There is no doubt about it that music has the power to influence, whether it be a country's national anthem to incite a sense of patriotism, military music to incite pride and aggression in times of war, or a slow lullaby to induce sleep in babies. The thing about music is that is can influence the mind whether or not the person happens to like the style. Take for instance music that is associated with a country. Being Welsh, even though I cannot say that I am a lover of Wales's traditional music, but when I lived in the North of England, in hearing a Welsh Choir sing, became homesick. Being a Zen practitioners, when I listen to Zen music, my mind immediately tunes into the peace and stillness of zazen. Dr Alfred Tomatis (1920-2001), a French physician said "the ear is designed to energise the brain and body and is not just for hearing!"