Spooky Harmonies
Why does Georgian polyphony create that spooky Feeling in both singers and listeners? Find out on August 8th when Professor Nino Kalandadze will lead a days singing workshop teaching songs from her countrys ancient singing tradition named by UNESCO as one of the Intangible Cutural Heritage of Humanity. For more details and to book visit the Events page and search for Womens Georgian Singing Workshop. Cheltenham Glos.
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calendar of Don
CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES IN THE UK
MT TONE OF LIFE IN ENGLAND (With Tom Soltron, Abby delSol, & Don Conreaux) MAY 27 – JUNE 2 London, Great Britain
28 MAY Concert, London
30 – 31 May – Workshop – London odettekurland@hotmail.com www.londongong.co.uk
MYSTERIOUS TREMENDUM GONGMASTER TRAINING (With Aidan McIntyre,Livia Barbosa, and Don Conreaux)
JUNE 19 – 28 ENGLAND ANNUAL 10-DAY GAUNTS HOUSE AidanMcIntyre gongmagic@gmail.com
Gaunts Bookings bookings@gauntshouse.com
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New composer's website launched
James DAngelo has just launched a new website focussing on his work as a composer and pianist www.jamesdangelomusic.com
This website is in addition to his one for sound therapy www.soundspirit.co.uk
A major feature of the new website is that many of his pieces both recorded on CD and in concerts are available to be heard, a good number in their entirety and this includes around 60 songs There is an opportunity to hear extracts from his new CD
The Holy City featuring Cathedra, a top class vocal ensemble based in Washington DC This CD can also be purchased through the website.
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Review of James D'Angelo's new CD The Holy City
For those who have worked with James D’Angelo in his popular Soundspirit courses, or read his two seminal books, this will bring a new dimension of understanding to his work.
Recorded at Washington National Cathedral as part of the New American Choral Music Series, The Holy City comprises the entire catalogue of the sacred music of James D’Angelo as composer. He is familiar with composing for a cathedral. A resident of Gloucester, he has created a close relationship with Gloucester Cathedral and its musical director Adrian Partington since 2009.
Three of his pieces have been commissioned and performed there including the Festival Fanfare for the opening of the 2013Three Choirs Festival. It is evident that he knows how to compose specifically for cathedral spaces. He allows for sustained voices to resonate and reverberate within the architecture of the cathedral as well as the cathedral of the listener’s body.
As I was listening my husband walked into the living room and as
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The Danger of Unheard Sounds
The Danger of Unheard Sounds Seeing is believing, but a bizarre experiment revealed that people are affected by sound they cannot hear nor see. Scientists working at Liverpool’s Metropolitan Cathedral analyzed the responses of 250 people who heard a 50 minute piano recital and also inaudible vibrations, too low in pitch for them to hear. The audiences emotions intensified as the inaudible sound vibrations were blasted out. Those feeling uncomfortable before the concert got increasingly angry. Theiremotion intensified during the piano performance. Others, who were initially happy,got progressively more joyful. Focused concentration on music has a mesmerizing effect, almost hypnotic. The surprising thing is that this is also true for inaudible sound. In experiments people felt physical affects from the silent blasts:tingling in the back of the neck and a strange feeling in the stomach.[1]This should not come as a surprise as many scientists confirmed harmful effectsfrom unhea
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Feet Chakras
The feet chakras are where we connect with the energy of the Earth. The feet chakras need to be activated to allow the new energies to flow through our body into the Earth. The feet chakras are found in the hollow of the foot by the insteps. They need to be massaged regularly to activate them. I recommend at least ten minutes massage 2-3 times a week to begin with, then once a week to make sure they don’t get blocked. You can also use the weighted tuning forks on the feet chakras. After they have been activated you need to walk on the earth in bare feet for at least ten minutes day. The ten minutes walking needs to be on grass, rock or on a beach not in the house, on concrete, tarmac or paving slabs. If the feet chakras are blocked then there will be a build up of energy in our body that will cause us to become tired, anxious or unwell. People tend to get blocked feet chakras when life gets too much for them. When the feet chakras are blocked people will experience an
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"THE NAKED VOICE" BOOK !
