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Music Talks Through the Soul.

How and Why You Say?

What effects does music have on the brain?

Welcome my special music guests
Vann Johnson & Amber Gilbert!
to The Mona Miller Show:

There will be a special treat for you all as they sing accepella and talk about what music does to them and others.

PS: And they don’t know it yet, but they will sing Happy Birthday to ME!!!!!!!!YEAH!!!!!!!

Music can have a very strong influence; is it strong enough to affect your brain?

Music can move the soul. It can be a very strong influence. Some music can calm us down; some music can make us wild! How does music affect us?

Music is used in a variety of ways. It is used in the medical field as a source of research and as a sort of therapy as well.
Music has been used as therapy for seizures, to lower blood pressure, treat ADD children, mental illness, depression, aid in healing, treat stress and insomnia and premature infants.

Music can affect energy levels, and digestion, positively or negatively, depending on the type of music. Calming music, such as classical music was found to have a very calming effect on the body, and cause the increase of endorphins, thirty minutes of such music was equal to the effect of a dose of valium. Both hemispheres of the brain are involved in processing music. The music in these studies is not the "lyrics", but the music itself, the melody, the tones, the tunes, the rhythm, the chords.

Uh oh! Music has also been documented to cause sickness. The right, or wrong music, rather, can be like a poison to the body. Studies have been done on plants where loud hard rock music, for instance, killed plants and soft classical music, make the plants grow faster. Music is very powerful, like a drug and can even be an addiction. In the case of Patty Hearst, it was documented that music was used in the aid of brainwashing her. In the book, Elevator Music, by Joseph Lanza, it states that certain types of music over prolonged periods in certain conditions were shown to cause seizures.

Watch what music does to our kinds and belief systems.

Scientists have found music trains the brain for higher levels of thinking. In a recent study at the University of California, Irvine it was found that music increases spatial-temporal reasoning—the reasoning used in learning higher forms of math and science. We can conclude from this that when a child studies a musical instrument his abilities in math and science are enhanced. This discovery will have significant ramifications for the next century, as the American Mathematical Society warns that the United States is heading for a shortage of math capability that could undercut its economic and military strength as we enter the 21st century.

In the book, The Secret Power of Music, by David Tame, it says, "music is more than a language, it is the language of languages. It can be said that of all the arts, there is none other that more powerfully moves and changes the consciousness.
It can be said that music is a very powerful and awesome tool that can have positive effects, virtually life saving mentally and physically when used in the right context, but has equally destructive and detrimental potential if used negatively.


VANN JOHNSON
Singer, Songwriter, Actress



With India’s fabled Taj Mahal as the background, the world was introduced to a thrilling new voice in popular music when VANN Johnson took center stage to sing the stirring “Love Is All” in a concert with Yanni eventually viewed by over half a billion people worldwide.

Recognized as a “singer’s singer,” VANN has been invited to blend her unique R&B power in concerts and on recordings with Grammy award winners Michael Bolton and the Temptations, her soulful styling’s with balladeer Gary Taylor and her warm, lyrical interpretations with Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Dan Hill. VANN has also performed on countless award shows and recordings with artists including Patrice Rushen, Ray Chew, Smokey Norfolk, Harvey Mason, Marvin Sapp, Al Green, Jill Scott, Jamiroqui, Wyclef, Smokey Robinson, Mavis Staples, John Legend, Kayne West, Maxwell, and Anthony Hamilton.

This concert was the basis for the highly acclaimed PBS special “Tribute,” VANN responded to worldwide requests to hear more from her as a soloist by co-writing and producing “Messages,” her first solo CD.

FEATURED SONG: "Attention" written by Vann Johnson & Lou Pardini

For the latest news about her performance, touring and recording schedules, visit
Her web site,
www.vannjohnson.com or www.myspace.com/vannjohnson.

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Amber Crosby (stage name) Gilbert Biography



Amber Gilbert has considered the Manhattan Beach Country Club home for the past five years. Several days a week she can be found laughing, singing, screaming (particularly on Wednesday’s Badger Night) and honing her skills on the tennis courts.

Professionally, Amber has enjoyed a career both in front of and behind the cameras, acting in film and television shows such as the ever-popular Days of Our Lives. Behind the scenes her vocal talents have contributed to the success of many jingles, soundtracks, and demos. Currently, Amber is pleased to be in the studio with a Grammy-award winning producer working on a country CD and video.

I was raised in music by my heritage. My family is the Crosby’s, Bob Crosby was my grandfather, and Bing was my great uncle. At that time and age everyone knew who Bing Crosby was and his brother Bob Crosby of the Bob Cats. They were loved cherished and were the standard “American Family”. Christmas wasn’t Christmas without songs from Bing Crosby and his White Christmas.

Music feels like home to me. Like “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.” Music is like talking to God!

I write and need to sing because it’s like therapy for me when I’m hurting and happiness when I’m happy. It can help me reflect or it can set a mood or get me in a mood.

FEATURED SONG: You Don't Have To Say I Love You written by her Uncle Chris Crosby

To contact Amber Crosby call- 323-930-7368