- Hardcover: 326 pages
- Publisher: Hodder Mobius; First Thus edition (5 April 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340793732
- ISBN-13: 978-0340793732
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.4 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 801,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Clarissa Pinkola Estes
'Don Campbell has written a fascinating and informative book - a tuning fork for our times.'
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'Don Campbell is the dean of sound healers. His work is of inestimable value. Practical, mystical and visionary, he makes the world of music accessible, friendly and profoundly healing. Julia Cameron 2 'Intelligent, informed, and practical, Don is an excellent guide to the wide-ranging power of music to inspire, educate, and heal. The Mozart Effect could add a universe to the world you've been living in. Thomas Moore 3 'Campbell reveals how music is one of the most transformative forces in human experience - how it literally has life-and-death potency. Read this book. You may never hear music the same way again.' Larry Dossey 4 'Don Campbell has written a fascinating and informative book - a tuning fork for our times.' Clarissa Pinkola Estes"
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As a musician and a music teacher, I really wanted to like this book. I already agree with the authour on many points having to do with the value of music in overall well being. However, what I need most are not unsubstantiated anecdotes or third person hearsay, but some actual scientific evidence of music's ability to heal. This pseudo-science does a disservice to serious music teachers, especially those who need objective scientific data to justify the existence of music in the public school. No rational person is going to be convinced by this volume of wishful thinking and new age fantasy. Sorry, Don.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Here's a well written and inspired book that is honest in regard to the whole spectrum of music's power. Campbell is not afraid of inspiration, spirituality, research or the power of the spoken word. Most books on music take only one view. He has the courage to tell the world how music is experienced and perceived by many people. Perhaps the researchers could learn a few things from Campbell.......that not all people hear and process music in the same way. This book cuts new ground for the arts. Maybe researchers will regard subjective experience as a valid human perception. BRAVO for making me think, feel and listen to music in a more focused way.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Don Cambell writes in a personal, engaging style, making the readers enjoy pursuing the premises which he purports to explore. Ranging in style from personal anecdotes to hard scientific evindence from peer-reviewed journals, Campbell attempts to build a case for the ability of music to heal a wide range of mental and physical ills.
Unfortunately, the evidence simply is not there on a scientific level. Though there are an impressive number of success stories in the book, the actual, citable research is scarce, especially for effects of music on physical health. Most of the replicable research to date concerns itself with effects mediated though stress reduction pathways: heart rate, blood pressure, and the like. When one looks for evidence of music altering immune function and disease course, the evidence becomes almost nonexistent.
Campbell seems to treat almost all forms of evidence as equal; from anecdotes to articles in the popular press, to scientific ! ! studies. A more stringent review of these pieces of evidence would be of greater service to the reader, if more difficult to get through. This is especially the case in the last segment of the book, which reads like a "laundry list" of disorders ranging from cancer to international aggression (!), but is generaly one "success story" after another, with little evidence and no critical review of how general these phenomena are.
Many other books in press today fall into similar traps. In defense of Mr. Campbell, it should be pointed out that when he writes of "healing," he does not generally mean "improvement in physical integrity." Rather, he appears to be more concerned with emotional/spiritual well-being. Unlike many other writers, Campbell does the reader the courtesy of explicitly stating this at several points during the book. Mr. Campbell also displays more integrity than most in the disclaimer on the bibliographic inform! ! ation page: that the book, and its recommendations, are no! substitute for care by a competent trained health care professional.
Overall, then, the book is enjoyable to read, but does not succeed in building a credible scientific case for the "healing" powers of music.
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Fascinating, doen-to-earth and useful
I have been interested in music and in its healing properties for many years. I found that this book dealt with the subject in a really comprehensive way. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2010 by David Hughes
NO PROVE
THERE ARE NO FACTS THAT THIS WORKS. THERE ARE NO PROVEN TEST RESULTS ANY WHERE
Published on 30 April 2009 by Kevin Bartlett
Bad science
This has to be one of the worst books I've ever read - or at least, one of the most frustrating. I came to it believing in the powerful effect of music on the mind but looking for... Read more
Published on 1 May 2006 by La Chanteuse
disappointing pseudoscience
Don Campbell has been hugely influential in this reviewer`s development, a towering, inspiring presence, with his lectures and books. Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2001
Regrettable pseudoscience
In my opinion, Don Campbell has turned a subject that deserves serious study into a pop-culture, new-agey farce. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 1999
This book was absolutely excellent!
I use the information that I learned in this book every single day. This changed the way that I live my life
Published on 1 Dec 1998
Bravo from a piano teacher in NYC
After 35 years of teaching piano, there is finally a book that empowers MUSIC. I've used imagery and a variety of styles of music to lead my students to quality classical music. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 1998
Excellent introduction to the healing power of music.
When I was led to The Mozart Effect in an out of town bookstore, I was interested to learn more about the topic. Read more
Published on 6 Dec 1997
Book doesn't do the scientific research justice
When I first picked up this book, I was hoping that it would talk about the research done at UC Irvine by Gordon Shaw and his lab. Read more
Published on 27 Nov 1997
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