Music Therapy and GDV-parameters
Music is a great achievement of our Civilization. Billions of people do not imagine their life without music, and there are a lot of approaches to use music as a part of healing process.
In experiments conducted by Kalashnikova E.O. et al [2001] effect of music therapy was tested on a group of 20 drug-addicted juvenile delinquents aged 16-21. During the courses (7-10 courses per month, 40 minutes each) the teenagers were listening to the audio recordings of Russian spiritual music, chime and classic music (organ, harp, lute). GDV-grams were taken before and after a course. Besides, the psychological test according to Lucher was used.
Results demonstrated gradual improvement of GDV-parameters (for 30% on average) with each course. After the third course the GDV- parameters were stabilizing. The psychological test revealed a lower level of anxiousness among 80% of the teenagers (in 1.8-2.1 times), 90% of the tested became less aggressive, fractious and irascible. We could also observe higher workability. The intensified activity of sympathetic nervous system was registered among 90% of the teenagers. Moreover, the individuals suffering from phobias normalized their night sleep (quicker falling asleep and a less number of spontaneous awakening). Those who suffered from tic recovered. We could also observe improvement of memory.
Gibson S. and Williams B. [2005] studied the effect of music and focused meditation on the human energy field and profile of mood states. 49 subjects participated; mean age 50.47+/-25; 7 men and 42 women; 19 were healthy, with no diagnosis and no medication and 30 subjects had a variety of diagnoses including depression, ADD, arthritis, breast cancer, diabetes fibromyalgia, gerd, glaucoma, heart condition, high cholesterol, Lymphodema, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, Parkinson’s. People listened to music of the Baroque period, a Pachelbel Canon in D for 15 minutes.
There were statistically significant improvements on the POMS-Total score, POMS-Tension and POMS-Depression scores decreased by 7.00 and 6.25 points respectively, p< 0.001. There was also a statistically significant 1.68 drop in the Subjective Units of Distress (SUDS) scale after the music intervention, p<. 001, moving from stressed to calm. Music Therapy and GDV-parameters.
For GDV Area and GDV Br, t-test results indicated a statistically significant increase in both parameters: GDV Area t (47)=2.725, p < 0.01, and GDV Br (47)=4.391, p < 0.001, i.e. the energy field grew larger and brighter. Tests indicated a significant result for GDV- Anxiety, z=2.19, p<0.05.
The influence of music was tested in Medical Academy of Spiritual Development “MADRA” together with Lugansk state medical university (Ukraine) [Semenichin et al 2011]. Over a period of 3 years the total of 120 persons was subjected to musictherapy sessions and have been examined with EPI technique. Classical music of various composers – I.S.Baсh, L.V. Beethoven, S.Rahmaninov, P.I.Tchaikovsky, A.Prokofiev, V.A.Mozart, A.Vivaldi, etc. – has been used.
As a result of investigation it has been established that after listening to music the change of energy and improvement of psycho- emotional status of patients were noted. For example, listening to Symphony No6 by P.I.Tchaikovsky 53.8% of patients showed reliable increasing of total area of luminescence and harmonization of an energy field. Symphony No40 by V.A.Mozart – showed 33.3%. Symphony No5 by L.V. Beethoven – 58.3% of patients. Listening Concert for the piano with an orchestra No1 by P.I.Tchaikovsky 46.7% of cases showed increasing. 46.7% of cases showed decreasing of a total area of luminescence. Listening to Brandenburg concert No1 by I.S.Baсh the total area of luminescence showed increase to 42.9%. decrease to 14.3% of patients. and no change in 42.8%.
The assessment of individual sensitivity to various music was the next task. For example, volunteer K. in the given experiment showed increase of luminescence area at listening to Concert for the piano with an orchestra No2 by S.Rahmaninov by 4.9% (reduction of entropy by 2.0%). to Symphony No5 by L.V. Beethoven – 11.2% (entropy was increased by 6.5%). to Symphony No6 by P.I.Tchaikovsky – 5.7% (increase of entropy by 11.0%). However, organ mass by I.S.Bach led to potential decrease by 2.9% (reduction of entropy by 1.4%). Thus it has been established that music effect on an individual and music of various composers unequally influence GDV indicators of the same person.
During the experiment various effects on body organs and systems have been observed. For example, listening to Concert for the piano with an orchestra No2 by S.Rahmaninov showed reliable increasing of luminescence area in sectors of hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal system in more than 60% of cases, the increasing in sector of coronary vessels and respiratory system was also observed. At the same time effect of Brandenburg concert No1 by I.S.Bach was observed in sectors characterizing vessels of a brain (the increasing of luminescence area has been noted in 71.4% of cases, reduction – in 21.4%), coronary vessels (in 50% and 7,1% of cases, accordingly), the nervous system (28.6% and 57.1%).
The luminescence area and entropy have proved the most informative indicators in GDV-image analysis after music therapy. The luminescence Pcharacterizes the total energy potential of a person. Entropy is a measure of chaos and is calculated, with reference to GDV-images, by the following equation:
Where f – normalized distribution function of a GDV-image parameter, g(f) – a probability density of distribution.
The luminescence area and entropy change is in various degrees sometimes unidirectional, and sometimes differently directed, which complicates individual selection of music.
For a complex assessment of effect of music on energy status of a person the vibratory coefficient which is defined on the basis of value of luminescence area and entropy (front – fr, left – l and right – r) was offered:
The vibratory coefficient reflects system character of music effect on a human body and its psycho-emotional status. Increasing of this coefficient for the person after listening to music is indicated by a larger degree of music corresponding to a vibratory key of the person. In this research the increasing of coefficient by 3 … 30%, in case when music fitted a certain person was observed. Decreasing of vibratory coefficient indicates that the given music does not fit the person.
Fig. Change of vibratory coefficient for a person after listening music
For example, in patient B at listening to organ mass by I.S.Bach the vibratory coefficient was increased by 10.7%; to Concert for the piano with an orchestra No1 by P.I.Tchaikovsky by 8.2%. Symphony No40 by V.A.Mozart by 3.1% which allows to recommend the given music to this person. But listening to Symphony No5 by L.V. Beethoven and Symphony No 6 by P.I.Tchaikovsky led to coefficient decreasing by 5.3% (fig. 3).
Noted essential changes of luminescence in various people at listening to the same music testify to necessity of individual selection of music. It may help people return the lost harmony of the soul with world around, as macrocosm and microcosm work under the eternal law of music – the harmony law.