Kaleidoscope.
The effects of sound, movement and colour should not be underestimated. The beneficial influence of fun and inspiration that can be seen, heard and felt because of these mediums is applicable to all, and can positively enhance the body and mind.
My first memories as a young child include when my mother would fingerplay this little piggy went to market, and this was no ordinary nursery rhyme, but was accompanied with differing voices and tone that to my then mind was extremely stimulating. This kind of sound and visual technique may be thought of as insignificant but it has been used as a ground breaking and influential basis for behavioural studies with patients trapped in mental separation from the outside world.
Factually motion stimulates the brain and mind. Combine the mental stimulation with that of colour and the world of creativity is unlocked. What is really fascinating is the use of movement, colour and sound that can initiate a response from people who are for many reasons locked in their own private world. It has been proven that memory patients can improve in recall or lessen deterioration if music is used to stimulate their minds.
Young children have shown incredible increases in their mental capability when educated in early on colour recognition. One of the first practical toys designed to exploit this fully is the kaleidoscope. After a little twist of the end, an endless cascade of shapes and colours can be seen. Word association can be built on a foundation of colour consciousness and children who use colour develop at a fast pace. Colour Therapy in children and adults has been used as a positive means of relaxation for some and even meditation can be more effective if carried out in calmly coloured areas. This visual soothing can be beneficial to the body and enhance any mental stimulation that is needed. As a technique, this is one that has been implemented for practical purpose in education or in healing tasks such as meditation.
There used to be at one time, in the corner shop, clay pipes that could be dipped in soapy liquid and varying size bubbles could be blown in a cascade for the light then to be transformed in the sphere to all the colours of the rainbow. Nowadays the pipes have been replaced by tubes with a little wand with a circle on the end. I have seen entertainers with a shallow, large tray and huge hoop produce gigantic super spheres of delight that all too soon pop and disappear. This use of colour in an appeal to an audience is something that has been seen throughout many historical ages. Disney created a feature length extravaganza with Fantasiser. Could anything equal this? Well how about the Sorcerer’s Apprentice? Once I recall the music I am immersed in the energy and motion of ever growing water getting higher and higher until it cascades over the side of the cauldron and the place is awash with gallons of water. At the moment I am struggling to remember the spell to stop the army of animated brooms sweeping away and in the FRANANTIC, FRENETIC, PACE OF IT ALL yet more join the mellay and chorus.
As people we are extremely stimulated by our surroundings. What we see and hear can influence how we feel. Even in the above paragraph capital lettering can influence what we see and in our mind how we process this can lead to what we interpret to be a wider or even more implicated meaning.
Audio can be the basis for many emotions. As one phrase suggests, music has charms to soothe the savage breast, but it has potentially many more uses than that. Take the music that relaxes the mind and allows one to drift into tranquillity. If one attends a class to aid in relaxation, if the music is altered from that of a low, steady pace to a fast and thudding tone then the impacting influence on how one feels could also alter and it may be harder to get the body to slow down into a needed calmed state.
Music can be used to greatly influence the audience and no feature film would be the same without suggestive backing sounds such as the introduction to the Great White shark in Jaws or the murderously minded motel manager in Psycho. Sometimes all we need is the sound to influence what we think is going to occur.
Music, motion and colour are the basis for many pursuits in life. They can be used to stimulate or even as techniques to aid in memory. The world is a much better place when people use the natural elements for good and celebrate many kinds of positive differences.
My first memories as a young child include when my mother would fingerplay this little piggy went to market, and this was no ordinary nursery rhyme, but was accompanied with differing voices and tone that to my then mind was extremely stimulating. This kind of sound and visual technique may be thought of as insignificant but it has been used as a ground breaking and influential basis for behavioural studies with patients trapped in mental separation from the outside world.
Factually motion stimulates the brain and mind. Combine the mental stimulation with that of colour and the world of creativity is unlocked. What is really fascinating is the use of movement, colour and sound that can initiate a response from people who are for many reasons locked in their own private world. It has been proven that memory patients can improve in recall or lessen deterioration if music is used to stimulate their minds.
Young children have shown incredible increases in their mental capability when educated in early on colour recognition. One of the first practical toys designed to exploit this fully is the kaleidoscope. After a little twist of the end, an endless cascade of shapes and colours can be seen. Word association can be built on a foundation of colour consciousness and children who use colour develop at a fast pace. Colour Therapy in children and adults has been used as a positive means of relaxation for some and even meditation can be more effective if carried out in calmly coloured areas. This visual soothing can be beneficial to the body and enhance any mental stimulation that is needed. As a technique, this is one that has been implemented for practical purpose in education or in healing tasks such as meditation.
There used to be at one time, in the corner shop, clay pipes that could be dipped in soapy liquid and varying size bubbles could be blown in a cascade for the light then to be transformed in the sphere to all the colours of the rainbow. Nowadays the pipes have been replaced by tubes with a little wand with a circle on the end. I have seen entertainers with a shallow, large tray and huge hoop produce gigantic super spheres of delight that all too soon pop and disappear. This use of colour in an appeal to an audience is something that has been seen throughout many historical ages. Disney created a feature length extravaganza with Fantasiser. Could anything equal this? Well how about the Sorcerer’s Apprentice? Once I recall the music I am immersed in the energy and motion of ever growing water getting higher and higher until it cascades over the side of the cauldron and the place is awash with gallons of water. At the moment I am struggling to remember the spell to stop the army of animated brooms sweeping away and in the FRANANTIC, FRENETIC, PACE OF IT ALL yet more join the mellay and chorus.
As people we are extremely stimulated by our surroundings. What we see and hear can influence how we feel. Even in the above paragraph capital lettering can influence what we see and in our mind how we process this can lead to what we interpret to be a wider or even more implicated meaning.
Audio can be the basis for many emotions. As one phrase suggests, music has charms to soothe the savage breast, but it has potentially many more uses than that. Take the music that relaxes the mind and allows one to drift into tranquillity. If one attends a class to aid in relaxation, if the music is altered from that of a low, steady pace to a fast and thudding tone then the impacting influence on how one feels could also alter and it may be harder to get the body to slow down into a needed calmed state.
Music can be used to greatly influence the audience and no feature film would be the same without suggestive backing sounds such as the introduction to the Great White shark in Jaws or the murderously minded motel manager in Psycho. Sometimes all we need is the sound to influence what we think is going to occur.
Music, motion and colour are the basis for many pursuits in life. They can be used to stimulate or even as techniques to aid in memory. The world is a much better place when people use the natural elements for good and celebrate many kinds of positive differences.
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