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Music and Peace so kindly submitted by Coni
The subject words, when combined as above, can create a typical Western World three-second response image of long haired troubadours with beaded headbands and guitars, singing plaintive songs of fighting no more. Seems if we're dealing in stereotypes, that's a good place to start. Perhaps another vision would be Yanni in some wonderful natural place making mellow sounds on his synthesizer. I'm going to propose however that music is a true vehicle to achieving peace.
Peace, you see, has to begin within each of us. We can't create a peaceful world without a peaceful self. Peace is catchy, fortunately; think of that one person you may know who is always calm and usually has good answers to life's questions. Don't you feel more at peace when you're around that person?
So what has music got to do with peace? It's all in the vibration. I suppose in order to vibrate to music one must participate to some degree. Fortunately, all it takes is humming.
In her work, "The Silent Language of Peace," Heather Macauley ( http://www.heathermacauley.com ) quotes The Mozart Effect by Don Campbell, which says: "All forms of vocalization . . . can be therapeutic, but I have found that nothing rivals toning. Toning oxygenates the body, deepens breathing, relaxes the muscles, and stimulates the energy flow. When performed by a voice rich in timbre, toning will massage and tune up the entire body . . . One of the simplest ways to calm your mind, stabilize the rhythms in your body, and improve your voice is through toning or humming . . . " So just humming or singing along with the music can
help I will confess that I'm an idealistic Pacifist. Personally I'm pretty sure that if you let the women of the world take over for a weeks things would calm down quite a bit. I get incensed about the state of the Union and the world and the human condition like anybody else; I get angry enough to get physical despite my Pacifist nature. I'm telling you all this because I probably sound a little bit "out there" with this notion of singing along will make the world a better place.
But hey, give it a try. When you've got the blues, turn on some Blues and Sing it. Belt one out with Janis, that'll clear out the energy blocks. When you're happy about something, hum! Hey and when the heart is broken, there's nothin' quite like Dwight to put a tear in your beer and make it all better.
Blessed be
Steve Earle and the Bluegrass Dukes by Moonlady
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you find a more peaceful state.