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between the material and spiritual realms. Peptides, other ligands, and receptors in the physical world operate ion channels which function in the same range of frequencies that we can hear. Thus music, by bypassing the ligand or informational substance, can directly vibrate the ion channel through resonance. |
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that can be induced by music leads to ... stress reduction or [even] direct immune enhancement."—simpleology.com (Ed. note: The theory, in brief, is that music promotes health by reducing stress and strengthening immunity.) |
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MOVIES. Some of the best film music from the last fifty years (in our opinion, here at Annagrammatica headquarters.
First time through, we don't WATCH the video; we try to guess the movie; same for TV themes, below)
First time through, we don't WATCH the video; we try to guess the movie; same for TV themes, below)
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THE VERY BEST TV THEMES. We started with Mike Post and with the fabulous Westerns of the late 1950s. You
can't go wrong with Mike Post, or Dave Grusin. Can you look away from the screen and guess the show?
can't go wrong with Mike Post, or Dave Grusin. Can you look away from the screen and guess the show?
According to James D'Angelo, in "Healing Vibrations" on the Healing Music Organization website (accessed 5- 21-2008)... |
tuning of the human instrument, correcting at whatever level those frequencies which have become weakened or gone out of tune.. This is done on the basis of resonance, be it sympathetic vibrations or the power of forced resonance. Basically, whatever part of us that is ailing can be awakened by harmonious sound sources and remember at what frequency it should be vibrating. This can occur at the physical level (from cells to muscles to organs), the subtle level (changing negative psychology) and the causal level (create permanent positive changes in one’s nature). It is no accident that doctors tell us that we are in ‘sound health’ or ‘of sound mind.’ The medical profession is, to some extent, using sound therapy. |
For example, the application of ultrasound in the treatment of sciatica. At a higher level spiritual teachers initiate people into meditation through the sound of a mantra. Here the creation of vibration works in reverse. First there is the form (the mantra) which then it turns into a wave and finally into a pulse. What are the practical ways of using sound for healing? Listening to music, for there is no question that everyone who does is practicing sound therapy. People’s choices of listening depend on the very nature of their sound frequencies. Music is not just something that goes into the ear. It impinges on the entire bioenergetic field (aura) and if there is incompatibility with the music it will be rejected. |
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| believe that you can heal with feelgood music (read James D'Angelo excerpt at right for information on "sound healing") |
| When you listen to music, you're practicing 'sound therapy' |
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HERE IN THE
ANNAGRAMMATICA
Music Division, we
graduated from high school
in 1965, so OUR "feelgood
music" might not be YOUR
"feelgood music." Not that
all our selections are from
our high-school years. Far
from it.
One of our favorite
selections is from Remember
the Titans, where the Titans
make their entrance onto
the field in an unusual
way. We've included the
scene here. We love that
movie!
CLASSIC ROCK
We found the original
Ritchie Valens version of
"La Bamba," which is our
all-time favorite song. We
also included the classic
Eddie Cochran
"Summertime Blues."
There are a few live
versions of Cochran's
"C'mon Everybody," but the
sound quality is poor. We
found a skillion covers,
including U2's, but Bono
emits a Very Strong Word
and this is a family website,
so we used the cover by
what we think is a Japanese
band that we think is called
Balberini. (We have since
changed our mind.)
ANNAGRAMMATICA
Music Division, we
graduated from high school
in 1965, so OUR "feelgood
music" might not be YOUR
"feelgood music." Not that
all our selections are from
our high-school years. Far
from it.
One of our favorite
selections is from Remember
the Titans, where the Titans
make their entrance onto
the field in an unusual
way. We've included the
scene here. We love that
movie!
CLASSIC ROCK
We found the original
Ritchie Valens version of
"La Bamba," which is our
all-time favorite song. We
also included the classic
Eddie Cochran
"Summertime Blues."
There are a few live
versions of Cochran's
"C'mon Everybody," but the
sound quality is poor. We
found a skillion covers,
including U2's, but Bono
emits a Very Strong Word
and this is a family website,
so we used the cover by
what we think is a Japanese
band that we think is called
Balberini. (We have since
changed our mind.)
THE LATE, GREAT
EDDIE COCHRAN
has been called the "father
of the guitar riff." This
questionable parentage
hardly does justice to
numerous other guitarists
who were making names
for themselves before or at
about the same time as
Cochran, notably Bo
Diddley and Chuck Berry.
(Berry, born in 1926,
toured Europe as recently
as 2008. Bo Diddley was
just shy of 80 when he died
in 2008. He had been on
tour the previous year.)
All three are routinely
named on "greatest guitar
riff" lists (Bo Diddley is
sometimes listed first).
What's remarkable about
Cochran's being so
distinguished is that it is
primarily on the strength
of one song, his greatest hit,
"Summertime Blues." It
does little good to speculate,
though people do, on what
he might have achieved
had his life not been cut
short. He was just 21 in
1960 when, while touring
the U.K., his taxi crashed
into a lamppost. Cochran
died the following day.
