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Healing at the speed of sound : how what we hear transforms our brains and our lives / Don Campbell and Alex Doman.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Hudson Street Press, c2011.Description: xx, 263 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781594630828
  • 1594630828
  • 9780452298552
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 781/.11 22
LOC classification:
  • ML3920 .C16 2011
Contents:
Awake and energize : starting your day with sound -- Out in the world : sound in public and in the workplace -- Music of life : how our earliest development of hearing and speech leads to a lifetime of sound -- Rhythms of the mind : sound and music in education -- The harmony of the body : sound's power to heal -- Let music ring : creating a sound community at home, in the neighborhood, and in the world -- "Imagine you are humming to God" : a sound voice -- The melody lingers : music and aging -- A soundtrack for life : creating your own sound diet -- Epilogue. Sound and healing in times to come.
Summary: We rarely pay attention to everything we hear, but every noise in our environment has the ability to affect our mood, productivity, and even our health. Decades of research show that sound can heal, but can also hurt us. Create your own perfect, personal soundtracks for every task, from the morning commute to getting a restful night's sleep.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-250) and index.

Awake and energize : starting your day with sound -- Out in the world : sound in public and in the workplace -- Music of life : how our earliest development of hearing and speech leads to a lifetime of sound -- Rhythms of the mind : sound and music in education -- The harmony of the body : sound's power to heal -- Let music ring : creating a sound community at home, in the neighborhood, and in the world -- "Imagine you are humming to God" : a sound voice -- The melody lingers : music and aging -- A soundtrack for life : creating your own sound diet -- Epilogue. Sound and healing in times to come.

We rarely pay attention to everything we hear, but every noise in our environment has the ability to affect our mood, productivity, and even our health. Decades of research show that sound can heal, but can also hurt us. Create your own perfect, personal soundtracks for every task, from the morning commute to getting a restful night's sleep.

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