HUMMING YOUR WAY TO HAPPINESS – CONTENTS
HUMMING YOUR WAY TO HAPPINESS – Contents
Introduction
A Journey.
The Origins of Language and sound
Sacred Spheres
“The Music Of The Spheres”
Turning East
1 A Short History of Western Music Composition and
Harmonic Theory
The Harmonic Spectrum
Music and Overtone singing
Music and Meditation
Circles and spirals
2 Different Traditions in Different Parts of the World
Central Asia
Australian Aborigines
Native American Indians
Regional variations
3 Introduction to Tuvinian Overtone singing
Origins and Background
A description of Overtone/Throat Singing
Geography
A Short History of Throat Singing
Mongolia and Siberia
Tibet
Throat Singing in the West
Styles Of Tuva/Overtone Singing
Overtone Singing In Tibet
African Spiritual and Overtone Singing
Overtone Singing In Southern Africa:
Umngqokolo Ngomqangi.
The Science of Tuvinian overtone singing
4 Western Adaptations
5 How to “Do it Yourself”
How the professionals do it
How you can do it
Learning other styles
Getting technical
How to start doing it yourself
Some helpful tips
HUMMING YOUR WAY TO HAPPINESS – CONTENTS (pt 2)
6 Singing and Humming Techniques
Solfege (Solfeggio)
Western Singing and Overtone Singing
7 Sounds, Music and Religions
The Body, Chakras & Religion
Sounds and Science
Chakras
Jewish Traditions
Christian Traditions
The Power of Sound
Primordial Speech and Resonances
8 Sound Therapy
Health and Sound Therapy
Therapeutic Uses of Overtone Chants
How Sound Heals
Music Therapists
Can Sound Heal?
9 Sound Today
New Age Music and Therapy
High-Tech Solutions
Meditative sounds of silence
What Kind of Music Turns You on?
10 And Finally, “Do it Yourself”!
11 The Journey Ends
HUMMING YOUR WAY TO HAPPINESS – Contents
Sample Text from my book
Overtone singing is considered by some to be harmonic
singing with the intentional emphasis on the nonfundamental
harmonic notes. There is a category commonly
known as “Western Overtone singing” that utilizes vowels,
mouth shaping, and upper throat manipulations such as
rotation of the hyoid bone to produce melodies and textures.
In most cases, this produces a sound that is mildly guttural,
with clear, but soft harmonics. There is often a strong nasal
component, and a generally diffuse buzzing sound.
There are a number of Western classical schools that have
tried to integrate the sounds of Overtone singing into
western music. One of the best-known classical composers
is the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. He
composed a work first performed in December 1968 entitled
Stimmung which was based on Overtone singing. The
inspiration for this harmonic choral work was derived from
the invocation of magical powers and the gods of the people
of Mexico. Other workers in this field such as David Hykes
have related their music to “gravity waves”, “solar winds”,
and even sunshine itself.
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