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Singing...
Singing has been described as the faithful and docile companion of the lonely; the friend, who in solitude, comforts the sick heart, puts grief to sleep, makes waiting bearable, gives rhythm to labor, and entertains. It is the marketing of emotion.
Good singing is a combination of freely produced notes, pleasant to listen to, easily heard, rich, even energy, vibrant and alive, and flexibly expressive; there must be accurate pitch, good articulation, proper breathing, and good tone quality.
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MORE THAN SOUND
Excerpts from The Healing Touch of Music
by Alana Woods
Music can trigger a certain mood or remind us of a specific memory. Music is also soothing and healing.
Dr. Edward Podolsky in 1935 stated that musical compositions have definite effects on the circulation of the blood in the brain and other parts of the body. Music has been said to affect pulse rate, blood pressure, metabolism, respiration, skin, memory, motor coordination, pain threshold, and chemical and hormonal levels within a matter of minutes.
"It would seem that there was never a time when music did not exist,
and when the fundamental urge and feelings of man were not expressed through it.
But even without man's participation, music fills the earth." ---EDGAR CAYCE
The sound of music, according to one philosophy, represents a microcosm of the order of the universe: the movement of galaxies, stars, planets, sun and moon; the cycle of seasons, days, nights, ocean tides, and the birth and death of all cellular life. A system relating to music sounds to the order of the universe was developed as early as the third century B.C. All we have to do is listen to or to practice music to better understand these universal harmonies, experience their fluidity, and let them teach how to flow with life.
All through history, there are many examples of music deeply affecting our very being. In the Bible, King Saul's insanity was reputedly cured overnight by the power of David's harp. In the Greek epic, The Odyssey, the flow of blood from the wounds of Ulysses is stopped by the singing of Autolycus. Phythagoras of Samos, a Greek mathematician, helped his disciples by have a morning song sung to protect them from epidemics. And were not our hearts touched by Mahalia Jackson singing the song, Soon A Will Be Done, in the classic movie Imitation of Life.
In order to truly understand the healing benefits of sound and music, one would need to be many things: a physician, historian, philosopher, brain physicist, linguist, bioenergist, music therapist, psychoacoustician, audiologist, musicologist, pyschiatrist, and pyschologist! Whoa! I just want to continue to enjoy the beautiful music that has been presented to us almost from the beginning of time. Really, all we have to do is listen and be aware.
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This site has a dual purpose of promoting the voice and music of JUNE and providing vital information for other singers both professional and non-professional.
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