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Posted: 06 Feb 2012 from: Dorinne Davis Category: General Discussions

Sounds from the Ear

On the 21st of February, Ill be reintroducing the foundation behind the Davis Addendum to the Tomatis Effect that not only does the voice produce what the ear hears but also that the ear emits the same stressed frequencies as the voice and when the correcting frequency is resubmitted to the ear, the voice regains coherence and the brain supports read more

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Posted: 20 Jan 2012 from: Fabien Maman Category: General Discussions

Fabien Mamans Colour and Classical Tuning Fork Training in the Uk in March

Sound is the virational healing of the new generation. Colour takes the healing effects of all Sound, higher into the Subtle fields and it fixes the effects of Sound, via Tuning forks, in the body too. If you would like to add the transformational theraputic effects of Colour to your healing practice why dont you join us for a 3read more

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Posted: 10 Jan 2012 from: Joe Samuel Category: Improv

Musicals podcast

Hello all, Myself and Heather Urquhart have just released our latest podcast about improvising in the style of musical theatre and opera. You can listen to it here: http://www.weebly.com/uploads/1/5/7/0/1570114/genres_4-musicals.mp3brread more

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Posted: 02 Jan 2012 from: James D'Angelo Category: Sound Healing

Seed Sounds for Tuning the Chakras

In the autumn of 2012 Destiny Books, a division of Inner Traditions International will be publishing my new book Seed Sounds for Tuning the Chakras: Vowels, Consonats and seed Syllables for spiritual Transformation. The original title proposed was The Sacred Alphabet.The following is what will appear in the publishers catalogue: br /read more

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Posted: 07 Dec 2011 from: Christina Tourin Category: General Discussions

A Free Intro Lesson on Modes and Improvisation on-line

I invite everyone to view a free lesson that can be applied to piano, harp or other instrument. We use the quality of the modes in our music selections when playing for people in health care facilities. http://emeraldharp.com/Specials.htmlread more

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Posted: 07 Dec 2011 from: Katie Lloyd-Nunn at Hawkwood Category: Improvisation

Helen Chadwick to come to Hawkwood College

Hawkwood College has invited Helen Chadwick to run a workshop and perform in February 2012. She is offering a songwriting course Friday 17-Sunday 19 February 2012, which includes an evening concert “Sung Stories” on Saturday 18th Februread more

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Posted: 29 Nov 2011 from: Fabien Maman Category: General Discussions

Dissonance to Heal Deep Pathlogy is different to the hearing dissonance

If we talk about dissonance in Sound Healing, the whole question is to know if we are talking about our musical comfort in listening to the music, read more

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Posted: 28 Nov 2011 from: Simon Heather Category: Sound Healing

Sound Healing CD

I have recently produced a CD that balances the twelve acupuncture meridians using twelve low frequency sounds. More details can be found on my web site - http://www.simonheather.co.uk/pages/cds.phpread more

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Posted: 25 Nov 2011 from: Stefan Cartwright Category: Dissonance & Consonance

The Rub

Dissonance results from friction and in turn creates friction. Without friction there is no life and life is movement. The easier we can allow ourselves to move freely with friction, the easier we can move with life.read more

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Posted: 25 Nov 2011 from: Susan Hale Category: General Discussions

Reflections On Dissonance

Reflection One: While we strive for consonance and harmony in our lives, the truth is we live in a world where we are often bombarded by sounds dissonant to our bodies. Cell phones, computers, the flat line of electricity, trains, planes and automobiles all have dissonance foreign to our biology that can have a damaging effect on ouread more

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Posted: 24 Nov 2011 from: Karen Grace Category: Dissonance & Consonance

Some thoughts on dissonance.

In my earlier years as a musician I found that I had a preference for harmony and sweet chords, despite the attempts of my fantastically avante garde composer piano teacher to educate my ear to strange and wonderful chords and structures. I remember learning a very wierd and wonderful dissonant chordal arrangement on piano for Twinkle Twinkle Liread more

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Posted: 24 Nov 2011 from: Fabien Maman Category: Dissonance & Consonance

Dissonant Discussion

Tama Do Academy uses Dissonance as one of our key techniques. When the body has manifested crystallizations that become lumps, bumps, rigidity read more

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Posted: 24 Nov 2011 from: Don Conreaux Category: Dissonance & Consonance

THE DISSONANCE OF FUNCTIONAL HARMONY

The gong produces dissonance and consonance together and it is called functional harmony or holistic resonance. The result of bathing in this oread more

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Posted: 24 Nov 2011 from: Lyz Cooper Category: Dissonance & Consonance

On Dissonance

Dissonance is such an important part of our work at BAST. If you were to liken consonance to the wonderful sweeping effleurage movements that a massage therapist makes then dissonance is the chopping motion they use to help break down the knots. Ones relationship with dissonance is the most important thing. When working with clients or in a groread more

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Posted: 23 Nov 2011 from: Chris James Category: General Discussions

Facebook update

Hi Everyone We updated and changed our facebook... so now all my posts, course information, CD launches, etc will be on our Chris James – Sounds Wonderful facebook page. If you could please go to this link and register on the http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-James-Sounds-Wonderful/342700005265 page that would be great. read more

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Posted: 23 Nov 2011 from: Andrew Hodges Category: General Discussions

"Lifemusic - Connecting People to Time" Reviewed by Andrew Hodges

Rod Paton, one of the worlds foremost authorities on improviread more

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Posted: 14 Nov 2011 from: Chris James Category: General Discussions

Album Launch - Moments - An opportunity to Feel, Pause, and Reflect

Hi Everyone We are delighted to announce the launch of our new album “Moments” an Instrumental Album. Three instrumental tracks combining beautiful, graceful instruments and vocals for easy listening in any environment at home or work. Moments - Are an opportunity to feel, to pause and reflect, to observe and bring read more

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Posted: 06 Nov 2011 from: Simon Heather Category: General Discussions

Fish and Sound

If you have a frozen pond this winter dont smash the ice as the sound vibrations can kill your fish! Place a pan of boiling water on the ice and that will create a hole in the ice. Be nice to your fish!read more

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Posted: 28 Oct 2011 from: Lyz Cooper Category: Improvisation

Project Globalsound - deadline approaches

I have been blown away by the number of people who have wanted to take part in Project Globalsound!! We have had submissions from people all over the world and they are continuing to come in. There are too many to mention but a few contributors that may be familiar are as follows - Jonathan Goldman, Frank Perry, Jonathan Cope,&nbspread more

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Posted: 27 Oct 2011 from: Jeff Volk Category: General Discussions

Review of Tao of Sound

I just read John Beaulieus review of Fabien Mamans new book, The Tao of Sound, and I found it to be a very thoughtful, gracious and respectful contemplation. Would that more of our sound community might make such efforts to further the overall work by supporting read more

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Posted: 25 Oct 2011 from: Christina Tourin Category: General Discussions

Comparable Book????

I have a student asking me if there is any book that is comparable and more available (in print) than: Expanding Tonal Awareness A Musical Exploration of the Evolution of Consciousness Guided by the Monochord Heiner Ruland This is a marvelous book but Im not sure what to recommend. You can email be at Harprealm@gmail.com Christina Tourinread more

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Posted: 24 Oct 2011 from: Chloë Goodchild Category: Voice Work

Sound Evolution

Sound Evolution - Our New Website - 11 - 11 - 11 br read more

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Posted: 20 Oct 2011 from: Simon Heather Category: General Discussions

John Cage

In 1951 the composer John Cage visited the anechoic chamber at Harvard University. An anechoic chamber is a room designed in such a way that the walls, ceiling and floor absorb all sounds made in the room, rather than reflecting them as echoes. Such a chamber is also externally sound-proofed. Cage entered the chamber expecting to hear silence. Heread more

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Posted: 28 Sep 2011 from: Sound Travels Category: General Discussions

URGENT: Kirtan Leader needed Cumbria UK 1st Oct.

