I did want to clarify a couple of things though. The Sound Health® collection is classical music that can be listened to by anyone, almost anywhere, with or without headphones. The Sound Health albums can be very helpful as a prelude and as a supplement to The Listening Program®. For example if a child is resistant to headphones, he or she is often eased into wearing them by using Sound Health or Music for Babies® on speakers. The music selected for each CD is very carefully recorded and produced for the purpose. For instance the tempo of Music for Learning is slower than Music for Motivation, but faster than Music to DeStress, or Music to Relax. I use these CDs almost every day; based upon what I feel will help in a particular circumstance. If I have trouble sleeping for instance, I may listen to Music to Relax, but I would not drive while listening to it.

The Listening Program, which is our music based auditory stimulation method, is different, though the same musicians perform the music. TLP is a home-based program administered through trained providers; typically SLPs, OTs, special ed teachers, psychologists, MDs, etc. It is available on CDs or on an iPod, and is listened to with high quality headphones, with or without bone conduction. You are correct in saying the music in The Listening Program is treated in post production, with audio bursting, filtration, Spatial Surround™, spatial dynamics, etc. Each module lasts for fifteen minutes; with a five minute phase of accommodation to relax the listener and prepare the auditory system, five minutes of the music with more treatments, and then the last five minutes is for integration and to relax the listener again. There is much more information available at http://www.thelisteningprogram.com.

I apologize for any confusion. I had asked our office to include information about The Listening Program when your Sound Health CD was sent, but didn’t think to explain that it was a different product. Nigel sounds like such a great kid, and again we are so pleased to hear that he responded so well to Music for Thinking!”

I will have to pick out a CD for us to try out. Thanks for the recommendation and mention/link.

Music really is such a healing medium.