie | Mar 24, 2018 | Music and Children, Music and Healing
Lullabies Establish a Soothing Connection With the outside World. A baby’s first awareness of the world is huge and frightening. The swaying rhythm of a lullaby is close to the infant’s own heartbeat, and the quiet harmony is a relief from the rest of the world. A...