Contact Name: Joyce Their details are: Contact Number: 07952834199 Email: info@findthebalance.co.uk Subject: Kirtan teacher wanted Question: read more

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Posted: 27 Sep 2011 from: Simon Heather Category: General Discussions

Om Shanti

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om santih santih santih is a Sanskrit mantra that is used after mantras, prayers, meditation or yoga. It comes from the root verb ‘Sham’ meaning ‘to be at peace’. Shanti means calm, tranquillity, peace, permanent satisfaction, fulfilment, contentment or stillness. Shanti is repeated three times to bring peace to the three reread more

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Posted: 16 Sep 2011 from: Lyz Cooper Category: General Discussions

Project Global Sound - Growing & Glowing!

I am so excited about how well Project Global Sound is growing! So far I have had submissions from the USA, Australia, Germany, Finland, Russia and of course the UK. This project aims to create a worldwide soundscape - a global community that expresses unity and wellbeing through sharing their sound. You do not have to be experienced in sound worread more

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Posted: 15 Sep 2011 from: Chris James Category: General Discussions

From the Inner Heart

Imagine knowing yourself so much that when you play and compose music that there was absolutely no need for recognition or acknowledgement, and that the music that came forth from you was pure and simply your inner hearts contribution to the joy of this world. Imagine then knowing yourself so clearly all the way through to your innread more

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Posted: 14 Sep 2011 from: Fabien Maman Category: General Discussions

Fabien Maman & Terrres Unsoeld Training in UK Oct 13th-20th

Join us for our UK Training Events and Lectures! Oct 15/16th: Fabien Maman, initiated in Kototama, the ancient Japanese science of pure sound, will introduce his knowledge in this sacred sound workshop. Faery/Shaman Terres Unsoeld will present her unique form of Shamanic healing with acoustic instruments, elemental sounds and colour around the bodyread more

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Posted: 10 Sep 2011 from: Christina Tourin Category: General Discussions

11-11-11

Is anyone creating a special musical event in the UK for 11-11-2011? If so, I would be interested in attending! Christina Tourinread more

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Posted: 20 Aug 2011 from: Christina Tourin Category: General Discussions

CONVERGENCES on Music and Sound Modalities

Over this summer, there have been many workshops on CONVERGENCE of Sound Healing, Therapeutic Music, Music Therapy, Music-Thanatology, Energetics to name just a few of the modalities. We invite you to view some of our BLOGS - with people like Kees Peters from the Netherlands on Soundfulness - http://harptherapycampus.com/blog/netherlands-conferenceread more

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Posted: 09 Aug 2011 from: Chris James Category: General Discussions

The Harmony of Oneness

We have just finished our Oz Healing Power of Sound advanced course... (A 5-day residential.) It is amazing how so much is revealed through our voices. ( … so there was a little processing at the start …?) But after a few days we started to create a beautiful strong and unimposing sound, singing together some of our classic songs like Amazing Graceread more

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Posted: 24 Jul 2011 from: Christina Tourin Category: Sound Healing

Convergence of Sound and Music Modalities Worldwide

Convergence of Sound and Music Modalities Worldwide pread more

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Posted: 24 Jul 2011 from: Christina Tourin Category: General Discussions

Convergence of Sound and Music Modalities Worldwide

Convergence of Sound and Music Modalities Worldwide pread more

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Posted: 22 Jul 2011 from: Simon Heather Category: Sound Healing

Soundscape Event

Friday 14th October 2011 - Sunday 16th October 2011 - Friday evening to Sunday afternoon - Nevill Hall Hospital, Brecon Rd, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 7EG - Spend a weekend creating healing sounds leading up to a large scale Soundscape Concert in Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, Wales U.K. - Led by Chrys Blanchard - 01873 857 609 - aread more

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Posted: 22 Jul 2011 from: Simon Heather Category: Sound Healing

Assemblage Point

I have recently created some sound frequencies that help to align to Assemblage Point. To access these frequencies please go to - http://www.simonheather.co.uk/pages/assemblage.phpread more

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Posted: 21 Jul 2011 from: Sound Therapy Association (STA) Category: General Discussions

STA Launched!

The Sound Therapy Association (STA) is now ready to welcome its first members! Founded by Sheila Hill of Inner Sound and Lyz Cooper of The British Adaemy of Sound Therapy, the STA has also had support from Simon Heather and other members of the College oread more

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Posted: 21 Jul 2011 from: Lyz Cooper Category: General Discussions

British Academy of Sound Therapy have been nominated for Best Spiritual Course by Soul and Spirit Magazine

The British Academy of Sound Therapy have been nominated for Best Spiritual Course by Soul and Spirit Magazine. If you feel motivated to vote, please click on this link. Yoread more

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Posted: 20 Jul 2011 from: Chris James Category: Sound Healing

New website- Sounds Wonderful - Chris james

Hi Everyone Our new website is up and running. You can view it at (http://www.chrisjames.net) Digital downloads of the music are now availablread more

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Posted: 23 Jun 2011 from: Fabien Maman Category: General Discussions

Fabien Maman Lectures in the UK- two venues and dates for October 2011!

Fabien Maman Lectures in the UK- two venues and dates for October 2011! Tues Oct 18th 2011 7pm-8.30pm The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB Tel: 020 7589 3292 Tickets (£10 to members or £15 to non members) can be purchased via the website www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk Thursday 13th Oct 2011 7.15-9.30pm Lightwaysread more

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Posted: 23 Jun 2011 from: Fabien Maman Category: General Discussions

Tama Do’s Shamanic Journey in the UK

Tama Do’s Shamanic Journey in the UK In abundant May, and in resonance with energy of the seasonof Beltain, Tama Do realised their first Shamanic journey within the AncientLands of England. It was a magical trip where a beam of sun seemed to highlighteach deep connection to the elements of nature and Druidic legend as wetravelled from place to placread more

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Posted: 21 Jun 2011 from: Joe Samuel Category: Improv

Music workshop

Hi all, we still have a few places left on our musical improv comedy weekend on 25th and 26th (this weekend) in London. We are going to be exploring song structures, melody, harmony, comedic devices and loads of other techniques for improvising song.If you would like to join us for one or both days, please contact us on: table cellsparead more

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Posted: 17 Jun 2011 from: Kirsten Grønn Category: Music Therapy

Musical nutrition in school

It is amazing to see how music can lift and open the minds of immature 11 year old school kids. How they can let go of repeatedly arguing, questioning, interrupting and resisting both general communication and education, and just let themselves into the musical water. It is such a relief as a teacher to look into these eyes, voices and movements - read more

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Posted: 16 Jun 2011 from: Joe Samuel Category: Improv

Verses

The verse. The ubiquitous beginning of any song. Alright, there are songs that start with a chorus, but the verse will always be there, ready to set the scene. There are so many different structures of verses out there, it can be difficult deciding which would work best in an improvised song. In comedy, we tend to use the &qread more

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Posted: 14 Jun 2011 from: Christina Tourin Category: General Discussions

