The Tomatis® Method and its impact on children with echolalia in the autism spectrum
The objective of this research was to find out if the Tomatis® Method for auditory stimulation was a significant variable to reduce the problem of echolalia in children diagnosed with typical autism (Kanner) and atypical autism (Pervasive Development Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified, PDD-NOS) who attend the Tomatis® Centre in Puerto Rico. In order to obtain […]
The effect of the Tomatis® Method on student pianists’ piano performance and psychological well-being
Tomatis® stimulation and guidance through the program has led to qualitative indications of improved piano performance in all but one experimental participant. Results cannot be generalized beyond these participants. The positive qualitative results were obtained not only by the listening program, but also by consistent support from the researcher, a highly dedicated, experienced piano teacher […]
A case study of cerebellar ataxia
This report describes the case of a young boy with a medical diagnosis of cerebellar ataxia who progressed from needing a wheelchair to walking with handheld assist after Tomatis® Training was added to a program of occupational and physical therapy. The boy had previously been discharged from an extensive therapy program for not making sufficient […]
To Turn Singing on Its Ear: The Singer’s Voice and the Tomatis® Listening Curve, Part-1
In training the voice, should teachers and students be concerned with training the ear–not in the sense musicians usually understand “ear training” (identifying intervals, chord progressions, and so on), but training the ear to a stronger acuity to high partials? It could be argued that the role of the ear is given relatively short shrift […]
Coherence between Tomatis® test and central auditory processing audiologic test battery in Children with Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a specific, language-based disorder, which characterizes by the difficulty id words decoding, which reflects insufficient abilities of phonologic processing. Developmental dyslexia, according to different authors, affects from 4% to 12% of school age population and is characterized by the difficulty in reading in a child with normal hearing and intelligence. Reading is a […]
Enhancing psychological well-being and musical proficiency: Experiences of a Black South African singer during a Tomatis® study of student musicians and at follow-up, seven years postprogram
During a study of the impact of the Tomatis® Method on a multicultural group of student musicians, a Black male participant experienced a unique crisis, associated with perceived entrapment and negative professional expectations in view of being Black. Although threatening to desert the study, he completed it, after verbally expressing his concerns. At 7-year follow up, […]
School Pilot Research Project with the Tomatis® Method in Chicora Elementary
The aim of this pilot research is to see if Tomatis® Method in 60 hours 1/ Improves reading, writing, math, attention, focus, comprehension 2/ Can help a full classroom in auditory processing, improving classroom attention and production. The amount of noted improvement across all students suggests that the program benefits not only students who may […]
The analysis of the auditory attention and hearing lateralization of pupils who received Tomatis® therapy
The objective of the present paper is to present study results of the students who received Tomatis® therapy, which was implemented within the project titled “Attention! A solution for success”. Assessment of therapy effectiveness was conducted on the basis of analysis of auditory attention and lateralization tests performed before and after the therapy. Obtained results […]
A pilot study on the potential use of the Tomatis® Method to improve l2 reading fluency
This was a pilot study that used the Tomatis® Method to see the effects it had on L2 reading fluency in a group of Taiwanese learners. Eight volunteers participated in this study undertaking 40-hours of before-and-after-experimental treatments. The results from the analysis showed that the participants had significant improvements in the areas of fluency, tone, […]
Singers and Sound: An Introduction to Tomatis-Based Listening Training for Singers
This document introduces singers and voice teachers to Dr. Alfred A. Tomatis®’s listening training method with a particular emphasis on its relevance to singers. After presenting an overview of Tomatis’s work in the field of audio-psychophonology (circa 1947 through the 1990s) and specific ways that aspects of his theory are relevant to singers’ performance skills, […]
