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Introducing our long-awaited book
Unlocking the Power of Song
A Companion for Challenging Times
By Jill Rakusen
This book is a beautiful gift for anyone in these uncertain times. It’s a book to treasure.
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A gentle and kindly guide to Jill’s unique approach to song, the book is designed as a Companion for personal use for years to come
It's potentially for anyone –
whether you sing or not
whether you define yourself as ‘unmusical’
or whether you already recognise your innate ‘musicality’
Indeed, even though it contains some written music, you don’t need to be able to read this
Forged with love, it’s a S L O W book, designed to be savoured, and dipped into. It’s truly a companion for life
Alongside the narrative of how Jill’s discoveries – and some of her songs – came into being, the book contains contributions from many others who have engaged with this extraordinary approach, plus handy hints for how you can benefit in similar ways
It reveals how song can be harnessed – by anyone, in any situation and unusually it is particularly about harnessing song on our own, even in silence​
Look inside!
The book defies classification –
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It helps us nurture ourselves, and grow – in awareness and understanding of ourselves and others and the world as a whole
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While it’s about the power of song, it’s not particularly about singing
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Nor is it designed for choirs, or teachers. Rather, it takes the reader on a personal journey, the kind of journey best embarked on in solitude
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As Jill says,
“It’s a contribution to reclaiming a role for music, and in particular, song, that goes beyond the constructs of ‘musician’ versus ‘non-musician’, ‘performer’ versus ‘audience’, ‘sacred’ versus ‘profane’, and beyond the construct of music as an art or a means of manipulation, or a panacea.”