DEAR FRIENDS, I want to tell you about my NEW BOOK: THE NAKED VOICE - Transform your Life Through the Power of Sound. It will be published by North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, California, in May 2015. I cant wait to share it with you !!! http://www.thenakedvoice.com MORE SOON Best wishes Chloe For more details: now@thenakedvoice.com chloe.goodchild@thenakedvoice.com
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One Tree Among Many
The trees at Waterperry frame Art in Action, providing avenues, shade, and most of all keeping the wind down. The peaceful atmosphere amongst all the beauty we humans bring to it is totally held by the trees all around.
On the front lawn we are particularly graced by the huge fountain of life that is the Redwood. This tree is a perfect example of dynamic stillness, If you look at it from the outside it is all gently falling branches, twigs flowing down, needles all gently swaying. If you go inside and look at the trunk you get the opposite view. The this straight, powerful singular strength has such an upward rush it really can feel like you are standing within a fountain. In one sense you are?
Tons of water are raised up this trunk every day, tons of water cascade down these branches, carrying salts and starches out into these needles. And here the miracle is performed, photosynthesis changes these compounds into sugars and new starches. In as much as we do not really know how th
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Tree character in sound
The character of each type of tree is clearly shown in the shapes, colours and movement of its leaves, bark, flowers etc. Acacia-Robinia for example has thorns on new growth, light yellow-green leaves and a shimmering movement in the lightest breezes.
This sparky character is seen also in the strangely yellow wood and its brittle character. Rot-resistant the timber has a you cant touch me attitiude to weather as its thorny twigs do to animals. When made into instruments these patterns of Acacias nature show up in the sound.
Shimmering overtones brighten each note, the sustain is long and full of dancing overtones. as can be heard in this clip: 445 Hermetic Bowl in Acacia Robinia
If you compare all this with Yew, what do you get?
Heres a clip of a 5 string Heart Bowl in Yew.
How does this sound compare? How do the patterns of Yew the tree relate to Yew as a musical instrument? We use a variety of local hardwood trees.
Most other string
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Story & Sound
Sound is one of the archetypal building blocks of the universe. Everything has its vibration, frequency, everything is in this sense a note. The simpler the element, the purer the note. So fine are some of these notes that when we look for the particle it appears not to be there, yet when we look away it is there again.
One of the conundrums of the physicist. Each element or ‘particle’ build up to create a larger particle, each atom builds a material element, each element combines with others to create a salt, adding note to note, building the song of creation, becoming the systems of the universe. Uni-verse, a short poem, poem of the One, the one verse, lyrics of the song of creation, describing the story so far.
Story, song, phrase, sound, diversity building intentional creation into simple frequency to create all that we know, all that we are. One day a man at home in his workshop conceives. Penetrated by the moment of in-breath, his imagination is assailed by inspiration and a
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In the Heart of the Gong Space back in stock
In the Heart of the Gong Space stock arrived!
Hooray! At last, after weeks of delays caused by one thing or another, the new stock of my second book - In the Heart of the Gong Space - has finally arrived.! You will never know how much patience Ive had to develop and how much Ive had to just surrender to the process in order to get the re-print of these books! Anyway, theyre here now. If youve pre-ordered a copy, itll be in the post on its way to you this afternoon. Thank you for being so patient.
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Unheard Whispers Secret Sounds Change our Physicality!
Unheard Whispers
Secret Sounds Change our Physicality!
