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The Music –
Mozart
The Tomatis Method® is a pedagogy (re-education) of active listening.
By means of the Electronic Ear, it trains the auditory system, using sonic
material sufficiently rich in rhythm, frequencies, and volume such that,
once filtered, it retains the dynamic characteristics necessary for this
auditory exercise.
The Tomatis Effect Electronic Ear is a sophisticated device that, equipped
with certain specific functions, enables implementation of the auditory
training indispensable to the mastery of listening. These functions are
the controls:
- of the electronic gating mechanism which, by means of successive impulses,
induces the ability to localize different acoustic bands through the
activity of the middle ear;
- of the latency times, or delays, which enable regulation of the ability
of our auditory captor to adapt to external messages;
- of auditory laterality, which fosters the dominant function of the
right ear in the process of the audio-vocal control of the sounds produced
by the individual himself.
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In order to function, the Electronic Ear must be supplied
with sonic material selected for dynamic qualities that enable the
implementation of the essential functions stated above.This musical
material, which in certain cases complements the traditional use of
the mother's voice and of children's songs, is, for the most part,
taken from the works of Mozart. |
With respect to music, we prefer to use that of Mozart because, even after
having been treated in our laboratory in such a way that the high frequencies
necessary for energizing the brain are emphasized, it retains its dynamic
qualities better than other music. Moreover, we might speculate that the
very positive results obtained with this music can be explained by its
universal character, as noted in different sources.
We have systematically observed, in thousands of cases, that this music
both energizes and relaxes individuals from various ethnic and cultural
origins. The music of Mozart is, in fact, endowed with an extraordinary
liberating force which has an invigorating and revitalizing effect upon
listeners.
Thus, when an individual – adult, adolescent or child -- has benefited
from a certain number of listening sessions involving the music of Mozart
processed through the Tomatis Effect Electronic Ear, we can observe the
appearance of mechanisms of communication such as:
- the toning up of the muscular system with observable effects on motor
coordination, body language and posture;
- very evident effects on the neurovegetative system, with a normalization
of sleep patterns and appetite;
- improvement of attentiveness and thus of attention and concentration;
- increase in the visual, verbal, and auditory memory so necessary for
developing learning strategies;
- development of creative ability;
- a perceptible decrease of aggressiveness and vulnerability.
However, the works of Mozart are not the only musical source used in The
Tomatis Method® ; a large place is also accorded to Gregorian Chant,
which has the dual characteristics of containing all the frequencies of
the human voice and of using a rhythm that fosters quiet breathing, thus
inducing the absolute calm in which the singer found himself. Gregorian
Chant is, then, a particularly interesting sonic material in the sense
that, although energizing, it induces a normal and regular breathing pattern
that is soothing. In such a musical context, the individual can easily
achieve a state of relaxed attentiveness.
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