Healing Music Conference

Check out our upcoming Healing Music Conferences for Europe: http://harptherapycampus.com/blog/netherlands-conferenceesm/ Great speakers - find out who on the flyer! Hope to see you there - August in Europe and October in the UK. If you cant attend - perhaps you can pass on the information? Thank you.read more

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Posted: 17 May 2011 from: Simon Heather Category: Sound Healing

New Book

I have recently finished writing a new book - The Healing Power of Music This book explores the reasons why listening to music is so healing for us. It contains a wealth of information about scientific research into the healing effects of music. The book also contains colour photographs, links to sound bites and links tread more

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Posted: 14 May 2011 from: Christina Tourin Category: General Discussions

Calling All Musicians

Please check out our Convergence Conferences - bringing sound healers, music therapists, therapeutic musicans, interested people together. Conferences in the Netherlands, UK, USA, Vancouver! Go to: http://harptherapycampus.com/category/blog/ Can you all send this message to people who you think might be interested - especially in learning and usread more

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Posted: 13 May 2011 from: Narayani Category: Chanting and Mantra

Narayani is interviewed by Energy on Radio Verulum on 18th May

If you are in the St Albans area tune in to FM 92.6 at 8pm and you can hear Narayani being interviewed by Energy on Radio Verulum.read more

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Posted: 12 May 2011 from: Chris James Category: General Discussions

Gayle Cue Interviews Chris James on "Colours of Byron" Radio Show

BayFM Radio Interview 20th March 2011 Gayle Cue Interviews Chris James on Colours of Byron Radio Showread more

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Posted: 29 Apr 2011 from: Sarah Gregg Category: Sound Healing

Sound & Cancer

Id be interested to hear about anyones work with sound and cancer patients. Currently treating a terminally ill person with a variety of therapies including Reiki Drumming, Harmonic Energy Chimes and Voicework with excellent effects. Any suggestions/recommendations would be gratefully received. Thank you!read more

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Posted: 28 Apr 2011 from: James D'Angelo Category: Broadcasts

The Art Lot radio programme StroudFM

My guest for the next programme going out on StroudFM.co.uk will be the gifted and versatile singer Jenna Monroe who recently made her solo debut at The Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham and is performing at the Chapel Arts Centre in Bath on Saturday evening, the 14th of May. The Arts Centre is at Lower Borough Walls BA1 1QR and the box offiice is 012read more

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Posted: 28 Apr 2011 from: James D'Angelo Category: Sound Healing

The Sacred Alphabet

My book The Sacred Alphabet is now under contract with Inner traditions and should be out by March 2012. It will come with a CD. The current book The Healing Power of the Human Voice is still in print and selling well. It can be obtained through my website www.soundspirit.co.ukread more

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Posted: 21 Apr 2011 from: James D'Angelo Category: Broadcasts

The Art Lot radio programme with James DAngelo

On May 3rd at 4pm my guest on The Art Lot programme on www.StroudFM.co.uk will be the veratile American singer, pianist and arranger Jenna Monroe. We will be featuring her latest recording with her unique arrangements of the songs of Leonard Cohen and Freedom songs or spirituals. Jenna will be performing at the Chapel Arts Centre in Bath on May 1read more

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Posted: 19 Apr 2011 from: Kirsten Grønn Category: Personal Development

Qigong Course in Oslo

Mutual resonance - the music of nature Getting into these slow motions, with the relaxed listening and wide awake attention of your mind, can give you the energy you need. It can strengthen your health in the long run, and it can give yourseread more

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Posted: 16 Apr 2011 from: Fabien Maman Category: General Discussions

Fabien Maman teaching in the UK

Up coming workshop dates:- Kototama, the Ancient Science of Pure Sound Oct 15-16. TEP (Tama-Do Extra Points): Harmonizing the Chakras and Subtle Bodies with Sound, Color and Touch Oct 17-18. Tuning Forks on the 8 Extraordinary Meridians (8 Qi Mo) Oct 19-20. NOTE: This workshop must have completed registration by September 1. If there are notread more

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Posted: 13 Apr 2011 from: Simon Heather Category: General Discussions

The Chamber of Your Heart

Go sweep out the chamber of your heart, Make it ready to be the dwelling place of the Beloved, When you depart, He will enter, In you, void of yourself, He will display His beauty. Though the chamber of the heart is small, It is large eread more

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Posted: 09 Apr 2011 from: Clement Jewitt Category: General Discussions

Responding to Tobias Kaye on A=432

Im in total agreement that A=less than 440 leads to an altogether more mellifluous standard of tuning, though for slightly different reasons. But first I must comment on bodily vibrations. Human vibrations step down with increasing mass frread more

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Posted: 04 Apr 2011 from: James D'Angelo Category: Voice Work

The Art Lot radio programme StroudFM

I am beginning a new series of monthly radio programmes entitled The Art Lot on www.stroudfm.co.uk in which I will interview people in the arts, holiistic education and practices in well-being including, of course, sound therapy. As of the moment the programme with me as the interviewer will go out on Tuesays at 4pm-5pm and repread more

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Posted: 30 Mar 2011 from: Andrew Hodges Category: General Discussions

Lark Ascending?

Its that time of year, isnt it? (At least for those of us who live in the northern hemisphere.) Spring is upon us at last and all seems as it should be. Sometimes things can be just so, cant they? Like they always seemed to be. Oh, so good to say: It all seems as it should be. Spring flowers appearing. Lambing just across the way. Days now lonread more

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Posted: 24 Mar 2011 from: Christina Tourin Category: General Discussions

HELP FOR JAPAN

We invite you to view our BLOG at http://harptherapycampus.com/blog/japan-blog/ Some of our harp sisters have been affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. While we know that the people need food, fuel, water and shelter, we have beread more

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Posted: 15 Mar 2011 from: John Stuart Reid Category: Cymatics

Harmonic Voice Mandalas

We live in a world filled with myriads of shimmering holographic sound bubbles that have been invisible to the eye—until now. Thanks to thread more

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Posted: 15 Mar 2011 from: Fabien Maman Category: General Discussions

Tama-Do In My Life...

This is wonderful reminder ofwhat Tama Do embodies, the joy of incarnation and a new hope for finding thelight within us through the vibrations of colour, sound and movement. I was inmy darkest time in my life when I first came across the Tama Do courses. It waslike a light was shown to me. Everything worldly was telling me that I couldn’tjustify sread more

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Posted: 15 Mar 2011 from: Fabien Maman Category: General Discussions

HEALING SOUNDS RADIO with Jonathan Goldman & Fabien Maman

On September 8th, Wednesday, at 12 noon US Eastern Time, Fabien Maman was the guest of Jonathan Goldman on The Healing Sounds Show. Click the link below to hear the show.a href=http://www.tread more

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Posted: 11 Mar 2011 from: Jill Purce Category: Voice Work

HEALING VOICE -RESIDENTIAL WEEK INTENSIVE- April 29th - May 6th

BELTANE week in the heart of beautiful Somerset countryside- read more

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Posted: 03 Mar 2011 from: Fabien Maman Category: General Discussions

Spring Greetings

Spring Greetings from Tama-Do Academy! Rejoice! Feel the new life of Spring! httread more

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Posted: 02 Mar 2011 from: James D'Angelo Category: General Discussions

Responding to Tobias Kaye on A=432

I am in full agreement with Tobiass proposition that we should tune to an A=432. I have had my piano tuned to this pitch for some time and I am deeply satisfied with it. The tuner can do it as long as it has a 432 fork to start. It is a known fact that orchestras around the world have pushed up the pitch as high as 446 juread more

