Including details about chanting's history and traditions as well as new scientific findings about the many medical benefits of humming and vibration, this guide to vocal meditation provides readers with easy instructions, breathing techniques, and tips on how to create unique, personal chants. Rep

The bestselling author of The Mozart Effect Every day our Spirit is tested by faith in what we see, feel, and do. From times of great pain and stress to those of joy and deep balance, sound is a constant companion to the Spirit. Our affirmations, prayers, and songs invite the Spirit to awaken and encourage us. Don Campbell, writer, musician, and interfaith minister invites us to look into our inner world and explore how we can use sound and music to make sacred contact with the mystical, the practical, and the creative. This inspired book, which includes a link for audio download, will be a constant reminder of the many ways we can keep our faith steady in times of challenge. When doubt and fear come our way, the power of the Sound Spirit can bring us to better understanding and calmness.

Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart presents his singular collection of quotes and commentary on the transformative power of music. 30 color illustrations.

"Singing to the sound reveals troubled waters - from the Makah whale hunt to the feared, extinction of Northwest salmon. Peterson unravels the complexities of the highly controversial Makah whale hunt - the first off U.S. mainland shores in nearly a century. As mediator and reporter of this international story for five years. Peterson now writes as historian with an eye for the future of both people and whales. She moves beyond the polarized view of "Indians versus environmentalists" to portray a multifaceted, human drama with no easy answers to a story that is still unfolding."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Explores the role of drums, rattles, and gongs in human societies revealing the primal hypnotic power of these instruments

The ultimate back-to-school ode, this interactive, cheer-filled picture book joyfully celebrates the community we build at school They have spirit, yes they do! Follow kids from circle time to the lunch line in this lively, rhyming picture book that perfectly matches the high energy of a new classroom. With a call and response like "We say ALPHA, you say BET," built into the text, kids will love reading and cheering along.

Sylvan examines the religious dimensions of popular music subcultures, charting the influence and religious aspects of popular music in mainstream culture today.

Grammy Award winner Victor Wooten's inspiring parable of the importance of music and the threats that it faces in today's world. We may not realize it as we listen to the soundtrack of our lives through tiny earbuds, but music and all that it encompasses is disappearing all around us. In this fable-like story three musicians from around the world are mysteriously summoned to Nashville, the Music City, to join together with Victor to do battle against the "Phasers," whose blinking "music-cancelling" headphones silence and destroy all musical sound. Only by coming together, connecting, and making the joyful sounds of immediate, "live" music can the world be restored to the power and spirit of music. A VINTAGE ORIGINAL

Examines the aesthetic principles and spiritual operations at work in Hagia Sophia. Drawing on art and architectural history, liturgy, musicology, and acoustics, explores the Byzantine paradigm of animation.