Music Color Vibration Spectrum.
https://goo.gl/gXTRcA
A
man who is colour blind uses a webcam on his head to see colours. "At
university I went to a cybernetics lecture by Adam Montandon, a student
from Plymouth University, and asked if we could create something so I
could see colour. He came up with a simple device, made up of a webcam, a
computer and a pair of headphones and created software that would
translate any colour in front of me into a sound.
If we
were all to hear the frequency of red, for example, we would hear a
note that is in between F and F sharp. Red is the lowest frequency
colour and the highest is violet. At the moment, I can see 360 colours
and I have extended this to infrared so I can hear colours that human
eyes cannot see. I'm currently working on seeing ultraviolet, which is
very important because it can damage our skin."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16681630
A
study was done testing its validity. Seventy-one participants were
presented sine wave tones along with seven on-screen colored boxes.
Participants chose which color “fit best” with each presented tone.
Color choices from ten exposures to each tone across 80 trials indicated
an inverse audio-visual sensory processing relationship between
wavelength and frequency of light versus wavelength and frequency of
sound. Analyses suggest a consistent and symmetrical data pattern
revealing a quasi-linear relationship between pitch and color that
suggests a natural, stable, and universal auditory/visuo-sensory
neurological processing algorithm for simple tones when presented with
basic colors.
http://www.icmpc8.umn.edu/proceedings/ICMPC8/PDF/AUTHOR/MP040222.PDF
Another
study conducted 3 experiments to determine that being able to see
colours is a universal mechanism that each person has the ability to
sense. "Overall, the results support the conclusion that this form of
synaesthesia recruits some of the same mechanisms used in normal
cross-modal perception rather than using direct, privileged pathways
between unimodal auditory and unimodal visual areas that are absent in
most other adults."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16683501
There
is this awesome CD that is made for meditation that matches the
vibrational frequency in Hertz (sound waves) with the vibrational
frequency of the colour of the energy systems in the body (chakras) in
TeraHertz (light waves). In other words, the sound and tones of the
colour of the chakra is played to stimulate that energy system during
meditation to promote spiritual and physical health. Samples available
to listen here:
http://www.islandjourneycd.com/Island_Journey/Spirit_Science_%26_Metaphysics.html
Music therapy is an allied health profession and one of the expressive therapies, consisting of a process in which a music therapist uses music and all of its facets - physical, emotional, mental, social, aesthetic, and spiritual - to help people improve their physical and mental health.
Link to this article.
Music Color Vibration Spectrum.
https://goo.gl/gXTRcAMusic. Nada yoga. Ritambara pragna. Chakras.
Music therapists primarily help clients improve their health in several domains, such as cognitive functioning, motor skills, emotional development, social skills, and quality of life, by using music experiences such as free improvisation, singing, and listening to, discussing, and moving to music to achieve treatment goals.
Neuroscience, called "neurological music therapy" (NMT)
Music Therapy can play an important role during pregnancy. At just 16 weeks, a fetus is able to hear their mother's speech as well as singing. Through technologies, such as ultrasound, health care professionals are able to observe the movements of the unborn child responding to musical stimuli. Through these fetal observations, we see that the baby is capable of expressing its needs, preferences, and interests through movements in the womb. At the beginning of the second trimester, the ear structure is fully matured. By this time, the fetus will begin to hear not only maternal sounds, but also vibrations of instruments.
Prenatal Stress Relief: Pregnant women may experience high levels of stress which can negatively affect the baby. This will cause the body to release Norepinephrine and Cortisol hormones which will increase blood pressure and weaken the immune system of both mother and child.
Maternal-Fetal Bonding : Communication between the mother and fetus is essential during pregnancy. One way of strengthening the bond between the two is through music therapy. Music stimulation helps to develop the fetus's nervous system, structurally and functionally.
Electronic voice phenomena studies have shown that the father's voice engages the fetus from feet to the abdomen - which will lead the baby to start walking at a younger age.
