Soothing music can be quite beneficial to the body, mind and soul. Research has shown that soothing sounds alters brain waves, which causes a reaction within the body that leads to relaxation. This type of music can be used in many different ways and or for many different reasons.The benefits of this type of music are numerous. They range from helping people relax in tense situations to helping get rid of severe anxiety problems. It can be heard in elevators, stores, doctor's offices and even in labor and delivery rooms.One benefit of soothing music is that it helps people relax and relieves stress. The slow, calm beats of this music can bring about feelings of comfort. They help the heart rate slow and that leads to natural relaxation. Soothing sounds are used more and more in work environments where stress levels run high.Soothing music can also be used to help people in a situation where they are feeling intense fear or anxiety. Elevator music is a good example of this at work. You may have wondered why elevators have music. When elevator music was first introduced elevators were new and they were also quite noisy. People often had great fear ... 

I can describe the latest release from Smooth Jazz sensation Boney James for you with just one word... Outstanding!Refreshingly, this was one of those CDs I was able to just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.Shine has a nicely varied, mix of 12 tracks that are very well put together by this clearly saxophone playing artist. The thing I enjoy about Boney James music is that it produces a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Seemingly drawing from what I can only imagine are his own real life experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions of love, and the pain of failed relationships can certainly be heard. That's some serious horn blowing.Boney James is one of those musicians that has the ability to just bowl you over with his talent. The kind of artist it's really a treat to be able to listen to.Listen and I think you'll agree that the song choices are excellent, the production is outstanding and of course James's sax playing is as always in top ... 

So What's 101 Bass Tips About101 Bass Tips by fusion bass player Gary Willis is subtitled: Stuff All The Pros Know And Use. And that pretty much sums the book up. It is a collection of tips for the bass player that Gary has collected in his playing career and is passing on. The tips are not really presented in an organized fashion, but that makes the book great for browsing at random when you have 5 minutes spare.The tips range from musical tips such as using substitute scales when soloing, exercises for dynamics, diminished chord improvisation and ear improvisation to technique tips which include right hand dampening and exercises to develop right hand technique, left hand positioning and how to 'barre' with fingers when needed, and there are a lot of tips included on the maintenance of your bass, e.g. how to adjust your intonation, how to reuse strings, how to set your string balance. There's even a tip on how to make your own strap.How Is 101 Bass Tips Presented?Bass tips is a soft bound book of around 70 pages in length. There is also a CD that comes with the book which has some of the examples ...