Solving Bedtime Problems with High Tech Lullabies.

New Lullabies 2 (2004) Album now available

By using the latest understanding of musical tuning, and the human brain wave patterns found during sleep, Charles Lucy has produced a new recording. LucyTuned Lullabies (from around the world) encourage sleep with new renditions and special tunings of traditional lullabies from around the world. When played to small children they have the effect of making them drowsy and gradually they fall asleep. 
View all LucyTuned Lullaby - lyrics and stories

"All the recent research shows that children exposed to music from an early age develop better language and reading skills and a generally heightened ability to concentrate and therefore learn. So music is not just good for the soul - it can actually promote the literacy and numeracy targets at the heart of the new agenda." 
Sir Simon Rattle of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, on the need for music in schools.
The Observer - Feb 98.
Biological and psycho-acoustic effects of LucyTuning and how it influences consciousness, learning etc.

Listen to short samples of LucyTuned Lullabies:

Indonesian Lullaby (indonesia.wav) |Hopi Lullaby (hopi.wav) |Spanish Lullaby (spain.wav) |Colombia Lullaby (colombia.wav)

Find countries on world map and listen to or capture LucyTuned (midi only) renditions
View all LucyTuned Lullaby - lyrics, stories, and sheet music.

Side.Track Location Title Tempo

b.p.m.

 Time

mins:secs

 Key/Tonic

associated

colours
1.1  Indonesia Lelo Ledung 148 7:00 Eb major
1.2  Hopi Pu'va, Pu'va, Pu;va 92 7:48 G minor
1.3 Greece Aide, Aide, Kimisou, Kori Mou 86 5:36 F# major
1.4 Colombia Duermete, Niño 77 1:58 E minor
1.5 Haiti Dodo, Maringouin Dodo 69 4:28 D major
2.1 Spain Duerme, Niño, Chiquito 43 13:24 F# minor
2.2 Turkey Eh-e, Eh-e, Nini eh! 39 10:09 E minor
2.3 Denmark Visselulle, Min Lire 42 6:15 C major

Tempos and colours used in table above represent notes used in corresponding scale

pitch to colour info. pitch to tempo info.

These well-established lullabies were collected by Dorothy Berliner Commins and published in 1967 by Random House in Lullabies of the World. They have been reproduced here with kind permission from her estate and her daughter. The lullabies have been found effective for generations. Now by adding the technology of alpha and sub-alpha beating to natural tuning, the ultimate child soother has been developed. The slowing rhythms lull your baby to sleep whilst introducing the sounds of diverse types of music. It is anticipated that children brought up using these sounds will easily appreciate other music from around the world. The rhythms and intonations, which may at first sound strange to adult Western ears, will be familiar for them.

Play LucyTuned Lullabies quietly in the nursery at bedtime. To those who have previously only experienced and appreciate Western musical tuning, it may at first sound very different, yet see what a difference it makes to bedtime. It also works on adults so avoid use when driving or using machinery.

Should you prefer better quality sound and convenience, the recordings are available on CD for yourself, or as an harmonious gift from Lullabies.co.uk

or LucyScaleDevelopments, 107 Alderney Street, Pimlico. London SW1V 4HE, United Kingdom.
Phone: (UK) 44 (0) 207-630-5696 or 5697 or mobile 44 (0)7957-581-667

EMail to Charles Lucy from here. (lucy@harmonics.com)
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