The Listening Program

The Listening Program: Music-based  Auditory Stimulation, Learning Disability Treatment

The Listening Program (TLP) is a clinically-proven approach that gently trains the auditory system to accurately process sound.

When auditory perception is distorted, whether through illness, injury, developmental or other challenges, auditory processing problems can lead to academic, emotional, cognitive and social challenges, including problems with:

How The Listening Program Works

How can something that seems so simple-listening to psychoacoustically modified classical music-actually impact a wide range of abilities, such as reading, communication, learning and memory?

Numerous studies worldwide, including research at the University of Sheffield, provide empirical evidence that substantiates The Listening Program's efficacy. And while that affirms TLP's credibility, for many the question remains, how does The Listening Program work?

The Listening Program's psychoacoustically modified music and patent-pending production techniques are designed to stimulate, or "exercise" the different functions of the auditory processing system. This enables the brain to better receive, process, store and utilize the valuable information provided through the varied soundscapes in our lives such as music, language and the environment in which we live.

Certain classical music, like that of Mozart, Haydn and Vivaldi, has specific structure, producing sound waves in organized patterns. Within these patterns are vital elements including time, frequency and volume. When listening to music, the ear is receiving the musical sound waves-waves that arrive in different frequencies, measured in Hertz (Hz). These frequencies stimulate the brain, and thus affect different functions of the mind and body.

The Listening Program: Targeting Specific Frequency Zones for
Specific Treatment Functions

Based on decades of clinical research, Dr. Alfred A. Tomatis helped identify the relationship between certain sound frequencies and their effect on functions of the mind and body. A simplified explanation of Dr. Tomatis' findings shows that certain bands, or zones, of sound frequencies affect different abilities:

TLP Treatment Categories

TLP is designed to address these zones, systematically providing auditory stimulation that, when customized for listeners by TLP Providers, can help improve children's ability to function in a number of ways:

• Sensory Integration - targets the first zone (lower frequencies) to stimulate functions such as balance, coordination, motor skills and more.

• Full Spectrum - provides a kind of overall "organizing" experience.

• Speech & Language - emphasizes the mid to higher frequencies to stimulate the brain's abilities for memory, attention, vocal control and more.

• High Spectrum - focuses on the higher frequencies that impact creativity, intuition, energy and more.

Brainchild Center: A Certified TLP Treatment Provider

Just as every listener is unique, so is the program implementation for each listener. No effective method is ever "one size fits all," and that is why TLP certifies qualified, trained providers like Brainchild Achievement Center to administer the TLP method.  

As we devise an individual treatment program, we will determine an appropriate, individual listening plan. Generally, listeners will use TLP once or twice a day for 15 minutes, five days a week.

The initial listening plan will take place over the course of at least a few months, followed by maintenance listening to build on specific benefits. As we monitor the child's progress, we make adjustments throughout the listening plan to meet the individual's needs.