Don Campbell
// Author, Lecturer & MusicianDON CAMPBELL is an author, lecturer, and musician from Boulder, Colorado. He is a recognized authority on the power of music, listening, and The Mozart Effect®. Don Campbell’s book “The Mozart Effect: Tapping The Power Of Music To Heal The Body, Strengthen The Mind, And Unlock The Creative Spirit” (2001) is available from Harper Paperbacks, “The Harmony Of Health: Sound Relaxation For Mind, Body, And Spirit” (2006), “Creating Inner Harmony: Using Your Voice And Music To Heal [Book & CD]” (2007), and “Sound Spirit: Pathways To Faith” (2008) are all available from Hay House Publishers. Don Campbell is also the Acoustic and Musical Director of Aesthetic Audio Systems, and serves on the board of the American Music Research Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Website: www.mozarteffect.com
Photo: Don Campbell / The Mozart Effect Resource Center
Interview:
Fifteen years ago, I compiled a remarkable anthology of writings about “Music And Miracles”. The deep awareness of music and its unseen powers beyond the body was noted by people throughout the world. This anonymous definition of music has grown since I first wrote articles about it in my college years. Nothing summarizes the spiritual power of sound better than this anonymous writing about music itself. This is the opening of my newest book, “Sound Spirit”:
I am music, most ancient of the arts. I am more than ancient; I am eternal, I am spirit. Even before life began upon this Earth, I was here—in the winds and the waves. When the first trees and flowers and grasses appeared, I was among them. And when humanity came, I at once became the most delicate, subtle, and powerful medium for the expression of emotions. In all ages, I have inspired people with hope, kindled their love, given a voice to their joys, cheered them on to valorous deeds, and soothed them in times of despair. I have played a great part in the drama of life, whose end and purpose is the complete perfection of human nature. Through my influence, humanity has been uplifted, sweetened, and refined. With the aid of human beings, I have become a Fine Art. I have a myriad of voices and instruments. I am in the hearts of all and on their tongues, in all lands among all peoples; the ignorant and unlettered know me no less than the rich and the learned. For I speak to all in a language that everyone can feel. Even the deaf hear me if they but listen to the voices of their own souls. I am the food of love. I have taught people gentleness and peace, and I have led them onward to heroic deeds. I am comfort for the lonely, and I harmonize the discord of crowds. I am spirit. I AM MUSIC.
Excerpt taken from the introduction to Don Campbell’s book “Sound Spirit: Pathways To Faith” (2008) available from Hay House Publishers. Used with permission from Don Campbell Inc.
“I am music, most ancient of the arts. I am more than ancient; I am eternal, I am spirit.”
– Don Campbell, author of “The Mozart Effect”, “Music: Physician For Times To Come”, “The Harmony Of Health”, and “Sound Spirit”