Plants respond to music, growing better while listening to classical music, but how does sound change the physicality of the plant? In the book, The Secret Life of Plants, researchers hooked plants to machines resembling lie detectors, which revealed their response to threatening behavior. Wow! Plants possess an awareness of their well being and surroundings. Even more startling, the plants showed a response to their owner’s well-being, even if the owners were across the country. This seems like quantum entanglement (when two energies link on the quantum level, and effect another, even at long distances). Maybe the plants’ have emotions and care about their owners? read on
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Healing with the Rattle
Uses for Rattles - Invocation of Spirits / Space Clearing (breaking up and clearing away any unwanted energies) / Healing of Self or Client / Aura Work (clearing and releasing old patterns) / Meditation and Journeying / Grounding / For Divination. .........................................................This is an extract from my book Shamanic Healing which is the course book for my Soul Retrieval Course. For details of the course go to - http://www.simonheather.co.uk/pages/srp_training.php
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RAMIVANA spring tour from 10th of April to the 3rd of May
We are excited to announce our spring tour offering Healing Sound Journeys and variety of Workshops all of which are on the Sound Travels events page. All you need to do is put my name Rami Shaafi into the facilitator box or you can find all our UK events here http://www.ramivana.com/events.html Please have a look and if you would like to reserve your place, please send us an e-mail. We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you soon. Love & Blessings Rami & Ivana 07915858099 www.ramivana.com
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Does Your Name Define You? Ancient Civilizations May Hold the Answer
Does Your Name Define You? Ancient Civilizations May Hold the Answer
Ancient people used sound and music to heal, balance and uplift their worlds. One crucial way was to properly use the sound of one’s name. The sound of one’s name is a constant energy-influence for one’s entire life, because of the sheer number of times it is heard. In ancient times, how one said his name was crucial, as it described his energy to others.
They guarded against saying their name in combination with negative emotions, as these subtle energies intermingled. They would, however, say their name with love to uplift their subtle energy communication, or utter their name with the feeling of power to assert their authority...click to read on
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Spring Equinox Gong bath
From time to time, when my teaching and other work allows, I hold a group Gongbath session. Ive scheduled one for Friday evening March 20th, at 7.30pm, to celebrate the Spring Equinox. This will be held at the Jellyfish Studio, which is at 34 Bossell Road in central Buckfastleigh, near the Town Hall, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon. There is a car park just nearby which is free in the evenings. The cost is £12 per person. You can pre-book for this on the Online Shop & Bookings page. Pre-booking is a good plan, as we dont have unlimited space at the venue.
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Dance at the edge of time
Dance at the edge of time is my latest single track. The evocative sound of the koto-tampura blends with an acoustic guitar theme and electronic synths. 432 Hz tuning... Enjoy! http://luen.bandcamp.com/track/dance-at-the-edge-of-time-432-hz
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Thank you all!
Hello Sound Community, sone of you may have read about my husbands film Sing Your Little Heart Out in last mon Tys newsletter and the campaign he was running to raise money to pay for the copyrights in the film ( we sing a lot of different music!) Well, I just wanted to take this opportunity from the bottom of my heart to THANK THIs incredibly supportive community. Thanks to you, The money has bee fully raised ( and the film is finished) and hopefully you will see SING YOUR LITTLE HEArt OUT in a festival coming to a town near you! Happy New Year of singing together, liz lecoanet
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World Sound Healing Day
Sounding an AH for planetary peace! Every year on the 14th February people throughout the planet join together at 12 noon to tone the heart sound AH for a minimum of 5 minutes with the intention of radiating love. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
People all over the world create a heart wave of sound that resonates around the planet. World Sound Healing Day was begun in 2002 by Jonathan Goldman the founder of the US Sound Healers Association. Every year more people from more countries have joined in. For more information please go to - http://www.worldsoundhealingday.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Organise an event in your area! College of Sound Healing Events - http://www.collegeofsoundhealing.co.uk/pages/worldsound.html
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Sing Your Little Heart Out - SUCCESS
Merry belated Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!
WE DID IT!
Im not sure whether you know this but we raised all the money for the film and Im now sending it left right and centre in all the festivals!
THANK YOU SO MUCH for putting the word around regarding the crowd funding campaign!
I have a feeling it really helped the whole process and actually raised quite a bit of money through Sound Forum so THANK YOU again for all your help, enthusiasm and feel good vibes!
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