The Mozart Effect

Don Campbell

ISBN 10: 156740264X ISBN 13: 9781567402643

Publisher: Nova Audio Books, 1998

Synopsis

The evidence is in: music is not just entertainment - it is medicine. Sub-titled Using the Power of Music to Heal the Body, Strengthen the Mind and Unlock the Creative Spirit, this book unifies medicine, Eastern wisdom and the new science of sonic healing. The Mozart Effect offers dramatic accounts of how doctors and others use music to deal with everything from anxiety to cancer, high blood pressure, chronic pain, and even mental illness. For example, the director of a Baltimore hospital's coronary care unit found that half an hour of classical music produces the same effect as 10 milligrams of Valium. And students who sing or play an instrument score up to 51 points higher on SATs than the national average. Drawing on the personal experiences and uplifting stories of ordinary men and women. Campbell shows us how to put the healing power of music into action. And he recommends specific, easy-to-follow exercises to help you raise your spatial IQ, sound away pain, boost creativity, and make the spirit sing.

About this title

About the Author

Don Campbell founded the Institute for Music, Health, and Education in 1988. Known as the "godfather of sound", he frequently lectures at universities, music organizations, at Omega and Esalen and to health professionals. In April 1996, he was Conference Host for "Awakening the Soul", a three-day symposium with presentations by Robert Bly, Maya Angelou, and Matthew Fox. He trained as a classical musician at the Fontainebleau Conservatory of Music in France. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nova Audio Books
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 156740264X
• ISBN 13: 9781567402643
• Binding: Audio Cassette