The genius behind the unique approach of CPD Music is John Diamond M.D. Dr. Diamond is the world’s leading authority on music and health and more generally a pioneer in the field of complementary medicine. He began in psychiatry but expanded into holistic medicine, concentrating on the totality of the sufferer, the interrelatedness and interdependence of the inseparable triune of body, mind, and spirit, how they relate, and how all three must be involved in every healing process.

Dr. Diamond is a best-selling author of over twenty books. His writings on music include: Music and Song, Mother and Love (Enhancement Books, 2001); The Way of the Pulse: Drumming with Spirit (Enhancement Books, 1999); the Life Energy in Music Series (3 vols., Archaeus Press, 1981-86); and the forthcoming Life Enhancement through Music (Enhancement Books, in press; introduction by CPD Music director Peter Muir). In addition to his books on music, Dr. Diamond has also recorded many hundreds of lectures about music and composed some thousands of special therapeutic songs.

CPD Music is based on the philosophy, derived directly from Dr. Diamond’s teachings, that the true purpose of music is a therapeutic one. This core belief is behind all our work, whether giving piano instruction or running community music programs. The staff of CPD Music, including its directors Peter and Judith Muir, have studied intensively with Dr. Diamond for many years.

Dr. Diamond’s work on music does not exist in isolation but is part of an integrated system, developed by half a century of clinical practice, study, and research. His system combines diverse modalities including medicine (Western, Oriental, and complementary), pyschiatry, philosophy, spirituality, and the Arts, especially music. The result is a universal, fully integrated approach to health with few parallels in human culture.

For more details, please visit Dr Diamond’s website.