[marciaj]

A friend told me there is a CD made by Goldman called Vocal Toning the Chakras. According to Goldman, "Vocal toning transmits these key vibratory frequencies not only through the physical resonators of the lungs and vocal chords, but through the entire neural latticework of the body." I hate to buy the CD and find it doesn't work. Anybody tried this? My friend claimed harp music should help PD.

[Stitcher]

I believe any kind of calming music would be good for us all. I know calming music helps to calm my tremor; sort of a meditative state of mind.

Carolyn

[Bob Dawson]

Music, dance (even dancing sitting in a chair). PLEASE DO IT. Whatever music puts you in the Zone- the place where you float away with the music; the music that speaks of you and speaks to you and speaks for you;
any kind of music that makes you resonate.
Me, it's the Blues. Loud. Drumbeat. Almost out of control. For one of my buddies, it's Hank Williams. For Dr. Bin Hu, it's Chinese opera - actually any opera - he cries all the way through.
And Jules Olitski fainted the first time he saw a Vermeer; and Liv took care of John, who has Parkinson's, and they got in an altercation at a Margie Gillis show.
Blues is a healer. Music is a healer. Dance is a healer.
Olie Westheimer tells me over and over FOCUS ON THE DANCE, NOT THE DISEASE
I have a blog about it but right now I don't remember its URL. I think it exists, though

[lindylanka]

In our household we love reggae, the beat is perfect for keeping me moving!

[vlhperry]

"Your Brain on Music" by Neurologist Researcher and former Bass Player for famous Rock Bands, David Livithian. Excellant for explaining the Physiological effect of your brain on music.

Vicky

[Bob Dawson]

Dr. Daniel Levitin, Neuroscientist at McGill. Author of 2 best-sellers: Your Brain on Music; and the World in 6 Songs. Played guitar, sax, was producer, consultant, etc. for Stevie Wonder, Rosanne Cash, Whitney Houston band, Stevie Miller band, Blue Oyster Cult; is very close to, get this: Sting, and Oliver Sacks.
I had an e-mail debate with Levitin about Parkinson's. Unlike the stonewalling we got most everywhere, he answered all my letters and expressed support for our PD fight. You, in Parkieland, should be recruiting him; but he is very busy. What we want him to do is win the Nobel Prize for Medicine for finding out if we can make use of the plasticity of the brain to get around the area we burnt out. The parts of the brain that handle music and dance are ancient and powerful and re-inforced. We had music and dance tens of thousands of years before civilization. It's a powerful part of the brain, which I believe is not attacked by Parkinson's. That's why some PWP can dance much better than they can walk. It's a different part of the brain. Can we learn to go live in that part of the brain?
http://ego.psych.mcgill.ca/levitin.html/
is his site at McGill; but go find him on Facebook - look through his archives - he reports on lots of news about the power of music; and he is in the centre of it - it's a movement that is growing fast, and Levitin links an incredible number of music and brain people together - he is building an army, I think. First, we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin.
I think he is just too busy; but he has a unique combination of music and neuroscience, and he knows about PD and is supportive of us. Do what you can to get him to drop his other addictions and follow ours instead.