Wikipedia cites Cochran's
influence on rock-and-roll,
country, and rockabilly
music as follows:
(continued at
right)
EDDIE COCHRAN
has been called the "father
of the guitar riff." This
questionable parentage
hardly does justice to
numerous other guitarists
who were making names
for themselves before or at
about the same time as
Cochran, notably Bo
Diddley and Chuck Berry.
(Berry, born in 1926,
toured Europe as recently
as 2008. Bo Diddley was
just shy of 80 when he died
in 2008. He had been on
tour the previous year.)
All three are routinely
named on "greatest guitar
riff" lists (Bo Diddley is
sometimes listed first).
What's remarkable about
Cochran's being so
distinguished is that it is
primarily on the strength
of one song, his greatest hit,
"Summertime Blues." It
does little good to speculate,
though people do, on what
he might have achieved
had his life not been cut
short. He was just 21 in
1960 when, while touring
the U.K., his taxi crashed
into a lamppost. Cochran
died the following day.
Wikipedia cites Cochran's
influence on rock-and-roll,
country, and rockabilly
music as follows:
(continued at
right)
| Please fill out our survey, at right HERE'S WHY: |
| The brain that engages in music is changed by engaging in music. — Dr. Michael Thaut |
| At age 17, his career barely six months old, Ritchie Valens died in the plane crash that also killed Buddy Holly and J.P. Richardson ("The Big Bopper"). |
| February 3, 1959 THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED |
(EDDIE COCHRAN, continued) One of the first rock & roll artists to write his own songs and overdub tracks, Cochran is credited with
being one of the first to use an unwound third string, in order to 'bend' notes up a whole tone - an innovation (imparted to UK guitarist Joe
Brown, who secured much session work as a result) which has since become an essential part of the standard rock guitar vocabulary....
Artists such as The Clash,The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Van Halen, Tom Petty, Rod Stewart, Motorhead, Humble Pie, Lemmy
Kilmister, UFO (band), T. Rex, The Stray Cats, Brian Setzer, Cliff Richard, The Who, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Blue Cheer, Led
Zeppelin, The White Stripes, The Sex Pistols, Rush, Buck Owens, Tiger Army, Dion, Simple Minds, Guitar Wolf, Paul McCartney, Alan
Jackson, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Keith Richards & The X-Pensive Winos, and Jimi Hendrix have covered his songs.... Hendrix
performed "Summertime Blues" early in his career and Pete Townshend of The Who was heavily influenced by Cochran's guitar style.
Glam rock artist Marc Bolan had his main Les Paul model refinished in a transparent orange to resemble the Gretsch 6120 guitar played
by Cochran, who was his music hero.... He was also a heavy influence on the nascent rockabilly guitar legend Brian Setzer from Stray
Cats, who plays a 6120 just like Cochran, whom he portrayed in the film La Bamba.
being one of the first to use an unwound third string, in order to 'bend' notes up a whole tone - an innovation (imparted to UK guitarist Joe
Brown, who secured much session work as a result) which has since become an essential part of the standard rock guitar vocabulary....
Artists such as The Clash,The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Van Halen, Tom Petty, Rod Stewart, Motorhead, Humble Pie, Lemmy
Kilmister, UFO (band), T. Rex, The Stray Cats, Brian Setzer, Cliff Richard, The Who, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Blue Cheer, Led
Zeppelin, The White Stripes, The Sex Pistols, Rush, Buck Owens, Tiger Army, Dion, Simple Minds, Guitar Wolf, Paul McCartney, Alan
Jackson, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Keith Richards & The X-Pensive Winos, and Jimi Hendrix have covered his songs.... Hendrix
performed "Summertime Blues" early in his career and Pete Townshend of The Who was heavily influenced by Cochran's guitar style.
Glam rock artist Marc Bolan had his main Les Paul model refinished in a transparent orange to resemble the Gretsch 6120 guitar played
by Cochran, who was his music hero.... He was also a heavy influence on the nascent rockabilly guitar legend Brian Setzer from Stray
Cats, who plays a 6120 just like Cochran, whom he portrayed in the film La Bamba.
Bo Diddley's 1955 single, titled "Bo Diddley," was an R&B hit |
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How Does Music Therapy Improve
Some Patients' Mental Health?
Research seems to be further confirming
that music therapy can help some mental-
health patients when other treatments
haven't worked.
| Music therapy a 'means of | |
| communication and expression' |
According to the American Music Therapy
Association's fact sheet on music therapy
and mental health,
Music is a form of sensory stimulation
that provokes responses due to the
familiarity, predictability and feelings of
security associated with it. Music therapy
for clients with mental health concerns
uses musical interaction as a means of
communication and expression. The aim
of therapy is to help individuals develop
relationships and address issues they
may not be able to address using words
alone. Music therapy sessions include the
use of active music making, music
listening, and discussion.
that provokes responses due to the
familiarity, predictability and feelings of
security associated with it. Music therapy
for clients with mental health concerns
uses musical interaction as a means of
communication and expression. The aim
of therapy is to help individuals develop
relationships and address issues they
may not be able to address using words
alone. Music therapy sessions include the
use of active music making, music
listening, and discussion.
—Accessed February 9, 2010, at
http://bit.ly/aVw76H