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Posted: 15 Feb 2011 from: Tobias Kaye Category: General Discussions

Why A=432? The "Verdi Pitch"

Apparently A=432hz as a concert pitch is in tune with organic processes and brings us to more inner harmony than music set at the present international standard of A=440. The standard was set in 1955 in spite of over 20,000 musicians petitioning the International Standards Organisation. The fact the a few American sociological instread more

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Posted: 15 Feb 2011 from: Fabien Maman Category: General Discussions

Fabien Maman

Hello England ! I am happy to be returning to my Home away from Home after 25 years away. If you are one of my old students from my first Tama-Do years course - Id love tread more

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Posted: 05 Feb 2011 from: Christina Tourin Category: General Discussions

11/11/11

In the month of November, I will be on my annual retreat to the UK. I have been asked to present at a few 11/11/11 events in the States but will not be here. Does anyone know of any events taking place in the UK on 11/11/11? I would be interested in being a part of the happenings. Christina Tourin - Harpist - Music Therapist, and read more

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Posted: 27 Dec 2010 from: Sheila Whittaker Category: Sound Healing

Book : Sound Healing with Gongs

Introducing my first book, published in 2010 : Sound Healing with Gongs - a Gong book for Beginners. One of the first books of its kind about gongs &amp their use for sound healing &amp therapy work, Sound Healing with Gongs has been written in plain simple language for anyone to understand. It includes a colour photo section &amp fun quirkread more

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Posted: 24 Nov 2010 from: Stefan Cartwright Category: General Discussions

School of Creative Music Making

Friends, After three years of running improvising music courses together in the UK and Holland Erik Huele and I have launched the School of Creative Music Mread more

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Posted: 20 Nov 2010 from: Beltran Melgar Category: Sound Healing

Walk Through Chaos

I had a painful walk through chaos before reaching up here to you. br read more

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Posted: 20 Nov 2010 from: Gary Malkin Category: General Discussions

Winterfaith: Its Inspiration

After literally thirty years of feeling intimidated by the landmark piano improvisations of Keith Jarrett, I reached a place where I couldnt hold myself back any longer. Since five years old, I had been extemporizing at the piano, and as life unfolded, I ended up focusing my career on composing and producing music for film aread more

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Posted: 17 Nov 2010 from: Kirsten Grønn Category: General Discussions

HELLO SOUND FORUM!

HELLO SOUND FORUM! Some philosophical words about music and man. p clread more

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Posted: 09 Nov 2010 from: Joshua Leeds Category: General Discussions

Hello friends of intentional music and sound;

In light of the dramatic re-emergence of American power politics and blame, definitions of SOUND catch my attention. The adjread more

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Posted: 27 Oct 2010 from: Jenni Roditi Category: General Discussions

Chopin and Poland: music,folklore and contemporary art, at the Loft.

A mixed series of three events - that draw together classical, folk music and contemporary art - all connected with Poland. Chopin is 200 years young this year. Celebrate before the year is out with young musicians from Poland and the UK. Blend that with authentic tango and gypsy music from Poland. Expand that with the richness of arts works by aread more

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Posted: 26 Oct 2010 from: Susan Hale Category: General Discussions

Praise for M1 Shruti Box

Intoning my mantra while playing the M1 Shruti Box (available here) has helped me to slow down, to breathe more fully and to bring my focus to sacred sounds in a more profound way. I feel I am embodying the mantra on a deeper level. The sounds aread more

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Posted: 26 Oct 2010 from: Simon Heather Category: General Discussions

Lords Prayer in Aramaic

Oh Thou, from whom the breath of life comes, who fills all realms of sound, light and vibration. May your light be experienced in my being. Your heavenly domain approaches. Let your will prevail in the universe just as on earth. read more

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Posted: 22 Oct 2010 from: Michael Maxwell Steer Category: General Discussions

Something Amusing ...

Heres a humorous note. I dictated my article on Shostakovich via my voice recognition programme and my software thought ‘privation’ was ‘private Asian’, while Sergei Luzhkov came over as ‘surrogate loose cough’!read more

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Posted: 22 Oct 2010 from: Christina Tourin Category: Sound Therapy

THE International Harp Therapy PREP SCHOOL is now open!

Our current 2010 students are now actively pursuing their education. They are finding the lectures fascinating and are excited about their improvisational harp playing progress in just two short months! We begin the program in September of each year. You can get a jump start and join the IHTP PREP SCHOOL. read more

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Posted: 01 Oct 2010 from: Karen Grace Category: General Discussions

One Year Celebration

Congratulations to the creators of Sound Travels for the anniversary of this great website. I am grateful to be a part of this sound community and look forward to more developments as the website continues to grow, along with its resonant people! I was thinking, as Andrew was asking for some reflections on the website, that it might be great to haread more

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Posted: 30 Sep 2010 from: Simon Heather Category: General Discussions

New Book

I have finished my new book entitled - The Healing Power of Music. It will cover these subjects - What is music? Where did music come from? How did the musical scale develop? Why does some music make us feel happy and other music makes us feel sad? What is the science behind our perception of music? How can we use music for healing? - If you wouread more

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Posted: 30 Sep 2010 from: Katie Lloyd-Nunn at Hawkwood Category: General Discussions

Congratulations to Sound Travels!

Congratulations to the Sound Forum for a successful first year of providing a platform for sharing information and inspiration. Thank you! On behalf of Hawkwood College, I‘d like to acknowledge the contribution that Forum members Stefan Cartwright ,James D’read more

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Posted: 29 Sep 2010 from: Caduceus Magazine Category: Chakras

Using mantras to balance your chakras

To read this article by Simon Heather in Caduceus no 78, in which he outlines the nature of the seven chakras and the five elements and describes the use of special bija mantras to balance them, go to http://www.caduceus.info and follow the instructions to view issue 78 - see page 28 - onlread more

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Posted: 27 Aug 2010 from: Lyz Cooper Category: General Discussions

Sonic Boom Breaks Sound Barrier!

Thank you to all those who joined the team at The British Academy of Sound Therapy for our Sonic Boom event. The aim was three-fold. 1, to have fun, 2 - to share our work and 3 - to celebrate our 10th Birthday. The day was packed with talks and workshops, there was a chill out room where lovely soundbaths could be experienced anread more

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Posted: 24 Aug 2010 from: James D'Angelo Category: Sound Healing

The Sacred Alphabet

I am coming into the final stages of my latest book entitled The Sacred Alphabet. In certain ways it is an offshoot of my book The Healing Power of the Human Voice in which there is a chapter called The Meaning of Vowels and Consonants. The thrust of this book focuses on the toning of vowels, consonants and seed syllables in read more

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Posted: 24 Aug 2010 from: Rod Paton Category: Improvisation

The Lifemusic™ Training

Places are still available on the unique Lifemusic training programme at the University of Chichester. The Lifemusic™ method uses direct access musical improvisation to enhance well-being and nurture good relationships. It is an invalread more

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Posted: 24 Aug 2010 from: Simon Heather Category: Personal Development

Are Rats More Intelligent Than Humans?

