Thanks for the post Laura, and welcome! In response to a couple of points: Listening I have heard that in Chinese, the word for listening has four components: ...

Hello Alexander - thank you for your reply. I guess I have become so used to explaining to drum circle participants the importance of using one's peripheral...

Good to read about positive experiences at the Sounding Day. I nearly came down from Birmingham to that one myself, but work with a deadline claimed priority....

Nice to "meet" you Gill. Whereabouts do you live? I also agree with you and Alexander about the chanting. Chanting songs from around the world is undoubtedly...

... What a refreshing point of view! cheers, -- tim /|\ http://glastonburymusic.org.uk/tim/ http://www.last.fm/music/Tim+Hall http://bardic.org...

A big welcome to you Laura. Hope to meet you and sound with you one day warm wishes Gill...

Hello M&P group I don't know why, but I have been out of the email loop for a long time (I had just assumed that things had gone very quiet as they do from...

Hello there Susie - it was a pleasure to meet you at the Sounding Day and I'm personally very pleased that you found your way back to the M&P Yahoo Group....

In response to Laura's comments ... Perhaps the 'trangression' at the Lifemusic event was twofold - first the introduction of an existing musical piece to an...

I agree with what you say. Many of the chants and drum patterns from other cultures that I know have, at some time, had some religious significance or have...

Dear Music and Psyche friends, Are you interested, or do you know of anyone who might be interested, in enhancing their music teaching and/or performing...