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Jan 3
7 min

Hindsight and Foresight

2020 - The Year of Hindsight? Happy New Year! As the saying goes, hindsight is 2020! So...although I'd love to forget 2019's pains, mist...

Pitchfork Article "Can Music Heal Trauma?"

Katie Down

Dec 17, 2019
1 min

Pitchfork Article "Can Music Heal Trauma?"

Here is the link to an article from Pitchfork Magazine that tracks the author Jayson Greene's Music Therapy sessions with me. I hope you ...

Katie Down

Nov 26, 2019
3 min

Helpful Hints for Sound Practitioners

There are wonderful instruments in the world from which to choose to use in therapeutic sound practices, so it is important that you not ...

Katie Down

Oct 8, 2019
0 min

WGXC Interview with Katie on SOUND

Katie Down

Aug 31, 2019
1 min

"Space is the Place" - Sun Ra

"Between stimulus and response there's a space, in that space lies our power to choose our response, in our response lies our growth and ...

Katie Down

Jan 25, 2019
3 min

What is "Deep Listening?"

The ear hears. The brain listens. The body senses vibrations. - Pauline Oliveros When the late composer and pioneer of Deep Listening, P...

Katie Down

Jan 25, 2019
1 min

Sound of the Week Is...

Traffic! A collage of sounds that can wreak havoc on the central nervous system. Take time to compartmentalize the sounds and listen to ...

Katie Down

Jan 25, 2019
2 min

What do we do to relieve stress?

"Stress! What is it good for? Absolutely nothin!" The word "stress" is even a bit onomatopoetic by the way it sounds....STRESSSSSSS How d...

Katie Down

Jan 25, 2019
1 min

The 3 "Cs" of Music and Mindfulness

The 3 C's of Music and Mindfulness are: Compassion - Compassion invites us to deeply listen to our clients and ourselves in a session. U...

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