Sacred Sound Instruments: Their Emergence, Cultural Significance, Understandings, and Use

Join us for an Online Zoom training with Ethnomusicologist and Musician Mitch Nur. 

Date and Time and Location: 

February 2, 2025. 9 am - 6 pm, Online via Zoom. 

Who Can Take This Course?

This course is open to both the general public and to students of the School of Sound.  

Number of Credit Hours for School of Sound Students

This course is worth 8 hours of electives towards School of Sound elective hours.   If you take this course and then decide to join School of Sound at a later date, you will be credited these hours. 

Course Description 

This class provides an in-depth timeline tracing the origins and cultural significance of sacred sound instruments used today. From the first sound tools crafted by humans to the most popular instruments used in sound baths, this course explores their stories and original purposes. Ethnomusicologist Mitch Nur, who has extensively studied instruments such as gongs, singing bowls, Peruvian shamanic whistles, and more, offers a well-researched perspective on how these instruments have evolved across centuries.

Course Objectives

• Explore the historical emergence of sacred sound instruments and their cultural significance.
• Understand the traditional uses of instruments like gongs, singing bowls, and shamanic whistles.
• Learn how to integrate these instruments into modern sound healing practices.
• Gain insights from extensive research on the evolution of sound tools and their use in both ancient and contemporary settings.

For more information about this exclusive experience, please do not hesitate to call Denise and her team at 905-563-3234.

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Mitch Nur is an Ethnomusicologist and musician who has studies and used many of today's sound tools such as Gongs, Singing Bowls and Bells, Peruvian Shamanic Whistles, and dozens more. Mitch Nur is the oldest soundworker in the USA.