SOUND CHOICES:
Using Music to Design the Environments in which You Live, Work, and Heal


Hay House, 1999
228 pages
Paperback
$17, including sampler CD


Without a doubt, since the advent of recorded music and radio, our collective experiences are 99% environmental and 1% concert listening. However, while most of us use and enjoy music in the background of other activities on a daily basis, few of us have seriously thought of how to optimize and maximize the benefits of environmental listening.

Coming from 15 years of experience in using music to create healing environments in hospitals around the country, Susan Mazer and Dallas Smith offer insights and practical guidelines on using music to create nurturing and productive environments at home and work, and to support children's learning environments.

Included with the book is a sampler CD of original music by Susan Mazer and Dallas Smith. The selections are excerpted from a special collection of music published by Hay House including: “Sound Choices for Work,” “Sound Choices for the Home,” “Sound Choices for Children,” “Sound Choices for Healing,” and “Sound Choices for Relaxation.”

Praise for Sound Choices Book


 Sound Choices Music Series

Compiled from many recordings of Mazer and Smith, each of these CDs have been programmed to provide an hour of consistent listening specific to the objectives of a specific environment. These are intended to provide a starting point in selecting your own music, encouraging you to experiment with new music and experience many hours of listening to enrich your life.

Sound Choices for Work
CD $15    Cassette $10

At work or in your home office, you are probably often writing or reviewing information, or having a serious conversation with a co-worker or client. This CD has uplifting and smoothly paced instrumental music designed to support your ability to focus and enhance your productivity while doing these activities.

Sound Choices for Healing
CD $15    Cassette $10

The music selected for this CD offers timelessness, openness, and space...moments of personal intimacy to nurture and help us heal physically, spiritually, and emotionally.

Sound Choices for the Home
CD $15    Cassette $10

The music on this CD provides a range of pieces that are lyrical, rhythmic, and joyful. Whether played as foreground or background music, the moods created promote regeneration and renewal -- the essence of feeling at home.

Sound Choices for Relaxation
CD $15    Cassette $10

The music on this CD was chosen to create a soothing atmosphere, offering a spiritual and emotional respite from our working lives. Whether you are resting, reading, or involved in day-to-day activities, this music sets a peaceful mood that brings serenity to your environment.

Sound Choices for Children
CD $15    Cassette $10

Appropriate for children of all ages, the music on this CD helps create a setting to spend time with your children sharing and creating. Included are light, rhythmic pieces, as well as simple melodies that can be used as an accompaniment for playing, reading, and dreaming.