Modern clinical research increasingly supports what ancient traditions practiced. Listening to relaxing harp music has measurable effects on the human body and brain:
The harp’s reputation as a healing tool is rooted in its unique acoustic properties. Unlike most other instruments, the harp can be tuned in a mathematically "pure" fashion, emphasizing the partials closest to the fundamental note in the harmonic series .
: The relationship between harp music and medicine dates back thousands of years. For instance, the biblical figure King David used the harp to soothe King Saul's troubled mind . 2. Physiological and Psychological Impact