We invite you to explore your listening, and discover how listening affects so many aspects of your life.

Download the Listening Checklist here.

The pioneering work of the late Dr A A Tomatis who laid the groundwork for a new multi-disciplinary science he called Audio-Psycho-Phonology (APP) to explain ‘why the way we listen has a profound impact on almost all aspects of our being’.

Dr. Tomatis was the first scientist who, as early as the 1950's, discovered the fundamental role the ear plays in voice production, speech, language, reading, motor skills and co-ordination.

This allowed him to describe a distinction between hearing and listening.

The use of sound stimulation to improve listening and related skills is one of Tomatis’s greatest contributions.

Dr. Tomatis developed a highly effective program using the music of Mozart and Gregorian chant modified to give the person an ‘ideal’ listening ear.

This means any of the check list items: listening, language and learning problems can be profoundly helped.

His theories and techniques are influencing increasing number of clinicians and educators with currently 400 Tomatis Centres with accredited Tomatis consultants world-wide at IARTC .

Auditory Processing issues are at the root of most learning problems

We may hear well but don’t listen well. Listening requires motivation or desire to focus on the sound. Without motivation learning will not be consistent and be difficult despite high intelligence!

It is clear from the ongoing research and programs delivered by Tomatis practitioners for over forty years, that this work can substantially improve auditory processing difficulties.

It will:

• ameliorate auditory sequential memory difficulties,
• give ability to distinguish speech against a variety of background noises,
• assist in the acquisition of phonemic discrimination and phonological awareness.
• improve auditory discrimination.

Auditory discrimination
Means being able to distinguish and become flexible to the variety of high and low frequencies that exist in nature and speech. An example of poor auditory discrimination, is not ‘hearing’ the difference of ‘s’ and ‘z’, ‘p’ and ‘b’ is common in any learning child with learning difficulties.

Once the auditory system and the brain, processes sound more effectively, an increased ability to listen is possible, and the foundation of language development and literacy- reading and writing can be achieved.

Use a Tomatis Listening program in preschool - The Columbian Centre project

Integrating the method in a nursery school, has shown the benefits of a preventative approach by seeing changes in attention, balance and learning ability in all their students. As well they have picked up those children subject to speech delay.

Listen and watch what the professionals running this centre say.

We are seeking similar opportunities in Australia. Please call or Email your interest

Books:

Two of Tomatis’s original books in English are available "The Conscious Ear", the story of his life and research, "The Ear and Language" one of his first books is a classical book whereas The Ear and Voice is specially useful for singers.

By respected professionals who have worked many years with the Tomatis Method: Madaule P When Listening comes Alive and Sollier P The Sound of Wellness bring the work into easy-to-read practical steps.

All books available

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