Introducing the Sound Health CD Series: Psychoacoustically-Refined, Specially Purposed Sound Environments
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I've written about an up-and-coming company brain-enhacment world, Advanced Brain Technologies previously in a post about their great mind-training software program Brain Builder.
The folks at Advanced Brain Technologies belive that incorporating custom crafted healthy sounds into your daily life can produce profound and wonderful changes. In fact they have developed the Sound Health series of audio CD. These specially purpose albums combine a sophisticated combination of therapeutic benefit and artistic achievement. According to ABT, "this new series is founded on the principle that music is an effective tool for enhancing health and well-being. Each is intended to complement specific activities, employing extensive scientific research and clinical study to achieve its intended effect." Here is some more information they have provided about this audio series:
The Sound Health Series is based upon clinical investigations into psychoacoustics- the study of the effect of music and sound on the human nervous system. Sound Health recordings are designed to improved ear and brain function while providing a delightful listening experience.
. . . "What makes these recordings different and effective?" The answer, simply, is ABT's unique combination of science and art. Scientific research demonstrates what many people already know: certain music helps to accelerate learning, focus attention, and enhance health. Accessing three decades of clinical experience, ABT has identified components of music and sound that produce physical and mental states conducive to specific activities.
The music of the Sound Health Series has been re-arranged according to proven techniques. Although the melodies may seem familiar, all the music has been meticulously re-structured in vibrant new recordings to maximize effectiveness for your well-being. ABT's skillful blending of art and science results in beautiful soundtracks that enhance health, learning, and productivity.
Advanced Brain Technologies (ABT) creates music and sound programs for those seeking therapeutic, educational, and self-improvement benefits. Collaborating with leaders in neuro-development, education, music, and psychoacoustics, ABT produces innovative brain-based products and technologies. ABT, in association with the Center for Psychoacoustic Research, is pioneering the development of sound programs for specific uses.
We've taken our Sound Health collection to a new level with high-resolution recordings that offer the highest audio quality available on compact disc. In addition to the advanced psychoacoustic techniques we use to produce our other Sound Health CDs, the "Premium" collection is recorded entirely at 24-bit/192kHz High Definition. This state-of-the-art technology provides you with the richest possible listening experience, while maximizing the efficacy and benefits of our music.
Music for Concentration provides a musical springboard to intellectual achievement. This "centering" CD encourages razor-sharp focus and impressive mental
endurance. To help you organize your thoughts, baroque masterpieces are expertly streamlined and harmonically enriched. The resulting composition enables you to hone in on a subject, working with unrivaled clarity, ease and precision.
Music for Concentration facilitates the ideal accelerated learning environment known as Body Relaxed/Mind Alert. Gentle music, shifting dynamics, and slow tempos create a Body Relaxed condition. Alternating complex/simple sound structures, variations in rhythm, and a rich harmonic spectrum facilitate the state of Mind Alert. All elements combined, this recording provides a subtle backdrop to heighten mental focus while charging the brain with beautiful high-frequency sounds.
Music for Concentration is ideal for: Increased focus, Intellectual endurance, Business writing, Problem-solving, Computer work, Research
Music for Thinking is designed to enhance your concentration and energize your thought processes. Consisting of psychoacoustically-refined classical masterworks by Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Massenet, Schubert, and Lawrence, instrumentation includes string quintet, woodwinds, and piano. With rhythms alternating between 50-70 beats per minute, this recording naturally invites brainwaves to patterns conducive to maximized focus
Elevate your intellect to an all-time high with music designed to catalyze fresh ideas and stimulate logical thinking. For a fluid progression of thought, classical compositions have been rearranged to enhance mental acuity, eliminate distraction and relax the body. Inspiring calm, focused awareness, this is the CD to choose when you need to conceptualize, strategize and create.ideal for: Logical thought, Expanded awareness, Brainstorming, Writing, Strategizing, Organizing
Music for Learning helps facilitates the ideal accelerated learning environment known as Body Relaxed/Mind Alert. Gentle music, nature interludes, and slow tempos create a Body Relaxed condition. Alternating complex/simplex sound structures, variations in rhythm and dynamics, and a rich harmonic spectrum facilitate the state of Mind Alert. All elements combined, Music for Learning supports clear focus and greatly enhanced concentration.
Harness the power of music to create the optimal environment for acquiring knowledge and mastering new skills. Here, intelligent arrangements of baroque masterpieces are creatively combined with nature sounds to promote the clarity, alertness and receptivity your brain needs to process and store information. Demonstrated to accelerate learning in both children and adults, this innovative CD is musical food for your mind!
