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Children's reflections after listening to "Silence of Peace"
I was calm and relaxed. I was imagining that I'm sitting on a cloud.
Karol, 8
For a moment I thought I was at the seaside.
Natalie, 8
It seemed to me that I was flying like a leaf.
Bartek, 8
I usually get nervous while writing in my exercise book, but with this music I felt calm.
Pawel, 8
The music was very peaceful. For a moment I felt as if I were inside a soap bubble...it felt very cozy and nice like never before.
Ania, 8
In the beginning I didn't expect much but, later, I felt great. I could listen to it all the time. I felt very happy.
Agatka, 8
At the end I felt relaxed and ready to learn...until the bell rang.
Asia, 9
I felt like this music makes me fly above the clouds. It felt good, I was whirling like a leaf.
Iga, 8
I was calm and felt a little bit sleepy. I was like flying on bird's back.
Tomek, 8
I was sleepy and like unconscious - I didn't know what was going on around me. I wanted to listen to it more.
Ola, 9
I had the impression that I'm in a wood and I felt sleepy and very calm. The sounds made me thoughtful.
Kinga, 9
I felt strange. I liked the piano the most. You can learn listening to this music.
Slawek, 9
I felt a strange feeling like I'm in some magic land. I saw meadows with a big palace at the centre and plenty of stars. I felt like a princess.
Marysia, 9
I had a feeling as if I was inside the piano. I felt I was relaxing and getting more sleepy with the sounds of the music.
Marcelina, 9
I had a headache before listening to this music. I felt sleepy after.
Kasia, 9
High School Students Opinions : Reflections while listening to "Silence of Peace"
While listening to it I could think over all kind of matters. I imagine that music is my life, every note some kind of event.
Edyta
I feel peace and relaxation in my soul. A synchronization of soul and mind.
Irek
It's nice to listen to it; it calms down and relaxes one. I think it could be great for yoga.
Paulina
This music brings many associations, and nice visions from the past. I feel completely relaxed and can't think of anything bad that happened before. Sometimes I like to sit and listen to this kind of music...where nobody imposes a text and a way of thinking.
Marta
I feel calmness, relaxation and I'd love to go to sleep now. I could listen to it always before falling asleep.
Aneta
After listening to "Silence of Peace" I'm more calm and have a positive attitude to the world.
Jola
This music makes me think of the traditional Chinese harmony between soul and body. I felt relaxed and balanced in my mind, distant from reality.
Ania
I study economics at Wyzsza Szkola Zawodowa in Legnica. Changing from high school to university causes many stressful situations and is a very difficult time for most young people. Although it's already November, I still find myself confused in the new environment. I'm a big fan of music and that's why I decided to try "Silence of Peace". While listening to it for the first time, I paid attention to every sound of it, but only after a while did I understood the real meaning and sense of this music. Now I play "Silence of Peace" every day. I start my day with your music. Thanks to the music, I am relaxed and composed throughout the morning. I don't worry about new, unfamiliar situations. Everything seems more predictable to me. I am confident that I can deal with all the problems that lie ahead. Thank you so much
Bozena Cholowka
Economics Student, 19 years old
Teachers report wonderful effects for their students
All over the world, teachers use John Levine's Alphamusic to...
Australian Pre-Schools LOVE John Levine's Alphamusic
In 2003, John Levine introduced over 30 Australian kindergarten and child-care centres to his Alphamusic. Six months later we contacted these clients to find out how they were going with our music.
Here are some of the things they told us:
We use Orange (Orange Grove Siesta) at sleep-time, or in the background when children are playing. We often play Orange at creative time, when the children are drawing and writing.
Leslie, Teacher
Brontesaurarus Pre School
Bronte, Sydney, Australia
We use Orange (Orange Grove Siesta) at lunchtime; we find it very settling and calming ... it creates good table conversation. We tried all different types of music at mealtimes because the children were always yelling between tables. We found when we put "Orange" on, the children began to talk to each other at their own table. We also use it in the mornings as the children arrive.
Jessa, Teacher
Cherubs Pre-School, Sydney, Australia
I use the "Orange Blossom CD" (her name for Orange Grove Siesta). We noticed [when the music is on, that] the boys became better at working collaboratively when this music was playing. Normally, if two or three boys play together it would end up in a fight, but with this music they would play for longer periods of time very productively. Note: Lois, the teacher in this interview, told us that "I suffer from periods of insomnia. When that happens I borrow the "Blue" one (Silence of Peace) to play at home.
Lois Page, Teacher
Gardiner Child Care, Bondi, Sydney, Australia
I always use [this] type of music; I play it all the time. If [the children] are too excited I'll choose one of John's CDs.
Anne Solomon, Director
Anne Solomon's Pre School, Sydney, Australia
We frequently use "My Little Sea Shell" at sleeptime. It's very useful in putting the young ones to sleep.
Pamela Hanebuth, Director
The Grace Child Care Centre, Bondi Junction, Sydney, Australia
Reflections of a teacher after playing "Silence of Peace" to children :
Children of 2nd and 3rd classes listened to the music. I could clearly observe how it influenced them: They stayed calm listening, painting, reading or writing. Some children had their eyes closed. There was silence in the classroom.I could tell that the music's mood affected the children. After listening they had many questions about the person playing, and the voice that they could hear and so on. They were delighted with the gentleness of the music and wanted to listen more. Since then, they always want this music to be played in the background during their classes. I confirm that this music is very suggestive. It creates a specific climate that awakens all sorts of amazing emotions and kinds of associations. Changes in volume and timbre create a unique atmosphere. Vibrations produced by the music help listeners to relax.
