Psychological Perspectives on Musical Experiences and Skills

Author: Blanka Bogunović
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 180511221X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 233

Book Description
Psychology of Music is a flourishing area of research in the Western Balkans. However, much of its findings and insights have remained relatively unknown outside the region. Psychological Perspectives on Musical Experiences and Skills features recent research from the Western Balkans, foregrounding its specific topics, methods, and influences, and bringing it into productive conversation with complementary research from Western Europe and further afield. The essays in this collection investigate the psychology of listening and performance and their relevance to music practice. Employing a range of research methodologies, they address divergent themes, from a cross-cultural understanding of aesthetic experiences and innovations to attract new audiences, to developmental perspectives on musical growth and the challenges of mastering performance skills. Authors reflect independently and collaboratively on how these psychological processes are shaped by the different traditions and geopolitical conditions inside and outside the Western Balkans. The result is a volume that emphasizes how musical experiences and practices happen not in isolation but in socio-cultural environments that contribute to their definition. This work will appeal to musicians, music educators, students, researchers, and psychologists with an interest in the psychology of music and exemplify ways forward in decolonizing academia.

Himalayan Sound Revelations

Author: Frank Perry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781905398379
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Second, expanded edition of the 'bible' of Himalayan Singing Bowls and their sounds. Particularly useful is the wide scope of the book, which includes not just Tibetan and other bowls and the techniques used to sound them but Chinese bells, drilbu and ding-sha, the planets, elements and chakras, cymatics, overtones and partials, nada yoga, mantras, symbolism and astrology of the bowls, their relation to western music, Pythagoras and Newton, and the psychic integrity and true awareness of the bowl user. There is almost nothing that is not here. Although in the 1970s Frank Perry was one of the earliest practitioners of Himalayan Bowls his music has also been profoundly experimental, so that there are techniques in this book not to be found elsewhere alongside the clearest and most detailed analysis of how to 'play' the bowls, a combination which shows in Perry's bestselling albums Deep Peace and Celestial Harmonies. Not only can you sound your bowls and perform with them, you can understand their overtones and harmonics and thus appreciate the tradition from which they come and the subtle symbols and messages associated with them Frank's writing is also a revelation of his personal contact with living Himalayan Masters, his immersion in esoteric traditions and mysticism, and his understanding of other art forms such as the paintings of Nicholas Roerich, where he is an expert. He is the author many articles but this is his first book. As a musician he is widely mentioned in books on both percussion and improvisation, including those by Derek Bailey and Bettine and Taylor. He has recorded with Brian Eno and is an international performer familiar with both radio, television and modern media. Nonetheless he is in private a true ascetic, for whom the sound experience he is hearing and maybe creating is paramount. The second edition is expanded and corrected, with the addition of a chapter and a further appendix.

How to Heal with Singing Bowls

Author: Suren Shrestha
Publisher: Sentient Publications
ISBN: 1591810876
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
Book & CD. Over the centuries many people have found relief from pain, stress, negative energy, and a variety of physical ailments through the sound and vibrations of Tibetan singing bowls, whose use has become increasingly popular in the West. This book offers step-by-step techniques for using the bowls for meditation, relaxation, and healing ailments such as insomnia, headache, stress-related intestinal disorders, and high blood pressure. A CD demonstrating the methods accompanies the book.

Singing Bowls

Author: Eva Rudy Jansen
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN: 9789074597012
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
This introduction to singing bowls (also known as Tibetan bells), describes their history, and gives practical information about procuring and using them as ritual and therapeutic tools.

Living with the Himalayan Masters

Author: Swami Rama
Publisher: Himalayan Institute Press
ISBN: 0893891568
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 488

Book Description
Inspirational stories of Swama Rama's experiences and lessons learned with the great teachers who guided his life including Mahatma Gandhi, Tagore, and more.

The Healing Power of Sound

Author: Mitchell L. Gaynor, MD
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834824264
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 298

Book Description
A guide to the surprising benefits of music on your mind, spirit, and body—complete with sound-based breathing and meditation exercises Since 1991, Dr. Mitchell Gaynor has been achieving remarkable results by integrating music, vocalization, breathing, and meditation techniques in his work with patients. In The Healing Power of Sound, he presents his sound-based techniques for self-healing—techniques that anyone can use, whether faced with a life-threatening disease or simply seeking relief from the stresses of daily life. Numerous studies have demonstrated the health benefits of music: it can lower blood pressure and heart and respiratory rates; reduce cardiac complications; increase the immune response; and boost our natural opiates. Gaynor shows how, when integrated as part of a mind-body-spirit approach to wellness, music can play a significant part in maintaining a healthy lifestyle or in healing serious disease. The Healing Power of Sound includes twelve exercises involving breathing, meditation, and “toning”—using pure vocal sound to resolve tension, release emotion, and spur the healing process—that can be used by anyone to improve health and quality of life.

Crossroads and the Himalayan Crystals

Author: C. Toni Graham
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452558280
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description
An ordinary school day in Middlefield turns into a mystical tale filled with endless adventures of magic, fairies, flying horses, and danger. A modern-day saga of four young teens who find themselves trapped in another realm—“The Otherworld”—where they must abide by an evil druid’s bidding or risk endangering the lives of their loved ones and the magical beings they have befriended.

Drumming at the Edge of Magic

Author: Mickey Hart
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
ISBN: 9780062503749
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 263

Book Description
Explores the role of drums, rattles, and gongs in human societies revealing the primal hypnotic power of these instruments

The Language of Singing Bowls

Author: Frank Perry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781905398386
Category : Singing bowl
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
"Singing bowls -- often referred to as Tibetan bowls, although they come from a much larger region -- have the potential to be the perfect companions of all who enjoy sound as a way of finding peace. You do not need enormous technique or training to extract beautiful sound from a singing bowl. With Frank Perry -- generally acknowledged a master in the tradition -- as your guide, you can not only aid your meditation practice, your yoga session or simply your quiet evening, with friends, you can understand and develop the power of the sound you are making." -- Back cover.

Ultimate High

Author: Göran Kropp
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description
A personal account of one man's determination to climb Mount Everest alone describes how the Swedish climber accomplished his goal, within days of the 1995 tragedy that took the lives of a number of fellow climbers.