Music : the New Age elixir / Lisa Summer, with Joseph Summer.

Author/creator Summer, Lisa
Other author Summer, Joseph.
Format Book
Publication InfoAmherst, NY : Prometheus Books, ©1996.
Description303 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Music therapy.
Music--Psychological aspects.
New Age music--History and criticism.

Contents Preface: right alertness -- Praxis: right speech -- The spiritual canon -- The musical canon -- The scientific canon -- The cultural canon -- The psychological canon -- Afflatus: right purpose -- Unearthly inspiration -- Psychoanalytic and transpersonal hypotheses for inspiration -- The art of composing -- Morality and composition -- Systems: right concentration -- The diatonic chakra system -- The colors of the chakra system -- The sound of the universe -- Fairy music -- "Unhealthy music" -- Plant music -- Acoustics: right understanding -- Acoustics -- Pythagoras and the harmonic series -- Mystical acoustics -- Undertones -- Tibetan bowls and chladni plates -- Vibrations: right effort -- Resonance -- Entrainment -- Resonating bodies -- Out of the body -- Entraining the brain -- Research: right vocation -- Psychotronic experiments -- Tabloid science -- Deltoid testing -- The man who heard off the scale -- Misconstruing classical music -- Testimonials: right conduct -- Quick cures -- Mail-order therapists -- Physician, hail thyself.
Abstract 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. This book 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 291-298) and index.
LCCN 96027065
ISBN1573921041 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML3920 .S88 1996 ✔ Available Place Hold