Silence of Peace CD
Listening to "Silence of Peace" I noticed that I, too, was more creative and had more ideas. The only thing you need to do is let the music guide you. It will always accompany me while I do mental work, especially when creativity is necessary. That's a revelation!!
MA Maria Tocka, Primary school teacher
John Levine Alphamusic helps
Children at St John's Primary School in Cambridge, England, use John Levine's Alphamusic during Maths lessons. The children have asked for the music to be played because they have noticed marked improvements in their capacity to focus.
During 2004, John has run workshops with Cambridge University Students, showing them how to use Alphamusic to reach alpha state and improve their studying techniques. Students have been delighted with the results.
"The Elixir of Good Behaviour"
The Bridgman Report
Can the use of Alphamusic in humanities lessons improve the behaviour and academic performance of adolescent boys with behavioural difficulties?
Synopsis
This paper aims to investigate whether there are practical uses for music in humanities lessons, particularly in reference to boys with behavioural difficulties. It begins by considering the extensive amount of research that has been done on the subject of background music and its uses in schools and the workplace as both an aid to concentration and a tool in the reduction of stress. The research brings up a number of questions about the nature of Alphamusic and whether or not it can affect behaviour and concentration.
I observed ten lessons; the first five lessons without any background music, recording the children on camera. The second five with Levine′s Alphamusic playing. This study was undertaken at a normal Comprehensive school using 10 year eight (12-13 yrs old) boys who were identified as having behavioural and emotional difficulties. The results showed that there was a significant reduction in off-task activity in the lessons where the Alphamusic was playing. The boys were also given two grid reference tests, and performed significantly better on the test where the Alphamusic was playing. Finally, the subjects were given a questionnaire to complete about how they completed their homework and whether or not they preferred to work with music in the background.
The results also showed a significant decrease in external types of off task behaviour, from what I termed ‘distracting’ behaviour. The results show that the pupils off-task activity decreased in the lessons where Levine′s Alphamusic was playing in the background, falling by an average 664 instances, significant to a value of p=0.05, [ 61.4%]. This can be further broken down into further definitions of ‘distracting’ off-task activity, which showed that instances of impulsiveness, hyperactivity and talking decreased, significant to p=0.05, p<0.015 and p=0.05 respectively (see Table 5) .
Average Impulsiveness reduced by 71.6%.
Average Hyperactivity reduced by 46%.
Average Talking reduced by 87.2%.
In terms of test results, the number of questions attempted by the participants increased by an average 2.9 questions, significant to a value of p<0.05. The number of correct answers also rose in the test with alphamusic. The average increase in the combined academic performance was 108.1%.
Conclusion
The results do seem to show some visible trends which would lead us to make various deductions. Firstly, the lessons which were accompanied by Levine′s Alphamusic had significantly fewer instances of off-task activity. Although a longer study is required to further explore these results, it is highly unlikely that such a change in behaviour would have occurred by chance. This change could be due to a number of factors, all of which are suggested by the literature:
a) This music affects mood, which leads to increased productivity;
b) the music masks extraneous auditory stimuli and thus allows the participants to concentrate;
c) the music adds further stimulation and is thus an aid to concentration;
d) the music affects the subjects physiologically, reducing stress levels and increasing concentration.
The results also showed that the pupils behaviour improved by a significant reduction in being less ‘distracting’ (hyperactive, talking or impulsive behaviour) to being mostly ‘disengaged’. This would suggest that the Alphamusic may have had enough of an effect on the pupils’ concentration to help them to return to their allotted task instead of disrupting each other. Finally, those pupils who said in their questionnaires that they were more used to listening to music or the television at home but were not identified as ‘low ability’ made the largest improvement in behaviour, suggesting that Alphamusic helped them to realise their potential. Whatever the reasons, the area of background Alphamusic in the classroom is certainly an interesting one which has the potential to be of assistance to the classroom teacher.
Report prepared by Rob Bridgman 2005,
Cambridge University
Silence of Peace in your classroom
Posted by: Miss Farah on: March 7, 2010
Brain waves, alpha music and productive calmness!!
This type of music, the alpha music, called Silence of Peace by John Levine would work great if you put as a background music in your classroom. It will calm your students down and helps them concentrate on the activity that they are doing. Students enjoy using this music as a study aid, insisting that “Silence of Peace” quiets the mind and makes it easier to focus, absorb and retain information. So i took the CD and put it in my classroom while my students were working on an activity. I noticed a big change in the atmosphere. It was much calmer and the kids were able to focus more. This is the second time I post about this music because it works like magic and every teacher who is suffering from a hyperactive classroom would love this.
This is what the alpha music did to the students!
They were working and concentrating on their work!
What does Alpha music do:
•Reduces stress and anxiety
•Settles down hyperactive behaviour
•Feelings of panic or being overwhelmed subside
•Background for meditation, physical therapies or gentle exercise “Silence of Peace” by John Levine is the first in the “Silence” series of CDs, all of which demonstrate this philosophy. Children are often especially responsive to “Silence of Peace”. Children as young as 3 often go into a quiet, even entranced state when they listen to it and children of all ages find this music relaxes them and gives them easy access to their imagination.
Here the students were sitting quietly in the story corner and I was very surprised because I didn't tell them to do so. It was the alpha music!
Orginally posted at http://missfarahsclass.wordpress.com/2010/03/07/silence-of-peace-in-your-classroom/