Stress Less Music could be called Stress Less Breath, given that it is actually your breath which is the secret sauce offering a ''guarantee" that you will feel less stressed after playing our music. If you practice slow, deliberate breathing, your stress levels will decrease. This is a scientifically proven and much studied fact . But just as a film would tell the same story without a musical score. though not with the same emotional impact, it is the music in our program

A few people have asked about this tag line, and in truth I'm still figuring it out myself! I understand coherence: being consistent, or better, forming a qualified whole. Harmonic release to me is the tension and relaxation which comes through dissonance (clashing harmonies or melodic fragments) and its resolution. And the breath: the best part of all. And so this is where I'll start. A few years ago, my brother and I were in the car together. I was driving and anticipa

Happy New Year! For those of you who were/are members of Stress Less Music, you may have noticed that I took a little break from the organisation: for 18 months! I had a wonderful opportunity to both take up an important executive managerial role, and to contribute to a very worthy new NFP organisation. That role finished at the beginning of December and I've since enjoyed a month's leave. I'm very excited to be back at SLM and to share what I learned about the world (and m

Hello there and welcome to Step Seven in the 10 Steps to Stress Less Music. This step features BOTH HANDS playing together! Yay! All...

Did you know that birds sing when they feel safe? We instinctively know this, and it's one of the reasons birdsong lowers our stress levels.

Let's talk about the black notes on the keyboard. If we start on C and play all of the notes, black and white, up to the next C, it...

Recently, prospective clients have been asking for details of how the Stress Less Music program actually works. How does music which you...

Welcome to this Wednesday's riff, a mid-week moment of fun meant to lighten your stress load. This six note riff is beloved in Australia...

It rained today after many months of no rain, and before you shrug and think so what, think about what it takes to grow food and people...

Hello there and welcome to Step Six in the 10 Steps to Stress Less Music! This step features the left hand once again, this time playing...

A virtual forest bath. Contemplate beauty as you breathe in for four, hold for four, breathe out for four, hold for four. And stress...

Last week we learned about Middle C, a note which has its own little line called a ledger line, and that technically speaking, you can...

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ANZAC Day Remembering those who served and died in wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations

Do you have any regrets? Tonight's full moon is the perfect time to let them go.

Hello there and welcome to Step Five in the 10 Steps to Stress Less Music! This step features the left hand playing octave Cs. The pace...

Here is your Sunday Beauty Spot: you are invited to contemplate this image and... breathe in for four counts, hold for four counts,...

Last week we learned about the five lines and four spaces of the stave. Today we have a note which has its own little line, called a...

With Mother's Day only three weeks away, we'd like to acknowledge Motherless Daughters (https://www.motherlessdaughters.com.au/), who...

I've started making friends with not being able to sleep, viewing it as time when I can catch up on podcasts. I tell myself that my body...