Myanmar Traditional Soothing Relaxing Harp Songs

UCLA Art and Music at the Bedside: Volunteer musicians bring music to patients in their hospital room. They offer relaxing and inspiring guitar, harp and cello performances. Patients also receive art kits and supplies from volunteers who help them with mandala coloring, origami making and journaling. This program fosters creativity and relaxation and improves the mood and mindset of people of all ages.

"Steven Halpern's pioneering use of music as a catalyst for relaxation has taken him into many diverse corners: music for lovers, music for healing, subliminal music to reprogram habits, etc. Here, he retools some classic nursery songs, including "Frère Jacques," "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," and "Three Blind Mice," as relaxing, gentle mists of keyboard synthesizer, perfectly suited to the tiny ears of babies and their stressed out caretakers." (allmusic)

After the 1942 Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art, a large-scale campaign was launched in the Communist controlled areas to adapt folk music to create revolutionary songs to educate the largely illiterate rural population on party goals. Musical forms considered superstitious or anti-revolutionary were repressed, and harmonies and bass lines were added to traditional songs. One example is The East Is Red, a folksong from northern Shaanxi which was adapted into a nationalist hymn. Of particular note is the composer, Xian Xinghai, who was active during this period, and composed the Yellow River Cantata which is the most well-known of all of his works.

Since June 2022, patients have enjoyed traditional folk tunes on a fiddle, one musician has played the theorbo and lute, a hand pan player and a harp player have soothed patients with lullabies and a kora player brought a touch of West Africa to Kensington.

The soothing sound from the pattalar, a traditional Burmese musical instrument, filled the luxurious lobby of The Strand Hotel in Yangon. Its bamboo keys were expertly played by a lady garbed in a light yellow blouse and a local wrap called longyi.

"Stephanie played at our wedding on 30.07.2021 and she was AMAZING. It was beautiful to have the harp played through the reception drinks to keep guests entertained whilst we had our photos taken and then playing through the meal was so calming and relaxing in the background, it created a fantastic atmosphere. Stephanie was very professional the whole time she was with us and so many of our guests commented how fantastic she was! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping make our wedding day so perfect.Mr and Mrs Wood" Sarah Middleton, 2021

"We booked Francesca to perform as guests were arriving, to play at key moments in the ceremony and throughout the drinks reception and wedding breakfast. Everyone agreed that the harp was the perfect choice for the venue and added a touch of class and elegance. Francesca had a great range of song choices on her set list so we were able to have classical music and more modern songs during the wedding breakfast. She arrived with time to spare, set up swiftly and both her and the harp looked lovely. She added a great talking point and chatted with guests and was happy to pose for photos too which was nice." Matt Massarella-Gill, 2021

-"Having Stephanie play her harp at our wedding was just fantastic. We booked Stephanie for our ceremony and wedding breakfast and I feel it complimented our Wedding beautifully. Stephanie was more than happy to learn one of my favourite Ellie Goulding songs and she played it beautifully as we signed the register. Lovely lady very talented"- Lynda White, 2019 59ce067264

Myanmar Traditional Soothing Relaxing Harp Songs

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