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For the future baby the womb is a very lively place where there are countless noises and sounds: from the mother's stomach, her intestines, her breathing, the waves made by the amniotic fluid, etc. Just the mother�s voice and the sound of her heart beating will convey a sensation of safety, warmth and protection the baby needs. Any alterations in mother�s rhythms will have an effect on the child�s future character and behaviour. And it has always been said that stimulating a baby with music is good for their development.�

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The birth of musicotherapy
Modern musical therapy was developed towards the end of the forties as a branch of recovery therapy, to treat combat exhaustion after World War II. The research of some orchestra directors such as H. von Karajan has shown the influence music has on a person�s heart rate, rhythm of breathing and even blood pressure. Moreover, research reveals that music triggers a person�s emotions and their physiological reactions.

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Tomatis method
The Tomatis method - named after doctor Alfred Tomatis - uses filtered recordings of music by Mozart, Gregorian chant and the human voice in high frequency harmonies. But why Mozart? It seems that Mozart's music calms, improves spatial awareness and facilitates clarity of expression. All research has demonstrated that this composer�s music achieves the best results and the most lasting reactions.
It seems that the rhythms, melodies and high frequencies of his music stimulates and charges the creative and motivating areas of the brain. The secret of its greatness appears to lie in the fact that all the sounds created by Mozart are very pure and simple.
It isn�t long before you start to notice the benefit. When you hear the middle and high frequencies of this music, the stapes muscle controls the three small bones in the middle ear in such a way that, as the ear exercises and tones up this muscle, so your capacity to hear gradually improves. Programmes are made to measure and therapy lasts between 20 and 40 days, at an average of two hours a day.

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Musicotherapeutical experiments
Musicotherapy has been developed in countries such as the USA, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and Latin America, though Argentina was the pioneer. In our country there are community programmes in clinics and hospitals. The basic methodology considers three aspects: the patient's interaction with other people, self esteem and the use of rhythm as a source of energy and order.

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Source of many benefits
Musicotherapy demonstrates that the physiological, affective and mental effects of music help people's psychosomatic balance, and it is recognised as a source of a great many benefits.
� It produces a deep physical and mental relaxation.
� It helps bring on sleep and therefore is a cure for insomnia.
� It enhances communication, reason and extroversion, which helps people to live together in greater harmony.
� It improves attention span, concentration, aural discrimination and language development.
� It helps a person's overall performance, spatial awareness and psychomotor coordination.
� It promotes correct breathing at a constant rhythm.
� It controls stress and will help your love life and your sex life.