An experiment on laboratory rats revealed that they have a natural predisposition towards classical music. The experiment consisted in placing two boxes, connected by a tube, playing Bach’s ‘Air on the G string’ in one box, and rock music in the other. Most rats chose to go in the box with Bach’s music, even when the music switched from one box read more

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Posted: 20 Jul 2010 from: Simon Heather Category: General Discussions

Vuvuzelas and B flat

For the three weeks of the World Cup the whole world has been subjected to the sound of these horns. The vuvuzela is a 65 cm (2.13 ft) plastic blowing horn that produces a loud, distinctive monotone note, typically around B flat (the B flat below middle C). B flat is often associated with blues music. I am wondering whread more

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Posted: 29 Jun 2010 from: Sound Travels Category: General Discussions

Announcing the NEW Sound Travels Site

Hi, We are so pleased with the new facilities on the Sound Travels Sound Forum and we hope you are too ... One of the most exciting is YouTube - check out the YouTube link on the right - Andrew Hodges talks briefly about what you can now use the site for ... Tell us what you think ...read more

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Posted: 16 Jun 2010 from: Stefan Cartwright Category: General Discussions

Easy-Access Musical Instruments

I am writing a piece about easy-access musical instruments and would welcome your input. Over the last decade a range of new instruments and innovations on existing instruments have appeared which sound great and can be enjoyed immediately. This is an exciting time as it offers more people simple ways to get in touch with their creativity, especread more

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Posted: 12 Apr 2010 from: Tim Wheater Category: General Discussions

Silence and Listening

continuing with the subject of listening i wanted to write mentioning the importance of silence. it is from silence that sound eminates and silence also has the capability to develop stillness within us. also silence after a sound healing session is the time when all the sonic energy created with loving intent integrates itself. i devour silenceread more

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Posted: 30 Mar 2010 from: Stefan Cartwright Category: Creativity

Intuitive Music

The scenario: an open and supportive space where we are able to relax any notions of musical ability or playing right or wrong notes. We find ourselves engaged in a process of not doing anything except giving our undivided attention to the timbres, resonances, overtones and rhythms which arise from the simple instruments around us as they are strucread more

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Posted: 12 Mar 2010 from: Tobias Kaye Category: Personal Development

The Hole of Mankind

There’s a whole in my Heart Burning like fire The Whole behind the Alter Takes my Song ever higher. This hole through my purpose Links to the hole within you Seeking to widen The flow of the whole. When I open this hole And allow in the fire My heart becomes open To the hole within you. The warmth of the burning Holds wide my horead more

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Posted: 06 Mar 2010 from: Lyz Cooper Category: Sound Healing

Join in BASTs Sonic Boom - Saturday, June 5th

BAST is celebrating 10 years with a sonic extravaganza! Sonic Boom will be held at the Bognor Campus of the University of Chichester on Saturday June 5th. Lyz Cooper will be joined by the tutors of BAST to present many elements of sound therapy for all to enjoy. Throughout the day there will be talks and demonstrations on Himalayan bowls, crysread more

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Posted: 06 Mar 2010 from: Lyz Cooper Category: Sound Healing

ICNM nominates British Academy of Sound Therapy (BAST) as a winner

Here is an excerpt from the press release from the ICNM. The Institute for Complementary and Natural Medicine (ICNM) has named the British Academy of Sound Therapy (BAST) as a winner in its inaugural Complementary Medicine Awards. BAST won Best Complementary Medicine Company category, the first Award of its kind to be given in complementary meread more

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Posted: 05 Mar 2010 from: Tim Wheater Category: General Discussions

listening

our ears start listening at day 45 in our mothers womb - indeed the ear even somewhat looks like an embryo ! what a great gift we have with this precious sense. and as i suggested last time - what a blessing it is when the ear has such a profound connection to the heart. please look one more time at the spelling of heart - there contained within, read more

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Posted: 03 Mar 2010 from: Susan Hale Category: General Discussions

Sing As If All Life Matters

April 22 marked the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Last month I posted an event on Sounds Travels, in my newsletter and on my two websites www.songkeeper.net and www.treesplease.webs. com. Already over 1,000 people have responded and the read more

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Posted: 01 Mar 2010 from: Tobias Kaye Category: General Discussions

Chance to be Seen

Sounding Bowls are in with a chance to win a major Art and Design prize. The main importance of Sounding Bowls lies in people, how hearts can be touched and opened by people meeting with Sounding Bowls, playing them, hearing them. It seems that some of the way in which people are effected by them is through the beauty of their looks. Honestlyread more

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Posted: 17 Feb 2010 from: Tim Wheater Category: General Discussions

listening

greetings fellow sound lovers.............a short introductory message from me this winters day. i want to explore aspects of listening - including the way i have even mis-heard so many instructions as to how to gain access to this site and write to you here.!!! but seriously - the word \\\ear\\\ turns to \\\hear\\\. and hear turns into \\\hread more

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Posted: 17 Feb 2010 from: Rod Paton Category: Sound Healing

Apollo, god of music and healing

Music exalts each joy, allays each grief, Expels diseases, softens every pain And hence the wise of ancient days adored One power of physic, melody and song. These words of Thomas Armstrong appeared when I was researching my forthcoming book, Lifemusic - Connecting people to time. (Due to be published in May by Archive Books). They describeread more

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Posted: 29 Jan 2012 from: Chloë Goodchild

Healing for Don Campbell

Dearest friends and students of Don Campbell, I am writing to let you know (just in case you havent heard already) that our beloved friend and sound healer, Don Campbell, is presently very challenged with pancreatic cancer. I just had a beautiful brief conversation with him, and he is back at his home from a few days in hospital, whilst the doctors analysed his situation. read more

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 from: Katie Rose

L_ve Y_ur V_ice in 2012

I have just discovered that the word Free has its roots in the words for Friend, Lover and Beloved. So to free something is to love it. So if we wish to liberate our voices, we need to love them. We must court the voice like a beloved, romance it out of its hiding places and love its eccentricities. read more

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 from: Simon Heather

Can Music Harm Us? - Episode 8 of Simons New Book: "The Healing Power of Music"

We all know that loud music can damage our hearing but are there certain types of music played at normal volume that can be harmful for us? read more

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 from: Yehuda Tagar

Psychophonetics- Love of Sounds

Psychophonetics- love of sounds read more

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 from: Fabien Maman

Colour creates the space through which Sound can flow-

&lsquoI have always been a musician first, who later, trained as an acupuncturist and became a sound researcher. I see the body as a harp, with acupuncture meridians as the strings, waiting to be pl read more

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 from: Chris James

2012, The New Era, & Sound Healing

Well, it's 2012 it's the start of the new era, love is truly all around us, heaven is finally on earth, and to stay separated from our inner hearts and the truth of who we are takes even more energy. So what does this mean to sound healing in general read more

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 from: Julian Treasure

The future of music – and commercial soundscapes

For the music industry, there is an alternative survival strategy to veneering the world with mindless piped music read more

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 from: Katie Lloyd-Nunn at Hawkwood

Helen Chadwick interview

Interview with Helen Chadwick prior to her workshop and concert at Hawkwood 17-19 February 2012 read more

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 from: Joe Samuel

Sing without singing

Joe Samuel finds out how to unlock your voice. read more

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 from: James D'Angelo

REVIEW OF FABIEN MAMAN’S BOOK "THE TAO OF SOUND - ACOUSTIC SOUND HEALING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY" - With Terres Unsoeld

Thirty years ago Maman produced four paperback books on his work and these form the basis for this expanded single volume printed on glossy A4 size paper, profusely illustrated colour photographs and containing 295 pages. It lays out his philosophy of sound as a healing modality from various angles, delineates his scientific research into the power of sound and explores his teaching methods. In effect, he have his life‘s work spread out before us. read more

