The Power of Sound

How much can a sound affect us? Consider this. Many years ago, when the first astronauts were embarking on space missions, they experienced a mysterious condition later named, ‘space sickness’. No-one could work out what was causing this until a scientist called Schumann discovered the fact that once in space, the astronauts were out of contact with the earth’s frequency (or sound). He created a device that could emit 7.83Hz – the low, deep sound of the earth’s frequency, into the space ships and lo and behold – space sickness just as mysteriously disappeared.

The Great Word, or OM, is said to be ‘the word’, from which all of creation came – (‘In the beginning was the Word’); the cosmic hum that creates and sustains all of life and the earth itself. Leaving the earth’s hum profoundly disturbed the astronauts for reasons deeper perhaps than we can explain or find logical reasoning for.

We are all made up of trillions of tiny particles we call cells, which underneath a microscope reveal even more trillions of particles all floating around inside our bodies.  Electrons, protons and neutrons circling around our little atoms, much like the earth circles around the sun. Every atom, electron, proton and neutron in our bodies is carrying an electrical charge. The energy created by these billions and trillions of little charges in turn creates a vibrational frequency or sound. Imagine the dancing molecules all over the body, all vibrating at different pitches and frequencies – every organ, tissue, muscle and bone emitting a different sound.

The sound made by our own bodies is as unique to us as our fingerprints. If we are all, indeed, walking cacophonies of sound, what kind of sound are we making in there? Is it the sound of an orchestra just tuning up before the concert or a magnificently honed orchestra with the best, most professional conductor, orchestrating the most experienced musicians playing perfect instruments?

In a perfect world, we would all be perfectly ‘in tune’ – in perfect harmony and balance with our inner and outer universes. In reality, we are all subjected to a constant assault of multiple, indeterminable factors. The sound of a juggernaut careering past you in the street can send your vibrational frequency into a hectic spin. Mobile phones, computers, electromagnetic pollution, low flying planes and countless other uncontrollable factors, all combine to create a potential discord in our frequency.

Before we all spiral into despair, this is where sound therapy, toning, chanting and mantra come to the rescue to put our cells back into harmony and restore balance to all the different systems in the body.

The Dru Sound Course

The Dru Sound course is the ideal way to explore the power of sound in beautiful Snowdonia. If you've ever felt as though you can't sing, this course will help you to find your natural voice and teach you how to project yourself vocally whether speaking or singing. You will learn how to stabilise your voice, develop voice control, evenness of sound and how to project your voice with confidence, power and impact. You will gain confidence in communication skills, and both teaching, public speaking and singing.

The course consists of three long weekends per year for two years, starting on Friday evening and ending after lunch on Monday. It will be held at Yr Ocar, our luxury retreat centre, which is set in 5 acres of gardens and woodland, by a beautiful river.

During the course you will learn:

• Vocal power and voice projection
• Anatomy and physiology of the voice and ear
• The Dru sound freedom technique
• Sacred powers of sound  
• Dru master sounds
• Chanting and mantra and group singing
• The importance of breath and breathing exercises
• Deep listening skills
• Indian raga
• Vocal harmonics and pure tones
• The principles of resonance and entrainment
• The principles of, rhythm, melody and harmony
• Meditation, movement & sound
• The sounds of the chakras, their power and importance
• Healing with sound
• Pitch and timbre and voice stabilisation
• Performance singing (optional)

Course dates
2011
March 18 – 21
July 1 - 4
November 25 – 28

2012
Dates to be confirmed

The cost of each weekend will be £390, including food, shared accommodation at Yr Ocar (some of which is ensuite) and tuition. There are very limited single rooms available at a supplement of £120 per weekend.

Please ring 01248 602900 to book your place, or email hello@druworldwide.com