Joshua Leeds is a sound researcher and pioneer in the production of
application-specific audio, with over twenty-five recordings to his
credit. He is the cofounder of Applied Music & Sound, specializing in
programs for the therapeutic, education, and consumer sectors. He has
collaborated with such visionaries in the fields of medicine,
psychology, and neurodevelopment as Andrew Weil, M.D., Anna Wise, and
Robert J. Doman Jr. Leeds teaches psychoacoustic applications of music
to lay people and professionals in the United States and Europe.
The Power of Sound
Table Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Sound
1. What Is Sound?
2. The Physics of Sound
3. The Mechanics of Hearing
4. Resonance and Entrainment
5. Frequency Medicine: The Work of Alfred Tomatis
6. Neurodevelopmental Auditory Training: The Work of Robert J. Doman Jr.
Part Two: Sound Awareness
7. A New Awareness of Sound
8. Sonic Safety
9. Music and Sound in Your Life
Part Three: A Guide to Soundwork Techniques and Applications
10. A Matter of distinctions
11. The Building Blocks of Therapeutic Sound
12. Sonic Neurotechnologies
13. Applied Psychoacoustics for Healthcare Practitioners
Epilogue
Appendices
A The Anatomy of Psychoacoustic Music Creation
B Stress-Induced Auditory Dysfunction
C Core Principles of Alfred Tomatis
D Tomatis: Revising the Map of the Musician's Odyssey
E The Birth of a Sound Therapy: Alexander Doman
F Music Therapy
Glossary
Sound Remedies Catalog
Music for the Power of Sound CD Track Listing
Soundwork Resources
Notes
Bibliography
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Index
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