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 from: Silvia Nakkach

Medicine Melodies; Emotional Magic and Music

In the Universe, everything sings: plants, animals, waterfalls, bones, people, the stars, the rain, and many things we don’t see; even silence makes a sound. Every spiritual tradition of the world has used sound to facilitate the passage between states of consciousness. From time immemorial the shaman hears the hidden music of the universe and sings it back through “medicine melodies,” simple tonal configurations that reflect a sacred unity with nature and have the power to heal body, ... read more

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 from: Silvia Nakkach

When the Music Changes, You Change too

Sound is in the basis of all existence and expresses the relationship between human and cosmic orders. Our ancestors valued sound and music as medicinal, magical, and mystical, and since times immemorial, sound has been use as a gateway to transcendence and the exploration of consciousness by shamans, mystics, healers, scientists, yogis, artists, and sacred lineages of music all over the world. read more

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 from: Joe Samuel

Play

The role of play in learning read more

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 from: Dorinne Davis

Improve the Voice by Using the Ear and the Brain

Presentation at Voice conference about improvement in voice quality and stability after sound-based therapy read more

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 from: Leora Lightwoman

The History of Tantra

How tantra evolved into its present day form read more

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 from: Trixi Field

Creating Beautiful Harmony via the Humble Canon

This article looks briefly at how simple canons can be used to experience harmony singing and a light meditative experience without having to learn difficult parts. read more

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 from: Yehuda Tagar

Psychophonetics

Psychophonetics is a cutting edge modality of Psychodevelopment.Psychodevelopment claims that the major task of modern psychology is to facilitate human development, evolution ofconsciousness and humanizing of civilization, rather than the recovery from pathology as its focus. read more

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 from: General Discussion

Sound Therapists Sought!

I am a sound therapist (BAST) and live in the Billingshurst/Storrington/Horsham area of West Sussex. I would love to hear from any other sound therapists/practitioners within a 30-40 mile radius read more

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 from: Caduceus Magazine

Echoes of the Ancestors Life, Death and Transition - Georgian traditional polyphony by Madge Bray

This article is provided courtesy of Caduceus Magazine (http://www.caduceus.info) - In the crisp mountain sunshine of the mountain valley I can hear faint echoes of ancient harmonies carried on the wind, drawing us in. We must wait, says Kakha, our host, and approach in a group when more people arrive to pay their respects. read more

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 from: Susan Hale

Vocal Toning - VIDEO

Vocal Toning - VIDEO read more

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 from: Simon Heather

Scientific Research & How Music Affects Us - Episode 7 of Simons New Book: "The Healing Power of Music"

Geetanjali Vaidya says one great problem that arises in trying to study music's emotional power is that the emotional content of music is very subjective. A piece of music may be emotionally powerful but is experienced in very different ways by each person who hears it. read more

Posted: 10 Dec 2011 from: Don Conreaux

COMPLETE GONG TEACHINGS

GONG YOGA AND GONG MASTER TRAINING read more

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 from: Ashera Hart

Why sound? What sound? Why now?

Since 2001, I have been researching and teaching the amazing importance of the solfeggio and wow what a journey it’s been! It’s been an inspiration to see the changes that it’s created in my life and also the lives of others and I’d like to welcome you into my world of self-discovery and awakening. read more

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 from: Hilary Canto

Food Vibration & Voice

Vibrational Healing read more

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 from: Leora Lightwoman

Soul Gazing

Our deepest being is always here. When we make contact with this place, we release separation. The following simple exercise, which can be practiced with a love partner or a special friend, can help you directly experience this reality: read more

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 from: Ellen Franklin

Acutonic Tuning Forks and Acupuncture

(To all readers: I respond to Ellen’s query both in general terms and also referencing specific Acutonics forks because she mentions them. For more information about the forks, their intervals, their properties etc please feel free to go to www.Acutonics.com where you will find a wealth of further information.) read more

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 from: Sound Travels

Sound Forum Facebook Group

There's a lot happening on Sound Forum Facebook. If you want to visit Sound Forum on Facebook just click on this link. read more

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 from: Fabien Maman

Dissonance for healing a deep pathology is different to hearing dissonance

If we talk about dissonance in Sound Healing, the whole question is to know if we are talking about our musical comfort in listening to the music, or if we are talking about the use of acoustic sound for real healing purpose. read more

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 from: James D'Angelo

Out of the Silence

In 2006 I was invited for the second time to be a presenter at the Message Company's International Sound Healing conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. On the scene at that time was a young graduate student named Tessa Shields. She chose a handful of the presenters and asked us if we could be interviewed on site about our view and methods of using sound as a healing/therapeutic modality. She also interviewed other sound healers at a conference in San Marino, California in 2008. read more

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 from: Katie Rose

Dancing with Dissonance

An exploration of the beauty of dissonance and how dancing to our own tune can makes waves in the world. read more

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 from: Karen Grace

Dissonance & Drones - A Spiritual Experience?

A formal essay discussing the purpose and effect of dissonance and drones, drawing from perspectives of early 20th Century music and beyond. read more

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 from: Simon Heather

Colour, Emotion, Therapy and the Brain - Episode 6 of Simons New Book: "The Healing Power of Music"

Beethoven is said to have called B minor the black key. Schubert likened E minor "unto a maiden robed in white with a rose-red bow on her breast." One Russian composer said, "Rimsky-Korsakoff and many of us in Russia have felt the connection between colours and sonorities. Surely for everybody sunlight is C major and cold colours are minors. And F-sharp is decidedly strawberry red!" Of his subtle compositions Debussy wrote: "I realised that music is very delicate, and it takes, therefore ... read more

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 from: Lyz Cooper

Weightless - The most relaxing track ever!!

I was thrilled to be working on this project for the launch of a new range of products by Radox. I think that this shows that therapeutic sound is moving into mainstream consicousness - which is excellent! read more

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 from: Rod Paton

Lifemusic - Connecting People to Time (Extract 1)

This book is about time and how we connect to it, though it is not, assome readers may (or may not) be glad to discover, about quantum theory or particle physics but about music. Time is the autonomous, unconditional, inevitable and ultimately, mysterious process through which life grows and decays and music not only measures time, delineating in a purely abstract but palpable way its passage but it also infuses time with emotional significance and therefore, with meaning: in this sense ... read more

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 from: Steven Ash

Sacred Drumming Ancient Sound Healing - Part 2: The Essential Foundations of Sacred Drumming

Medicine drumming is very different to entertainment or social drumming because the intent of the drummer using the drum beat as a healing tool is both investigating a cause and bringing a change. A protocol has been developed in many cultures that both protects and enhances the overall experience and this protocol I am calling the essentials of sacred drumming. read more

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 from: Julian Treasure

The Endangered Sound of Silence

On a recent holiday in Northern Italy, three experiences reminded me of the importance of silence. Most people would say that silence is the opposite of sound, but I take a different view. Silence is a sound, as well as being a context for all other sounds. To understand this it is necessary to experience it. read more

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 from: John Stuart Reid

We Are Not Alone

Researchers in the United States and Great Britain have made a significant breakthrough in deciphering dolphin language in which a series of eight objects have been sonically identified by dolphins. Team leader, Jack Kassewitz of SpeakDolphin.com, ‘spoke’ to dolphins with the dolphin’s own sound picture words. Dolphins in two separate research centers understood the words, presenting convincing evidence that dolphins employ a universal “sono-pictorial” language of communication. The team was able to teach the dolphins simple and complex sentences involving nouns and verbs, revealing that dolphins comprehend elements of human language, as well as having a complex visual language of their own. Kassewitz commented, “We are beginning to understand the visual aspects of their language, for example in the identification of eight dolphin visual sounds for nouns, recorded by hydrophone as the dolphins echolocated on a range of submersed plastic objects.” The British member of the research team, John Stuart Reid, used a CymaScope instrument, a device that makes sound visible, to gain a better understanding of how dolphins see with sound. He imaged a series of the test objects as sono-pictorially created by one of the research dolphins. read more

