Music IS Medicine
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UMKC Medical School
Paul Rudy (Conservatory)
Harmony Farm
Harmony Farm
Portal gate
Harmony Medicine Wheel beginnings
Spiral portal
Wind, snow and leaf collaboration
Wood spiral in spring (2021)
Wood spiral in winter
Wood spiral in context
Life imitates nature
Moon meditation stone (2017)
Moon temple (2019)
Moon temple (2019)
Long-shadowed Moon Temple
Cross-section of a tree log showing growth rings and natural grain pattern.
8 circuit counterclockwise
Morning Star
Memory painted in grass
6 circuit clockwise
Wood spiral with sunset
42 standing stones
Morning Star
An aerial view of a large field with a large intricate crop circle pattern, consisting of a spiral and several circular and looped designs, surrounded by trees.
A large, intricate hedge maze designed in the shape of a giant spider web, located in a grassy open field surrounded by trees.
Aerial view of a large, intricate labyrinth in a grassy field surrounded by trees, with pathways and circular designs.
A snow-covered field with artistic snow designs, including a large spider web and a spider, created in the snow.
Aerial view of a cornfield with a corn maze featuring a butterfly design, surrounded by lush trees, seen at sunset with the sun low on the horizon.
Aerial view of large crop circle in a grassy field, with different geometric patterns connected by lines, surrounded by trees.
An aerial view of a large labyrinth designed in the shape of a butterfly, with white pathways, on a snow-covered field surrounded by patches of trees.
A field with tall, dry grass and two dirt paths running through it, with traces of snow on the ground, and a circular pattern of plants in the center.
A scenic view of a field with a spiral-shaped hedge maze under a colorful sunset sky with purple, pink, and orange hues.
Abstract image of sparkling particles and a heart shape made with dust or glitter against a dark background.
A close-up of a black hole with glowing white light at the bottom center, surrounded by swirling dust and gas, capturing the gravitational pull of the black hole.
Close-up view of a snowy or frosty surface with a bright light reflection and textured ice or snow crystals.
Deep space view of swirling Cosmic dust and stars with bright white and bluish outer space nebulae
A rocky outdoor scene with leafless trees and sparse snow on the ground and rocks.
Top view of a sliced tree trunk with visible growth rings, cracks, and two small acorns on the surface, surrounded by dried leaves and soil.
Close-up of a tree cross-section with a log's growth rings, with snow and dried leaves on the ground, and part of a person's feet in brown shoes at the bottom.
A snowflake pattern drawn in fresh snow.
Tree with sparse branches and a few remaining leaves silhouetted against a bright, glowing sunset sky with colorful clouds and sun rays.
A large rock sculpture resembling an abstract arch or bridge, with two tall vertical stones supporting a horizontal stone on top. The sculpture is outdoors on a grassy area under a clear blue sky, with trees and some buildings in the background. There is a sign in front of the sculpture that reads "Midland Railroad Hotel Guardian Paul Rudy."
Who is Paul Rudy?
Musical Mantras and Meditations
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Why study sound in the operating room?
Human-Caused Sound Distractors and their Impact on Operating Room Team Function
Comparison of machine vs human-caused sounds for their loudness and distraction, and potential impact on team communication.
We surveyed OR staff about sounds that interfere with job performance and team communication.
93% of respondents indicated that OR noise, especially human-caused sounds such as irrelevant conversations, interfere with team communication, hearing, and focus.
Peak decibel levels ranged from 56.8 dB (surgical packaging) to 105.0 dB (kicked metal stepstool).
Human-caused sounds were comparable to machine-caused sounds in terms of mean peak dB levels (77.0 versus 73.8 dB, p = 0.32), yet were rated as more interfering with surgical team function.
Conclusions Avoidable human-caused sounds are a major source of disruption in the OR and interfere with communication and job performance. We recommend surgical team training to minimize these distractions.
(Brommelsiek, Krishnan, Rudy, Viswanathan, Sutkin, World Journal of Surgery, March 2022)
A busy environment!
Masked personnel are at a listening deficit (Urogynecology, 2022)
Lessons from musical performance practice
Percussion Intern Joshua Jones
Break the class into four groups. Spread three groups around the room and one in the center. The center group listens as the other three speak in conversation to each other (give these groups different prompts). Each student in the center tries to hear one of the outer conversations and transcribe the conversation.
Ear-training Exercises
Pass a sheet of paper around the room without making any sound. (listen carefully for the sounds it may make)
Stand up or move your chair out of the room without making sound. Also try passing a sheet of paper around the room without making any sound. If you do, stop immediately and analyze why a sound was made (great exercise for being aware of sounds we make without thinking about it)
YOU and the sound environment
THE SOUND ENVIRONMENT and you
Four people walk around the room making different sounds and people track individual sounds. With eyes closed, have class point (in different groups) to two of four people moving around the room making different sounds. This is a great exercise for active “filtering” and “attention”
Identifying the sound of people (notice any clothes noises, walking, jewelry, footsteps, etc. and their voice-does that give them away?)
Everybody turns in their keys, and tries to find them aurally with their eyes closed
Listen and write down the text being read. (while periodic interference happens)