"It is my most heartfelt wish that my music may spread around the world, bringing joy, peace and harmony to those who need it most. The journey has begun. It has been my honor to perform in many hospitals, hospices, and shelters in the US and Asia, where the sounds of a violin has changed the look on peoples’ faces from one of pain to one of peace and contentment."
Kobialka's music has been described as a blend of classical, New Age, and avant garde. Fans, researchers and therapists have found it to be effective in relaxation, pain reduction, meditation, stress reduction, yoga practice, and just pure listening pleasure.
All you have to do to enter is subscribe to Daniel Kobialka's newsletter and you will be entered into a contest to win a 2-CD set and an mp3 download. You can read the details below.
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by Daniel Kobialka
We at DanielKobialka.com would like to invite you to subscribe to our newsletter to be automatically entered into a drawing to win the 2-CD set, Harmony of Mind & Body: A MARI Experience and an mp3 download of Kobialka's new release of Afternoon of a Fawn.
The 2-CD set includes a relaxation and imagery experience, guided by Susan E. Mandel, Ph.D., a board-certified music therapist, accompanied by the music of Daniel Kobialka. The second CD includes the same music, without the spoken voice.
Afternoon of a Fawn includes Debussy's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun", plus "Adagio Cantabile" and "Pavane".
About the MARI study
Mandel introduced a music therapy for stress management program in cardiac rehabilitation at Lake Hospital System in 1991. One important component of the music therapy protocol involved Music-Assisted Relaxation and Imagery (MARI).
With Daniel Kobialka's generous consent, his music was used as a part of the music therapy protocol that was tested through a randomized, controlled trial, "Effects of Music Therapy for Stress Management on Health-Related Outcomes in Cardiac Rehabilitation". The groundbreaking study was reported in The Journal of Music Therapy.
In 2005 Kobialka and Mandel produced the compact disc recording of the MARI experience, Harmony of Mind & Body: A MARI Experience. The recording blends Mandel's spoken voice with selected tracks arranged and recorded by Daniel Kobialka, including "Going Home Medley", "Mystique", and "Air on a G-String". The music selections are extended versions of familiar themes, which incorporate properties of sedative music conducive to relaxation.
Dr. Mandel conducted a follow-up study that involved intensive analysis with individual patients who listened to the MARI CD. Findings suggest that regular listening to Harmony of Mind & Body: A MARI Experience may improve blood pressure, anxiety, stress, depression, and health-related quality of life. You can read more details of Mandel's MARI research and a summary is also available as a PowerPoint presentation, Effects of Music-Assisted Relaxation and Imagery (MARI)On Health-Related Outcomes In Cardiac Rehabilitation: Follow-up Study.
Subscribe to the Newsletter and You're Entered to Win
You are invited to learn more about this exciting contest and subscribe to the newsletter in order to have a chance to win. The drawing will be held on September 30th, 2008.
References
Mandel, S. E. (2007). "Effects of music-assisted relaxation and imagery (MARI) on health-related outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation: Follow-up study". (Doctoral dissertation, Union Institute and University, 2007). Dissertation Abstracts International (UMI No. 3280283).
Mandel, S. E., Hanser, S. B., Secic, M., & Davis, B. A. (2007). "Effects of music therapy on health-related outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial". Journal of Music Therapy, 44(3), 176-197.