The mother's voice engages the fetus from waist to head which will strengthen the baby's neck and upper limbs. Not only does prenatal singing benefit the fetus, it also help produce endorphins that automatically reduce the perception of pain and help relax breathing.
In 1962, Dr. T. C. Singh, head of the Botany Department at India's Annamalia University, experimented with the effect of musical sounds on the growth rate of plants. He found that balsam plants grew at a rate that accelerated by 20% in height and 72% in biomass when exposed to music.
He initially experimented with classical music. Later, he experimented with raga music (improvisations on a set of rhythms and notes) played on flute, violin, harmonium, and reena , an Indian instrument. He found similar effects.
Singh repeated the experiment with field crops using a particular type of raga played through a gramophone and loudspeakers. The size of crops increased to between 25 to 60% above the regional average.
He also experimented on the effects of vibrations caused by bare-foot dancing. After exposed to dancers performed Bharata-Natyam , India's most ancient dance style, with no musical accompaniment, several flowering plants, including petunias and marigold, flowered two weeks earlier that controlled plants.
https://dengarden.com/gardening/the-effect-of-music-on-plant-growth
The hypersonic effect is a phenomenon reported in a controversial scientific study which claims that, although humans cannot consciously hear ultrasound (sounds at frequencies above approximately 20 kHz ) the presence or absence of those frequencies has a measurable effect on their physiological and psychological reactions.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersonic_effect
Musicology, Ethnomusicology can benefit from psychological approaches to the study of music cognition in different cultures.
psychoacoustics and sensation , cognitive theories of how people understand music.
Psychoacoustics is the scientific study of sound perception.
Neuropsychological and neuroimaging studies have shown that the motor regions of the brain contribute to both perception and production of rhythms.
The human ear can nominally hear sounds in the range 20Hz (0.02 kHz) to 20,000 Hz (20 kHz). The upper limit tends to decrease with age; most adults are unable to hear above 16 kHz. The lowest frequency that has been identified as a musical tone is 12 Hz under ideal laboratory conditions. Tones between 4 and 16 Hz can be perceived via the body's sense of touch.
Sound localization is the process of determining the location of a sound source. The brain utilizes subtle differences in loudness, tone and timing between the two ears to allow us to localize sound sources.
The term was first coined by Alfred A. Tomatis who used Mozart's music as the listening stimulus in his work attempting to cure a variety of disorders.
The concept of the "Mozart effect" was described by French researcher Dr. Alfred A. Tomatis in his 1991 book Pourquoi Mozart? ( Why Mozart? ). He used the music of Mozart in his efforts to "retrain" the ear, and believed that listening to the music presented at differing frequencies helped the ear, and promoted healing and the development of the brain.
A 1997 Boston Globe article mentioned some of the Rauscher and Shaw results. It described one study in which three- and four-year-olds who were given eight months of private piano lessons scored 34% higher on tests of spatio-temporal reasoning than control groups given computer lessons, singing lessons, and no training.
The 1997 book by Don Campbell, "The Mozart Effect: Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body, Strengthen the Mind, and Unlock the Creative Spirit", discusses the theory that listening to Mozart (especially the piano concertos) may temporarily increase one's IQ and produce many other beneficial effects on mental function. Campbell recommends playing specially selected classical music to infants, in the expectation that it will benefit their mental development.
After The Mozart Effect, Campbell wrote a follow-up book,
The Mozart Effect For Children, and created related products. Among these are collections of music that he states harness the Mozart effect to enhance "deep rest and rejuvenation", "intelligence and learning", and "creativity and imagination".
Campbell defines the term as "an inclusive term signifying the informational powers of music in health, education, and well-being. It represents the general use of music to reduce stress, depression, or anxiety; induce relaxation or sleep; activate the body; and improve memory or awareness.
Innovative and experimental uses of music and sound can improve listening disorders, dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, autism, and other mental and physical disorders and diseases".
