My brother, who is a classical composer and pianist, has had several articles published and written two booklets on the power of music. One article specifically was about our mother being healed through focusing on Mozart's music before a surgery the doctors later admitted the reason for had disappeared after they took her in and opened her up! He was a presenter at the International Forum for New Science in Ft. Collins, a few years ago, where he presented his solidly researched theories, which are written up in his book, "Earthquake Prevention Through MetaMusic". At the request of a publisher, he is finishing up an expanded version of that book. He coined the term "MetaMusic" back in the early eighties and his definition of it was any music which has vibrational tones which have a profound and positive effect on people, animals and their environment. In the thread about men being more musical, someone said maybe there is a correlation between that and math ability. It has been interesting to note the mathematical permutations throughout my bro's piano concertos and symphonies; it's really uncanny because he wasn't that good in anything beyond general math, although he did manage to graduate magna cum laude. He has also developed classes on people's astrological tones, again, well-researched and explained. He was developing his theories and writing about them before the "new age" really caught on, as it is now. His other booklet, which we need to rerelease in an updated format is "Insights of a MetaComposer" and includes reprints of articles he wrote, all having to do with the power of music to be a "Planetary Modifier" as he puts it. As for kids and songs to soothe: my parents took turns tucking me in at night and both sang to me. My favourites were mom singing "Too-a-loo-a-loo-rai (sp) and she and dad both singing "A Prairie Lullaby". I don't think any kid ever went to sleep feeling more loved and at peace. These are also favourites of my kids and I am just getting ready to put them on tape for my grandsons who live too far away!

BTW, have any of you heard the lullaby on Bare Naked Ladies' "Stunt" cd? It is so beautiful, I cried the first time I heard it, The tune which goes with it is truly beautiful:

When You Dream (words by Steven Page & Ed Robertson; Music by Steven Page)

With life just begun, my sleeping new son has eyes that roll back in his head They flutter and dart, he slows down his heart and pictures a world past his bed it's hard to believe As I watch you breathe Your mind drifts and weaves

When you dream, what do you dream about? When you dream, what do you dream about? Do you dream about music or mathematics or planets too far for the eye? Do you dream about Jesus or quantum mechanics or angels who sing lullabies?

His fontanelle pulses with lives that he's lived With memories he'll learn to ignore And whe it is closed, he already knows he's forgotten all he knew before Bit when sleep sets in History begins But the future will win.

when you dream what do you dream about? When you dream what do you dream about? Are they colour or black and white, Yiddish or English or languages not yet conceived? Are they silent or boisterous? Do you hear noises just loud enough to be percieved? Do you hear Del Shannon's `Runaway' playing on transistor radio waves? with so little experience your mind not yet cognizant Are you wise beyond your few days? When you dream what do you dream about? when you dream what do you dream about? >I>copyright 1998 Reprise Records

Thanks,

katlaughing