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What Is Higher Music?

Higher Music is music with purpose. Higher Music is beautiful and functional; it is good for your mind, body and spirit. Higher Music draws from a number of holistic philosophies and technologies to create gentle music that maintains a soothing and introspective mood while guiding your mind to deeper states of consciousness.

Who Is Higher Music?

I am J.S. Epperson and I own Higher-Music.com. I have been working with industry leader The Monroe Institute since 1993. Together with Barbara Bullard, we have pioneered a number of ground breaking Metamusic® Hemi-Sync® titles resulting in some tremendously popular albums that combine my healing music with binaural beat frequencies.

What Are Binaural Beats?

Binaural beats are an audio technology capable of changing your brain’s dominant frequency patterns by engaging the frequency following response. Binaural beats are an integral component of the work I do, but it is by no means the focus. I have used and created music embedded with binaural beats since 1993, and I believe that the combination of designer music and binaural beats is an amazing tool for relaxation, meditation, sleep and reaching other altered states of consciousness.

How Do I Listen To Higher Music?

The best way to listen to Higher Music is to get yourself into a comfortable position, slip on your headphones and listen. This will allow you to get the best results from binaural beats. However, binaural beats are only part of what I do here. My music draws on a number of modalities, traditions and technologies to create music that establishes a soothing musical environment that leads to a physiological response, including brainwave entrainment.

Brainwave Entrainment?

Brainwave entrainment is a natural physiological response; it is a way to synchronize your brainwaves with an external stimulus such as binaural beats, isochronic beats and even plain old rhythm and melody. Entrainment depends upon a “frequency following” response, a naturally occurring phenomenon where the human brain has a tendency to change its dominant frequency pattern towards the frequency of an external stimulus. (In the case of Higher Music, that stimulus is auditory.)

Does Higher Music Contain Subliminal Messages?

No, Higher Music does not utilize any form of subliminal messaging. However, if you are familiar with NLP and the use of affirmations, certain Higher Music titles can improve your intake due to the increased suggestibility of some brain states. I strongly recommend www.affirmuse.com for personalized affirmations and inspiration.

Is Higher Music Safe?

Yes, Higher Music is safe, and the embedded binaural beats and isochronic tones are neither harmful nor addictive. However, there are “buts” and disclaimers:

DO NOT LISTEN TO HIGHER MUSIC IF YOU HAVE EPILEPSY. DO NOT LISTEN TO HIGHER MUSIC WHILE DRIVING. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN BEFORE LISTENING IF YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF SEIZURES, AUDITORY DISORDERS, OR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS.