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The
transformational powers of music in health, education and
well-being.
Mozart's
music improves spatial perception and allows listeners to more
clearly express themselves and in doing so enhances communication
both with the heart and the mind. The rhythm, melodies and higher
frequencies of his compositions, most notably the violin concertos,
stimulate the creative and motivational regions of the brain
(MozartEffect.com).
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In the absence of a “mother” for his experiments,
Dr. Tomatis re-created the mother’s voice for his subjects by using Mozart music. Mozart is naturally very rich in the higher frequencies, those
above 8000 Hertz. These higher frequencies stimulated the brain. The music was filtered (to remove) all of the lower frequencies, those below 8000
Hertz, leaving just the higher frequencies. When subjects
received the higher frequencies, their speech, language, even coordination, posture and energy level improved. The lower frequencies
were considered energy-draining. Listening only to low frequencies gave subjects a monotone, as well as put them in a state of depression.
Because of its high frequency properties, the music of Mozart has been studied and found to be the best suited for simulating the
developmental period of listening in the womb. The classical music of other composers does not have as many of the high
frequencies (above 8000 Hertz) left to its arrangements after a filtering process, which leaves little in the way of
charging sounds needed to nourish the brain and induce a state of alertness and attention—one primed for learning.
It is
these higher harmonics that contribute to the acquisition of
language. When Mozart music is filtered of the low, draining
frequencies, it still has an abundance of higher harmonics for
therapeutic support.