I can feel music when I listen closely. My body reacts to the chords, the timbre of the instruments, to the rhythm of the piece. I know I'm not alone. I've talked with friends about vivid memories that are tied to particular songs or artists. I've worked with children whom have special needs and used music as a way to vault over communications gaps. Music has definite mental clout. You just have to open your ears.
If you think about music as medicine things start to sound different. I start my day by choosing a song that will nudge me towards what mood or mindset I want to be in. Focused? I'll listen to Beethoven. Creative? Give me Miles Davis. Energized? Crank The Police to eleven.
I've recently been designing an experiment to test my ideas about the potency of music. Check out my video, and let me know what you think about my findings.
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Hospitals are now using specially designed beds for their Intensive Care patients, that feature built-in "ambient music" to help the patient heal.
When your grandmother was recently in the ICu in Georgia, following her stroke, the nurse and I went to the foot of her bed, to look at the music control panel. We selected music that we both thought would calm and reassure Grandma Jean. We chose a track of natural bird sounds with harp music layed into it...we could watch her heart rate, second-by-second, and see her response!
It was incredible. Clearly, medical professionals are slowly beginning to recognize the powerful effects of music, in relation to the mind-body connection.
Terese
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