The Whole Music Experience

I read an article on Canadian songster Sarah McLachlan in a back issue of Yoga Journal and learned about Sarah's music outreach program. Here is the website http://sarahmclachlanmusicoutreach.com/ I applaud these sorts of efforts.  Music also saved my life and I would have never survived my childhood without music lessons and music.

My "Naturally Acoustic" article was published in my food coop newsletter. The article features interviews with Dan Storper of Putumayo World Music, Lisa Spector, Through A Dog's Ear series and sound healer/musician Marjorie de Muynck. Here is the link to the newsletter page http://www.skagitfoodcoop.com/newsletters.html   click on the icon for June 2010.  I believe the article is on pages 6 and 13.

The Return of Lo'Jo: Conversation with Denis Pèan Lojo, World Village Writing about the French globetrotting troubadours Lo’Jo requires some effort, as any music journalist familiar with the sextet will attest. A dictionary is required along with a sense of childhood whimsy. All preconceived concepts of world music must be tossed out so that an emphasis on “playing” music comes through loud and clear. When it comes to describing Lo’Jo to my friends and colleagues, not to mention readers of my articles, I’ve been stumbling over words since 1998 when I first caught these musicians on a small indoor stage at WOMAD USA. I wasn’t into world music yet nor did I have any idea that over a decade later I would blog about the healing power of music. Lo’Jo’s enchanting music elegantly brought many cultures onto a single stage, thus proving that we could all get along if we spoke the universal language. I woke me up from a collective trance. And since 1998 and 2001, (the 2nd appear...

Wikipedia, Bangle Tiger Tabby This article that reveals research regarding the vibration of a cat's purr promoting bone growth was brought to my attention.  Who would have thought?  What power lies in a cat's meow? Here is a link to the research page: http://www.animalvoice.com/catpurrP.htm

American composer James DeMars Here's the article Governor's Arts Awards honor Tempe composer http://www.azcentral.com/php-bin/clicktrack/email.php/9236746 Congratulations James!

The Music Therapy Center website was brought to my attention recently.  Here is the link http://www.paranada.org/organizations/3/center-for-music-therapy-the The center is located in Austin, Texas.

Last night I turned on On Point Radio (NPR) and was pleasantly surprised to hear a segment on traditional music from Central Africa and Bali. Here's the link: http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/02/the-hum-of-life The field recordings aired on the show are worth a visit to the above link.

Yesterday an Ayurvedic doctor referred me to this wonderful site: http://www.ayurveda-music.com/Healing-Sounds-of-Ayurveda.html If you are interested in Indian classical music and balancing your dosha, I recommend this site and the CDs sold on it.

I want to thank Allan Tamm for forwarding this link to me. Just three blocks from Lincoln Center, they arrived at the concert on Thursday night by shelter bus, not taxi or limousine. They took their seats around scarred, round folding tables. The menu was chicken curry and rice served on paper plates. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/19/arts/music/19soup.html

Announcement from Pianist Lisa Spector/Through A Dog's Ear FREE MUSIC TO SHELTERS We'd like your assistance on an important community program. Can you help us spread the word about the Through a Dog's Ear Shelter Program? For free, we offer two hours of clinically tested classical piano music to non-profit dog advocacy groups (shelters, dog rescues, service dog organizations, etc.). Currently, Through a Dog's Ear music is being played in 75 shelters in three countries. Please tell your local shelters about our program.   Go to http://www.throughadogsear.com/