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Capitalizing on the growing search for alternative realities, New Age music healers have emerged. These healers comprise a disparate group ranging from composers who believe their music can cure cancer to researchers who think flowers should be the arbiters of our musical taste. Because science has been reluctant to confront the ambiguities inherent in music, many of the assertions made by music healers have not been scientifically examined.The lack of definition in music has proved to be a fertile field for deception and misrepresentation. In Music: The New Age Elixir, Lisa Summer confronts these groundless claims head-on, revealing the vacuous reasoning behind New Age music healing. Her critique is hard hitting but humorous, offering examples from many cultures and musical periods. Making use of the music healers' own erroneous thinking, this book debunks current fads while enlightening readers to the real power of music.
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About the Author
Lisa Summer (Paxton, MA), is assistant professor and the Director of Music Therapy at Anna Maria College. She is also the Coordinator of Guided Imagery and Music Programs at The Bonny Foundation.
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Music can stir the emotions and help change thinking patterns, and 'new age' healers have learned to use music in therapeutic settings. Author Summer is herself a music therapy director who takes a critical approach to music therapy applications and contentions. Fads are attacked, music healing techniques analyzed, and musical examples from diverse cultures used to examine the real impact of music on the psyche. -- Midwest Book Review
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- PublisherPrometheus
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 1573921041
- ISBN 13 9781573921046
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages303
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