The Power of Music
Mannes, Elena
This book was purchased by PEO in memory of GTenevieve Holton
I have felt the power of music in my life since I was a very young piano student. Now, in my mature years, that power has increased a thousand times. I cannot live without music, daily. Music expresses my joys, my sorrows, my dreams, and my faith in God. What I intuitively know, scientists around the world are independently proving by research. The book, The Power of Music, tells of research by various genre of scientists whose subjects include people groups from a wide range of cultures. These subjects represent all levels of musicianship, from nil to highly sophisticated. This research records the brain activity when music is the stimulus, whether played or listened to or danced to. The thesis indicates we humans (and some animals) are innately wired for music. Current research goes way beyond “listen to Mozart and increase your math test score.” With music being genetically a part of us, it is a sad state of affairs that politicians are cutting the funding for the study of music in our schools. Without music, part of our very souls die.
By:
Noma Curtis
Director of Cavanal Chorale
