An important book that answers how music affects your mood and how music affects your brain Music has a profound influence on our lives; affecting how we think, how we act, how we feel-even who we are. By learning more about the intimate relationship between music and ourselves, we can begin to harness that power and better our lives. A classical pianist, Draper writes about the ways in which the great works of the classical canon can help us cope with grief, give dimension to the mysteries of beauty and faith, aid us in recovery from illness, inspire us to create, or just give us a boost of…mehr
An important book that answers how music affects your mood and how music affects your brain Music has a profound influence on our lives; affecting how we think, how we act, how we feel-even who we are. By learning more about the intimate relationship between music and ourselves, we can begin to harness that power and better our lives. A classical pianist, Draper writes about the ways in which the great works of the classical canon can help us cope with grief, give dimension to the mysteries of beauty and faith, aid us in recovery from illness, inspire us to create, or just give us a boost of energy. This unique guide includes an extensive music bibliography with selections to suit moods, calm nerves, inspire, and heal. Anyone from the novice to the aficionado will find new ways to hear music as they never have before.
Maureen McCarthy Draper, a classical pianist and music teacher, presents music retreats for the Guild for Psychological Studies both in San Francisco and from her home in the Santa Cruz mountains, using live music, poetry, and art. The Nature of Music is her first book.
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The Nature of MusicIntroduction One: The Heart of Listening Music and the Arts The Language of Music Listening to Music, Listening to Yourself The Physical Power of Music Two: Hearing the Design Thematic Seeds Circular Forms The Enduring Power of the Mass Yesterday's Dissonance Is Today's Consonance Three: The Education of Feeling Ways of Listening Tonality: The Homing Instinct Four: When You Are the Music Your Unlived Life Bach: The Passionate Mind Beethoven: A Guide to Spiritual Evolution Praise and Prayer Five: Singing Your Own Song Toning, Singing Bowls, and Chant Strike the Harp or Join the Chorus Six: The Alchemy of Music Earth Water Air Fire Composing Your Life A Musical Day Seven: The Healing Power of Music Anger, Catharsis and Transformation How Music Heals Music for the Hospital Eight: Dreaming and Dancing Dreaming by Day Dancing in the Dark Nine: The Inner Garden The Education of the Heart Schumann and Brahms: Eros and the Artist The Garden of Love Mozart: The Divine Child Sound Journey: A Listening Bibliography Musical Terms Endnotes Bibliography About Companion CDs
The Nature of MusicIntroduction One: The Heart of Listening Music and the Arts The Language of Music Listening to Music, Listening to Yourself The Physical Power of Music Two: Hearing the Design Thematic Seeds Circular Forms The Enduring Power of the Mass Yesterday's Dissonance Is Today's Consonance Three: The Education of Feeling Ways of Listening Tonality: The Homing Instinct Four: When You Are the Music Your Unlived Life Bach: The Passionate Mind Beethoven: A Guide to Spiritual Evolution Praise and Prayer Five: Singing Your Own Song Toning, Singing Bowls, and Chant Strike the Harp or Join the Chorus Six: The Alchemy of Music Earth Water Air Fire Composing Your Life A Musical Day Seven: The Healing Power of Music Anger, Catharsis and Transformation How Music Heals Music for the Hospital Eight: Dreaming and Dancing Dreaming by Day Dancing in the Dark Nine: The Inner Garden The Education of the Heart Schumann and Brahms: Eros and the Artist The Garden of Love Mozart: The Divine Child Sound Journey: A Listening Bibliography Musical Terms Endnotes Bibliography About Companion CDs
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