The Whole Music Experience

Music acts as a bridge to inspiration As many of you know writing represents a lonely road. But what if you enhance your writing experience with the right music or set the mood if you're a fiction writer? Most of my previous writing revolved around music, but I listened to the music I was reviewing or researching which didn't give me options of setting a mood or music therapy when I felt stressed. In fact, I recall in the early days of music writing, reviewing louder music while recovering from migraines (not pleasurable). I'm going to include six practices you where you can combine music with writing. I recommend instrumental music as opposed to music with text as I have found that the lyrical music interferes with the writing process in the form of typos and losing one's train of thought. I also recommend slower to medium tempo music unless you can think super fast and type even faster. Faster music pumps the adrenaline which leaves you exhausted later, kind o...

photo by Patricia Herlevi I watched Jonathan Goldman’s 2004 DVD Healing Sounds (Program 1)-- Sacred Mysteries last night.   In this DVD, Jonathan mentions that frequency + intention = healing.   I have come across several articles and books on the frequency aspect of this equation, but not enough research on intention.   It is not a coincidence that in ancient Egypt and other ancient civilizations that musicians and sound healers went through rigorous training and were initiated into their musical roles.   These musicians learned about the power of sound, frequency, and intent, along with the power of words.   Yet, how many educators these days know anything about this power? As a writer and as a musician, my teachers did not teach me about this hidden power in music, at least not the ones, outside of the new age arena. I plan on founding a music cooperative in the Bellingham, Washington area where these aspects of sound and music will be taugh...