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 from: Ellen Franklin

"Consonance and Dissonance" written by Joanie Solaini (Acutonics Teacher and Practitioner, LLM,LLB, BA Mus)

What a delicious pool to be diving in is this discussion of consonance and dissonance! Deep and deceptively clear looking, it is impossible to fully describe. We can map its edges and talk about where the pool meets the land. We can measure its various depths and make a topographical model of the bottom. read more

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 from: Fabien Maman

Kototama, The Ancient Science of Pure Sound excerpts from THE TAO OF SOUND, by Fabien Maman and Terres Unsoeld

Kototama, The Ancient Science of Pure Sound. In 1975, I was initiated by my master of Aikido and acupuncture, Sensei Nakazono, in Kototama, the Ancient Science of Pure Sound. Kototama mean read more

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 from: Don Conreaux

Gong & Improvisation

0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false The Conductor of a Sacred Gong Improvisational Tone Rite spontaneously synthesiz read more

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 from: Tobias Kaye

Experiences with Sounding Bowls

In this report a user from Gloucestershire (UK) describes effects within her work, concluding: "Sounding Bowls ... have enabled us to see a break-through with several children and adults, which exceeded all expectations." read more

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 from: Clement Jewitt

Dissonance

about musical intervals read more

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 from: Jeff Volk

Insights into the invisible world of sound (Courtesy of Caduceus Magazine)

We live in a vast ocean of sound, whose infinite waves ripple the shores of our awareness in myriad patterns of intricate design and immeasurably complex vibrations … permeating our bodies, our psyches, to the very core of our being. read more

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 from: Simon Heather

Dissonance, Scales & Keys: Episode 5 of Simons New Book: "The Healing Power of Music"

Dissonance means without sonic alignment or to "beat against". Our first reactions to dissonance, whether in music or life, are to label them undesirable and something to be avoided. read more

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 from: Chloë Goodchild

Sound Evolution

Sounding a New World into Being read more

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 from: Kees Peters

The healing power of singing bowls and their relationship with Tibet

In this article I examine the effect of singing bowls in western Europe. I allow myself to takean open and spacious mind. In musical terms said: I improvise. I will play with the possible links between our Western culture and the culture of Tibet. Scientifically speaking this may be a hypothesis. With this I want to give my ideas some ground. This research is supported by my studies in Tibetan Buddhism. Several schools in buddhism arefamiliar to me. From Hinayana to Dzogchen. I also have studied read more

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 from: Kees Peters

What is Soundfulness?

Soundfulness is a registered method for subtle communication with sounds.Soundfulness uses tibetan singing bowls, ethnic ritual instruments and the voice.People trained in the Soundfulnes method become a professional soundworker.They do work in companies, in wellness, in schools and in healthcare. Why Soundfulness?A wide variety of people are interested in using acoustic instruments and their voice.Because they intuitively feel the quality of resonance, which gives openess for a careful and ... read more

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 from: Katie Rose

Creating a Community of Song

My passion about the power of song to transform our world read more

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 from: Joy Hicklin-Bailey

Joyful Loving and the Keys to Awakened Intimacy

Intimacy with being, with life, with another read more

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 from: Don Conreaux

Gong and 11:11

making sacred ceremony read more

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 from: Tobias Kaye

Single String Meditations

suggestions around meditating with a simple sound source such as a singel string Sounding Bowl read more

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 from: Katie Rose

Words and Wordlessness

Words and Wordlessness It has been challenging writing this month&rsquos; article mainly because I encountered some welcome wordlessness and some dee read more

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 from: Fabien Maman

Review of Fabien Mamans new book The Tao of Sound by Dr. John Beaulieu, N.D., Ph.D.

Review of Fabien Maman's new book 'The Tao of Sound' by Dr. John Beaulieu, N.D., Ph.D read more

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 from: Andrew Hodges

Sound and The Storm

It is undeniable that times are tough and may even get tougher. The situation across the economic world does not look good. It doesn't need much close analysis to know that the world has totally 'maxed out' its credit card and at the macro-level the outlook is bleak. However one would be making a serious error of judgment if one equated macro issues with the 'micro'. By 'micro', I mean 'us', you and me and our individual power and destiny in contrast to the macro issues of world politics and read more

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 from: Simon Heather

Music Healing & The Subject of Intervals - Episode 4 from Simons New Book: "The Healing Power of Music"

Through sound healing it is possible to bring the body back into harmony hence avoiding the need for drugs or surgery. If we compare the body to a musical instrument, when we hear the various musical intervals it brings us in tune with our natural vibration. Our bodies are made up of the same proportions found in music. When all the musical intervals are sung or played to us in a sound healing session our body is receiving the fundamental ratios of creation. read more

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 from: Steven Ash

Sacred Drumming Ancient Sound Healing

The drum is the first instrument, an elemental; a wet skin dried over a hollow log, beaten in the glow and warmth of the fire it has the power to unite the circle, so the grandfathers said; bringing the people together, allowing for the movement of voice and body. Imagine way, way back in the lodges and stone huts of our ancestors the drums beating in the long winter nights, read more

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 from: Chloë Goodchild

Can you sing your way out of the festive blues? How therapists are using the power of song to cure depression

Chloe Goodchild is interviewed by Flik Everett of the UK's Daily Mail. For thousands of reality-show hopefuls, singing is the only path to fame and fortune. For most of us, musical expression is limited to the shower or the yearly carol concert. read more

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 from: Felicity Warner

Singing to the Dying

Singing to someone as they are dying is something I have instinctively done many times. It ‘s feels like an ancestral memory I’m drawing on a lament for the dying person, and also for those vigiling, their loved ones, sharing the experience. read more

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 from: Don Conreaux

Inside the Micro is the Macro

Sound Science read more

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 from: Fabien Maman

The Impact of the Seventh Interval

2011, the impact of the era of the Seventh Interval read more

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 from: Joe Samuel

Improv at Edinburgh

My look at musical improvisation in Edinburgh read more

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 from: Andrew Hodges

Why do Jan & I use the title Entracte?

Andrew Hodges and Jan Wilding work together in Sound and Yoga under the Entracte Partnership (www.entracte.org). Andrew explains here what the underlying message is behind the title: read more

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 from: Simon Heather

Music Lyrics Survey

How do music lyrics effect us? read more

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 from: Simon Heather

The Healing Power of Music - Episode 3 (Aug 11)

What are Scales? A scale is a sequence of musical notes in an ascending or a descending order. They are organised into categories such as diatonic, major, minor, and others, with a specific group of notes thus being described as a C-major scale, D-minor scale. read more

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 from: Andrew Hodges

Just Firefighting?

