Cymatron Sound Table

Chronicle is a daily news show in Boston at WCVB.  They recently presented a program on the "Secret Power of Music" and the cymaton sound table was showcased, along with physicians from local Boston hospital using music and sound to help patients heal faster.  Link to Chronicle segment on the Cymatron Sound Table:   www.findinginnerpeace.com   (link is on home page) Tuesday, July 1: Power of Music But put this in your playlist: doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital are using Mozart and 50 Cent to help their patients heal; the marketers at Arnold Worldwide are perfecting the art of using sound to sell; and the owners of a new Boston area hotel considered audio architecture as important as the furniture and the furnishings. Tonight, Mary Richardson reports on how music plays such an important role in shaping emotions and behavior, and we'll learn why some jingles are so insidious they've earned a new name: earworms Show Resources: The Cymatron sound table is based on Cymatics—a field of study founded by Swiss scientist, Hans Jenny, in the 1960’s that examines wave phenomena-- specifically, the effects of sound on inert matter. Jenny put various powders, pastes, and liquids on a vibrating surface and exposed them to various pitches. Elaborate geometric patterns were often the result, suggesting to Jenny that sound could restructure matter and be an organizing force. Check out this video: Cymatron Demo:      Gottfried Schlaug, Ph. D., Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital (strokes, melodic intonation therapy) Music & Neuroimaging Laboratory This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession, Dan Levitin Your Brain On Music The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature, Dan Levitin ( (August 2008, Dutton) Six Songs Feathers Wellness Studio (Cymatron) South Weymouth 339-499-1057 Feathers Wellness Studio