The South African Centre for Sound Therapy

ADVANCED INTEGRATIVE SOUND THERAPY

Sonic Prescriptions for Health, Learning, Productivity and Brain functioning
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The Listening Program® (TLP) is a music-listening therapy, that provides engaging brain stimulation to improve performance in school, work and life.
 



Overview of the Listening Program®

Systematic training is provided through listening to psychoacoustically modified classical music which trains the brain to process sound more efficiently. This leads to improvement in:

  • Learning
  • Attention           
  • Communication
  • Reading
  • Listening
  • Sensory processing
  • Social engagement
  • Behaviour
  • Self-regulation
  • Musical ability
  • Brain fitness
  • Daily living

Children, teens, adults and seniors can use the program in the home, classroom or workplace. Completely portable and easy to use, The Listening Program fits easily in anyone's schedule and only requires 15 to 30 minutes of daily listening.

The Listening Program is a fusion of beautiful art and sound science. The masterful performances of the award-winning players of the Arcangelos Chamber Ensemble are skillfully crafted using advanced audio technologies to provide an unrivaled listening experience.

TLP provides quality music and auditory stimulation that is unparalleled.

How can listening to psychoacoustically modified classical music actually impact a wide range of abilities, such as reading, communication, learning and memory?

Numerous studies worldwide, including research at the University of Sheffield, provide empirical evidence that substantiate The Listening Program's efficacy. And while that affirms The Listening Program's credibility, for many the question remains, how does The Listening Program work?
 
The Listening Program's psychoacoustically modified music and patent-pending production techniques are designed to stimulate or "exercise" the different functions of the auditory processing system. This enables the brain to better receive, process, store and utilize the valuable information provided through the varied soundscapes in our lives, such as music, language and the environment in which we live.
 
 
The Ear-Brain Connection:
 
So the question becomes ... how can we overcome auditory processing challenges - moving from a "disorganized" to an "organized" system?
 
Certain classical music, like that of Mozart, Haydn and Vivaldi, has specific structure, producing sound waves in organized patterns. Within these patterns are vital elements including time, frequency and volume. When listening to music, the ear is receiving the musical sound waves - waves that arrive in different frequencies, measured in Hertz (Hz). These frequencies stimulate the brain, and thus affects different functions of the mind and body.
 
 
 
Specific frequencies for specific functions:
 
 Dr Alfred Tomatis
The Listening Program combines decades of clinical research in several fields including neurology, physiology, psychoacoustics, auditory processing, music theory and more. The method builds on the work of respected leaders in these fields, such as ear, nose and throat (ENT) physician Alfred A. Tomatis, M.D. (1920-2001). Among other discoveries, Dr Tomatis helped identify the relationship between certain sound frequencies and their effect on functions of the mind and body. A simplified explanation of Dr Tomatis' findings shows that certain bands, or zones, of sound frequencies affect different abilities.
 
 
TLP is designed to address these zones, systematically providing auditory stimulation that, when customized for listeners, can help improve their ability to function in a number of ways.