Long‐term average spectra of continuous speech before and after Tomatis® audio‐vocal training
Three subjects have undergone the Tomatis® audio‐vocal training, which is a method that filters sidetone for auditory feedback. Long‐term average spectra of voiced and whispered speech was taken before and after the training with the following results: (1) Decrease in energy in the 50‐ to 200‐Hz zone; (2) increase in energy in the 800‐ to […]
Three Methods for Language Acquisition: Total Physical Response; the Tomatis® Program; Suggestopedia.
Total Physical Response is a strategy for learning second languages developed by James J. Asher. The Tomatis® program, developed in France by Alfred Tomatis, is a method for treating dyslexia and communication problems and is also used for teaching basic elements of foreign languages. Suggestology is a psychotherapeutic system based on yogic techniques of physical […]
The Tomatis® Method and Suggestopedia: A Comparative Study.
Developed in Bulgaria in the 1960’s by Dr. Georgi Lozanov, Suggestopedia is a unique system of foreign language teaching, combining yoga relaxation and verbal suggestion with the direct method. In the 1950’s in France, Dr. Alfred Tomatis began his research into the ear and the voice and subsequently developed his own unique system for treating […]
The influence of differential auditory feedback upon the reading of dyslexic children
With the aim of investigating the possibility of a relationship between ear laterality and reading performance, ten dyslexic children were studied under different conditions of auditory feedback. It was found that oral reading was more rapid when feedback was directed mainly to the right ear instead of at equal intensity to both ears. The possible […]
The effect of audio-psycho-phonology on stuttering
The general conclusion to be drawn from this investigation is that auditory re-education or audio-vocal training with the aid of the Electronic Ear as defined by Tomatis® May lead to i) an improvement of hearing behaviour, ii ) a corresponding modification of the physical-acoustic and temporal rhythmic characteristics of speech, which , iii) give rise to […]
Preliminary study on the effectiveness of the A.A. Tomatis Audio- Psycho-Phonological Method for the treatment of children with reading disorders
This article outlines a preliminary study aimed at making an initial assessment of the effectiveness of the Tomatis® Audio-Psycho-Phonological Method for treating children with reading disorders. The subjects of the research were 8 primary and secondary school children with reading disorders who were subject (on average) to 46 hours of treatment, or in other words […]
The Audio Language Project Improvement of Auditory Comprehension and Oral Expression of a Foreign Language
The goal of this article is to describe the Audio Language Project, an important experimental study in the context of the Language Program financed by the European Community. A later study will examine the scientific and theoretical bases of the experiment The 2nd chapter (The Project) will present the goals and the setup of the […]
Research Network Man and Music
After the listing training all test persons declared that they felt much more relaxed than before and had observed improvements of the voice development. The voice analysis showed partially a more regular vibrato as well as a shifting of the formants while changes of the control mechanisms were revealed by the biological data. Because of […]
The Tomatis® Method with severely autistic boys: Individual case studies of behavioral change
Six severely autistic males ranging in age from 4 years to 11 years received the Tomatis® Method to assist in alleviating the severity of behaviours contributing to the diagnosis of autism. Ten minute video samples were taken of each boy, under two conditions of play, every time he completed one section of the treatment programme. […]
Multimodal Enhancement of Culturally Diverse, Young Adult Musicians: A Pilot Study Involving the Tomatis® Method
Musicians, seeking stress relief and vocal/instrumental enhancement, often turn to the Tomatis® Method of sensori-neural integration training, based on the interdependence and interaction between hearing and listening, psychological attitude and speech and language. The paucity of impact studies on musicians, despite its acclaimed efficacy, has prompted the current multidisciplinary pilot study, involving a two group, […]