One or two people may know that whilst I can turn my hand to a decent bit of violin improvisation I spend a considerable amount of time working with the business community developing business teams. I have frequently found myself, in the middle of pretty heavy negotiations, borrowing from my musical experience, particularly sound improvisation as a potential source of a solution to a business problem. It is often said that improvisation in the business world is something we do only when things read more

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 from: Jeff Volk

FROM VIBRATION TO MANIFESTATION: Assuming our Rightful Place in Creation

Cymatics, the study of wave phenomena and vibration, is a scientific methodology that demonstrates the vibratory nature of matter and the transformational nature of sound. It is sound science at its finest, and its implications are vast! The term (Kymatiks in German), was adapted from the Greek word for wave, ta Kyma, in the 1960s by Swiss medical doctor and natural scientist, Hans Jenny (1904-1972). read more

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 from: Lyz Cooper

Project Globalsound - a sonic collage for unity and wholing

Project ‘Globalsound’ - A sonic collage for unity and ''wholing'' ‘Times they are a changing’. Bob Dylan’s words resonate within me as I reflect on where we are as beings on this Earth at this time. There is instability on many levels and the media tend to focus on one aspect, which can entrain our energy and pull us off centre. When we are experiencing what we may perceive as chaos, darkness or ''negative energy'' there is also another process going on - one of great potential, learning and... read more

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 from: Rod Paton

Improvisation and Trust

A brief look at how group improvisation develops positive relationships. read more

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 from: Hilary Canto

Mastering Listening & Pitching

Part one of three read more

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 from: Simon Heather

The Healing Power of Music - Episode 2 (July 11)

Philosophers, musicians, social and natural scientists have argued about what constitutes music. The definition has varied through history, and within different cultures. read more

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 from: Andrew Hodges

Improvisational Worlds

This short article describes how the potential of music improvisation might offer an effective route for the progressive development of improvisation within a team, class or group and highlights how the relationship between creative and group dynamics can be used to illustrate improvisational stages of development. read more

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 from: Ellen Franklin

Remembering the Whole

In our work with sound vibration known as the Acutonics methodology, our intention is to help people remember on a physiological and psychological level what it is to be whole. read more

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 from: Don Conreaux

Walking the Way of the Gong

The gong has a unique power of fullness. It fills matter with resonance. The river of sound flowing from the nuclear energy of its alloyed metallic elements produces a synergistic vibrational tonic that has within it an alchemical sound substance called ‘Syntonic’ tone. read more

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 from: Katie Rose

From Out There to In Here and Back Again

I have just come back from a week’s work in Austria, which was a wonderful experience. Rolling mountains, trees, abundant flowers and openhearted, welcoming friends, old and new. One of the many reasons it felt so nourishing was because without phones or emails I was able to focus on one thing alone – being here. read more

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 from: Rod Paton

Train to be a Lifemusician!

Places are still available on the next Lifemusic training programme which begins on September 10th. What is Lifemusic? A method of workshop facilitation based upon improvisation, participation and trust. read more

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 from: Simon Heather

Assemblage Point Frequencies

The assemblage point is the main place where our energy field connects with our physical body. The assemblage point is directly connected with our life force energy. read more

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 from: Simon Heather

The Healing Power of Music - Episode 1 (June 11)

"A person does not hear sound only through the ears; he hears sound through every pore of his body. It permeates the entire being, and according to its particular influence either slows or quickens the rhythm of the blood circulation; it either wakens or soothes the nervous system.” Hazrat Inayat Khan read more

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 from: Katie Rose

Pink is the New Blue - Going Beyond Gender

How sounding liberates us from fixed identities read more

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 from: Nina Chandler

SingAwayStress

Singing is one of the ultimate “be here now” activities and sound is the first sense we develop in the womb, says world renowned baby doctor Prof Sir Robert Winston. Hearing our mother’s heart beat is a soothing and resonating presence for us as we develop and prepare for birth. read more

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 from: Felicity Warner

Soul Mid-Wifery

As this is my first article for Sound Forum I thought I’d tell you a little bit about my work with the dying and explain how we use both sound and music, as well as other therapies to enable people to experience a tranquil and dignified death. read more

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 from: Susan Hale

Sacred Sounds of Maltas Oracle Chamber

Journey into Sacred Space and Sound exploring the resonant Oracle Chamber of Malta's Hypogeum read more

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 from: Andrew Hodges

The Magic of Group Free Intuitive Music Improvisation

However in the last few decades a new phenomenon has emerged which might be called free intuitive group improvisation. Whilst this form of improvisation has its roots perhaps with Stockhausen and others in the 1970s, it has now emerged as a form of music making available not just to the specialist musician but also the community at large. Because of the special conditions that make free intuitive music improvisation possible to the skilled performer it also makes it available to the ‘beginner’. read more

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 from: Karen Grace

The Colours We Sing

How Karen Grace uses sound & colour vibrations to develop vocal expression - an excerpt from a Masters Dissertation read more

Posted: 26 May 2011 from: Joe Samuel

The chorus

Joe and Heather analyse the comedy improvised chorus and its role in songs. read more

Posted: 26 May 2011 from: Susan Hale

"Sing To The Trees" - Earth Day 2011

Video of Susan Hale at Glastonbury read more

Posted: 18 May 2011 from: Katie Rose

Love is at the Root of Everything

I was reminded recently that there is a funky bassline playing along underneath even the most twisted and seemingly off-key tunes in life, that love is the root of everything. read more

Posted: 18 May 2011 from: Joy Hicklin-Bailey

What are the Benefits of LomiLomi

Waves of Aloha - Touching Presence Sacred Hawaiian LomiLomi Massage read more

Posted: 17 May 2011 from: Joe Samuel

The Perfect Cadence

Joe Samuel explains how the perfect cadence is constructed and used in music read more

Posted: 17 May 2011 from: Joe Samuel

Car Scene (Improv)

Joe Samuel and others improvise something very funny about cars read more

Posted: 17 May 2011 from: Heather Urquhart

How To Get Better At Improvising

I was teaching the Maydays Drop in class recently and two of the students who are recent converts to improv and now completely obsessed with the form (you know who you are you two!) cornered me afterwards and asked me, “How do we get to be good?!” read more

Posted: 17 May 2011 from: Joe Samuel

Musical Improvised Comedy

I am still suffering flashbacks from our last comedy music improv weekend. Strange scenes of gyrating Paul McCartneys, uplifting duets in space, filth and fury in Primark and unmentionable scenes in Rochester orphanage. read more

Posted: 13 May 2011 from: Narayani

Narayanis New Album - Maatri Sharanam Released

I have just released my new album and Sounds Forum readers receive a 15% discount. read more

Posted: 04 May 2011 from: Narayani

What is Kirtan?

The yogic tradition of Kirtan chanting is increasingly popular in the UK, but for many it is still an unknown practice, this article explains a bit about what it is. read more

Posted: 02 May 2011 from: Hilary Canto

Singing through Toning

12 week course read more

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 from: Beltran Melgar

The importance of being focused

One of the biggest problems we humans have in this moment ofevolution is to get rid of our minds in a world of unrestful waves of contradictory information. Preachers, charlatans, story talers, history tailors, singers, deaf and dumb speakers of horrors and fairy tales are continuously bombing our ears. Multimedia is so powerful that it´s not easy to control our feelings when we are exposed to so many influences. read more

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 from: Don Conreaux

BLOSSOMING INTO FULLNESS OF LIVING TONE

The objective of the performing Gong Master is to synthesize the inherent qualities attributed to the musical gong and allow it to spiritualize the space. A forerunner of today’s solid-state technology, the gong’s innate intelligence comes from a chaotic amalgamation of diverse metallic crystals with seemingly no moving parts read more

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 from: Fabien Maman

Fabien Maman: "The Tao of Sound" Lecture/Demonstration and Book Signing.

The Tao of Sound read more

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 from: Fabien Maman

Fabien Maman teaching in the UK

Review & testimonials. read more

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 from: Katie Rose

Finding Peace in the Shadows

Re-arming the world with sonic embraces read more

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 from: Tobias Kaye