Recommended Reading

Recommended Education

"We have many texts on 'HOW' to sing, and reams and reams of 'WHAT' to sing; but when we understand 'WHY' we sing, we can change the world."

The following video and literature on music and understanding how it affects us is recommended by JoAnn Ottley, Vice President of Education, Hearts That Heal

First watch the video "Mindwalk" starring Meg Ryan, Triton Films

Then read from the following list to understand the science of music and the body:

1. "Leadership and the New Science"

   Margaret J. Wheatley, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, San Fransisco,1992

2. "A Simpler Way"

   Margaret J. Wheatley and Myron Kellner-Rogers, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1996

3. "The Book of Sound Therapy"

   Olivea Dewhurst-Maddock, London: Gaia Books, Ltd, 1993

4. "The Secret Power of Music"

   David Tame, England: Turnstone Press, Ltd, 1984

5. "The Turning Point: Science, Society, and the Rising Culture"

   Fritjof Capra, NY, Bantam Books, 1983

6. "Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind and Body Science"

   Deepak, Chopra, NY, Bantam Books, 1989

7. "Music, Physician for times to Come" [Click here for Notes on this Book]

   Don Campbell, Wheaton, IL, Quest Books, 1991

8. "The Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life"

   Robert Fritz, NY, Random House, 1984

9. "The Healing Energies of Music"

   Hal A. Lingerman, Wheaton, IL Quest Books, 1943

10. "Evolution's End: Claiming the Potential of our Intelligence"

    Joseph Chilton Pearce, NY, Harper Collins, 1992

11. "The Different Drum, Community Making and Peace"

     M. Scott Peck, NY, Simon & Schuster, 1988

12. "A World Waiting To Be Born": Civility Rediscovered"

    M. Scott Peck, NY, Bantam Books 1993

13. "The Heart's Code"

    Paul Pearsall, NY, Broadway Books, 1998

14. "Art & Physics: Space, Time & Light"

    Leonard Shlain, NY, Wm Morrow & Co. 1991

15. "Quiet Miracles of the Brain"

    Joel L. Swerdlow, National Geographic, Vol 187, No. 6, June 1995

Kelly Monson of KBZN-FM recommends this book:

1. "Music, The Brain, and Ecstasy"

   By Robert Jourdan

   He wrote, "This book explains how music causes our brains to physically have SOMATIC experiences. Although the book is technical, it is written so a 'commoner' can understand the strong effects of music on the body."

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