Restorative Music
Restorative Music is a form of musical improvisation that uses the qualities of sounds to produce a calming effect in the brain. The pieces below are performed by Clara Takarabe, a music practitioner and violist who performs with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Clara Takarabe and Cognitive Neurologist Borna Bonakdarpour, developed Resoratie Music during the COVID-19 pandemic to help reduce tension and anxiety.
Based on current literature and data compiled by NMMP, Restorative Music offers the following benefits:
State of calmness
Lowered heart reate
Reduced blood pressure
Slowed breathing
Transition from beta (faster) to alpha (slower) brain waves.
1. Improvisations 1.mp31- Improvisation 1
Clara Takarabe
2. Irish Songs 1.mp32- Irish Songs 1
Clara Takarabe
3. Irish Songs 2.mp33- Irish Songs 2
Clara Takarabe
4. Improvisations 2.mp34- Improvisation 2
Clara Takarabe
5. Improvisations 3 & Lament for the Fox.mp35- Improvisation 3- Lament for the Fox
Clara Takarabe
6. Improvisations 4.mp36- Improvisation 4
Clara Takarabe
7. Improvisations 5, Geaftai Bhaile Bui, Lament for Staker Wallace.mp37- Improvisation 5, Geaftai Bhaile Bui, Lament for
Staker Wallace
Clara Takarabe