Description
Sensory Integration (SI) Kids CD 1 contains musical selections that were recorded because they were fun, simple in structure, short, and very accessible. Focusing on all of these elements means that a child's attention can more easily be captured and maintained.
SI Kids 1 has a significant focus on spatial awareness and sound localization. With new technologies and creative elements in recording and post-production, we are able to provide auditory stimulation in a totally new way than we have ever been able to do before.
It incorporates a combination of new processes called Spatial Surround™ (patent pending). By creating Spatial Surround, the listener is placed in the position of the conductor of an orchestra. In the middle of the orchestra, the conductor will hear sounds more individually, some very close and some a little farther away. Instead of blended sounds as you might hear them in front of the orchestra at a concert, you too will hear sounds more individually as the musicians play them around you. You as the listener can now more clearly determine the spatial properties of the sound. We add movement to the treatment to create Spatial Surround Dynamic. This is accomplished by processing the music in a multi-channel environment that uses five completely independent tracks. This process allows us to move the sound of each instrument around in a 360 degree field.
Broadly stated, sensory integration is the brain's organization of sensory input. As we move, touch, are touched, and place pressure on our joints and limbs, the brain is informed about the body's position in space and where our various parts are in relation to one another. The integration of these senses allows us to move them in a coordinated fashion. Through effective sensory integration, the many parts of the nervous system work together so that a person can interact with his environment effectively and experience the joy of unconscious coordinated movement. The efficient organization of sensory input forms the foundation for all higher learning. Many problems in attention, reading and writing have their basis in poor or disorganized sensory input. Many interventions, therefore, address sensory integration problems by using a variety of tactile, motor and movement activities to help the organization of sensory input and function of the vestibular system.
Dr. Alfred Tomatis was among the first to recognize that sound can be used to stimulate the vestibular portion of the vestibulocochlear system, and therefore the body. The vestibule is a small part of the inner ear adjoining the cochlea, which is the hearing part of the inner ear. The vestibule includes three semicircular canals, the utricle and saccule. These fluid-filled chambers have small hair cells that move in response to motion and inform the body about acceleration and deceleration movements, up and down movements, and also rotational movements. Many techniques that occupational therapists trained in sensory integration utilize are aimed at stimulating the vestibular system. SI Classic 1 incorporates sound specifically designed to help address this important integration of sensory information. Music recorded with specific emphasis in low and mid range frequencies, such as the cello and bass viola, has been used to enhance and support stimulation to and awareness of the body.
Music
The music selected and recorded for Sensory Integration Kids CD 1 includes early compositions by Mozart as well as Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, and instrumental versions of traditional folk music and nursery rhymes.
Applications
Sensory Integration Kids CD 1 stimulates the lower sound frequencies to help people who have problems related to the vestibular system and integration of sensory input. Although this is not an all inclusive list, issues that may be helped include: balance, movement, coordination, rhythm, body schema, left-right discrimination, spatial awareness, sensory defensiveness, hypersensitive hearing, and emotional regulation. Individuals on the autistic spectrum benefit greatly from this CD as do those who need to a better sense of their body, feeling more comfortable and grounded through the stimulation of the lower frequencies before experiencing CDs with high pass filtration such as those in The Listening Program Classic Kit. Additionally, SI Kids 1 may help with athletic ability through improved body and spatial awareness, as well as improved balance and motor integration.
Monday, January 05, 2009
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