Contact Home Page Recordings Events Private Sessions Itinerary Biography & Sponsor Info Writings Hildegard Book Store Links		In association with United States Canada When you order through this site 5% of your purchase price goes to support healing work. To ensure that your purchases are properly credited, be sure to click on the amazon.com logo to the left or click on the books or CDs below. All purchases made when you enter amazon.com through this page are credited. So go ahead, do some gift-shopping while you are here. Thank you! Bookstore Main Healing Music Books on Sound and Healing Hildegard von Bingen Spiritual Exploration Healthy Body Tools Daily Living Books and Music on Sound and Healing Performance : Revealing the Orpheus Within by Anthony Rooley Published: November 1991 ISBN: 1852301600 Written both from the viewpoint of a performer and a philosopher, Anthony Rooley, best known for his many recordings as director of The Consort of Musick, explores the art of performance. He uses writings of renaissance musicians and esoteric scholars to support his own experiences of transcendence during performance. Great for those who want to let spirit shine through in music or theater. The World Is Sound Nada Brahma Music and the Landscape of Consciousness by Joachim-Ernst Berendt A classic on sound and its affect on our body, mind and spirit. Ancient texts from spiritual traditions around the world , as well as modern information May 1991) Sounding the Inner Landscape Music As Medicine by Kay Gardner A very complete and systematic explanation of the physics behind music, but not overly difficult to read. Her diagrams, pictures and easy writing style allow you to understand the concepts presented. She ties this information in with spiritual and healing uses for music. ISBN: 1852309733   The Secret Power of Music by David Tame ISBN: 0892810564 Toning : The Creative Power of the Voice by Laurel E. Keyes One of the first published books on the use of free-form toning. Not a large book, but it contains some nicely expressed thoughts on the context of tone, how it affects us, and how we can consciously be with our own sound. Published: September 1979 The Healing Voice : Traditional & Contemporary Toning, Chanting & Singing by Joy Gardner-Gordon The Inner Nature of Music and the Experience of Tone : Selected Lectures from the Work of Rudolf Steiner Alice Wulsin (Editor), Maria St Goar (Translator) Published: December 1983 Worth the Search! Thesebooks may be hard to find or officially listed as out-of-print, but they are unique for the materials they bring together under one cover. If you are seriously interested in a subject, do track down the book or recording. Amazon.com will do the search for you when you place your order.   Singing and the Etheric Tone : Gracia Ricardo's Approach to Singing, Based on Her Work With Rudolf Steiner by Hilda Deighton, Gina Palermo, Dina Soresi Winter (Editor) You may also want to check with your local Redolf Steiner study group or school. ASIN: 0880103566 The Healing Forces of Music : History, Theory, and Practice by Randall McClellan A nicely balanced and informative book explaining the basics of sound in scientific terms, then demonstrating how sound/music has been used in various times and cultures for healing.    The books listed below are not currently listed with Amazon.com, but are worth hunting down through other sources. Uncovering the Voice A Path towards Catharsis in the Art of Singing by Valborg Werbeck-Svardstrom translated from the German original Die Schule der Stimmenthullung by P. Luborsky Rudolf Steiner Press, London, 1980 ISBN 0 85440 570 4