Music for Learning is ideal for : Studying, Memorizing, Strategizing, Writing, Office Work, Task Mastery
Music for Productivity incorporates proven psychoacoustic techniques to revitalize and renew. Using a great variety of tempos to stimulate the nervous system, the process of sonic isometrics is widely employed. Simple/complex melodic arrangements alternate while changing rhythmic pulses subtly produce a tension/release cycle. These ear-robics are designed for a cerebral work-out. This music is lively in pace and feels great!
Increase productivity with music that generates the energy you need to set goals and bring tasks to completion. Expert arrangements of classical and original masterpieces use upbeat tempos to get you into that coveted zone characterized by alertness, creativity and focus. Dynamic yet playful, this lively CD will give you the power to create, organize - and achieve.
Music for Productivity is ideal for : Enhanced performance, Mood elevation, Organizing, Increased alertness, Household tasks and Office work
Music for Inspiration is beautiful spacious music designed to facilitate a fresh perspective. The concept of inspiration takes many forms - a noble act, an exemplary life, a divine influence. Inspiration is also defined as the drawing in of breath. The re-arranged music of Gluck, Mozart, Beethoven, Borodin, Elgar, Mascagni, Satie, and Gershwin creates space for new ideas and expanded imagination. A sonic breath of fresh air, this recording inspires. enlivens and energizes.
Eliciting feelings of joy and delight, this expansive anthology kindles the imagination and uplifts the soul. Gifted performers combine classical melodies with unique orchestration, weaving a musical experience that transcends everyday reality. Count on this inspiring CD to help you tap into inner wellsprings of creative expression and insight.
Music for Inspiration is ideal for : Artistic expression, Creative writing, Pathfinding, Mood enhancement , Meditation and Improving performance
Music to Relax is designed to create space to calm the mind and unwind the body. Simplified harmonies, the mid-range sounds of the viola, alto flute, cello, and piano, and elegant compositions make this an exceptionally peaceful and fulfilling listening experience. Improvised classical music is quite rare. However, in the hands of sensitive and skilled craftsmen, we now have the opportunity to experience what was commonly done in the time of the original composers. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and their contemporaries were highly respected for improvisational skills and adaptations of other composer's music.
Escape to a musical sanctuary where calm, consistent rhythms restore harmony to your mind, body and spirit. Expertly orchestrated to melt away stress and anxiety, this CD's delicate blend of classical music and soothing ocean sounds offers a peaceful refuge from the everyday world. Balance and perspective are only minutes away. Just listen - and let the music take care of the rest
Music to Relax is ideal for: Physical relaxation, Rest and rejuvenation, Achieving serenity and balance, Encouraging calm thinking, Reducing hyperactivity and Therapeutic massage
Music to De-Stress supports deepening levels of mind/body revitalization. Slowing theme and variations are from Mahler's Fourth Symphony Adagio. Instrumentation includes string quintet, oboe, flute, and piano. Combining faraway foghorns and ocean tides with the psychoacoustically-refined music of Arcangelos, this recording is leisurely and unhurried- designed to soothe and strengthen a fatigued nervous system.
Eliciting feelings of joy and delight, this expansive anthology kindles the imagination and uplifts the soul. Gifted performers combine classical melodies with unique orchestration, weaving a musical experience that transcends everyday reality. Count on this inspiring CD to help you tap into inner wellsprings of creative expression and insight.
Music to De-Stress is ideal for : Stress reduction, Decreasing anxiety, Physical relaxation, Encouraging deep thought, Inducing sleep and Therapeutic massage.
Music for Motivation features music by Andre Campra, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, George Frideric Handel, Jean-Joseph Mouret, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The music joyously invites action. Highly organized compositions of focus minds and sharpen thinking. Many selections are simplified to give the mind room to reflect and reorganize. Violins sing, woodwinds incite, and trumpets sound the clarion call: Get the job done and have fun! Motivating sounds
Peak performance is just a few notes away. Creating an energetic soundscape for activities requiring drive and determination, this spirited CD empowers you to excel. Enlivened by imaginative orchestration and joyful rhythms, it enlists the help of Mozart, Handel and other musical masters to instill the enthusiasm you need to get the job done - and have fun doing it.
Music for Motivation is ideal for: Peak performance, Task completion, Organizing, Morale boosting,Inspiring action and Increasing energy
