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Lee R Bartel
Lee (Roy) Bartel, born April 4, 1948, is Associate Professor of Music at the University of Toronto and Director of the Canadian Music Education Research Centre. He teaches Research Methods, Music and the Brain, Evaluation, and Social Psychology. With extensive experience as a music teacher at the elementary and high school levels and as a performing choral conductor, singer, violinist, and guitarist, he began teaching in 1969 at the grade 7 – 12 level, and college and university levels since 1975.

In the mid 1980’s, at the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign, he began research on people’s response to music with special focus on emotional and intellectual response and social psychological connections. His involvement in research in music and medicine began in the early 90’s at Bloorview Kid’s Rehab in Toronto with rehabilitation of attention deficits resulting from head injuries. He also conducted stress studies with the Centre for Health Promotion at U of T and has supervised doctoral and post-doctoral research in music therapy at Bloorview Kid’s Rehab, Lyndhurst Hospital, and Baycrest Hospital. Dr. Bartel has served on the Accreditation Review Board for the Canadian Association of Music Therapy. He is the Director of the Sonic B.R.A.I.N. Lab at the U of T, with special interest in EEG response to music. He is also actively involved at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto in perceptual ability diagnosis and music response research with cochlear implant recipients. Within the Canadian Music Education Research Centre, he is the Coordinator of the Music, Mind and Brain Special Research Interest Group, and Coordinator of the Music Therapy and Health Special Research Interest Group.

In 2005 he began work on subsonic structures of music, exploring possible effects of polyrhythmic effects. He began implementing “subsonic architecture” into sound recordings to take advantage of transducer based sound devices in 2006. His current interest is in the health and mood effects of vibro-acoustics.

He recently delivered two keynote addresses defining broadly "Sound Health" at the The Healthy Brain Event, of the Holistic Health Research Foundation of Canada and at the 2nd International Music Therapy Research Conference, Wilfrid Laurier University.

Selected Publications
Bartel, L., Ostroff, J., Bodmer, D., Shipp, D., Chen, J. M. (2008). Music Education Dimensions of Cochlear Implant Recipients’ Experience with Music: From Five Qualitative Case Studies to Attention-based Diagnosis and Training. Proceedings of the RAIME Conference, Miami, 2007

Bartel, L & Cameron, L (2008). Homework Realities: A Canadian Study of Parental Opinions and Attitudes.

Bartel, Lee (2006). Trends in Data Acquisition and Knowledge Development. in Colwell, R. (Ed). MENC Handbook of Research Methodologies. Oxford University Press

Bartel, Lee (2002). Meaning and Understanding in Music: The Role of Complex Constructs” Chapter in Betty Hanley B., & Goolsby T. (Eds). Musical Understanding: Perspectives in Theory and Practice. Victoria: Canadian Music Educators Association. (2002), pp. 51-70.

Bartel, Lee (1999). A Foundation for Research in the Effects of Sound on Brain and Body Functions. Proceedings of the International Conference of the Research Alliance of Institutes of Music Education (RAIME), London, Ontario.

Senior Editor of the Series, Research to Practice

Creativity and Music Education. Sullivan T. & Willingham, L Eds. (2002).

Questioning the Music Education Paradigm. Bartel, L. (Ed) (2004).

Listen to their voices: Research and Practice in Early Childhood Music. Smithrim K. & Upitis, R. Eds, (2007)

Exploring Social Justice: How Music Education might Matter, Gould, E., Morton, C., Countryman, J. & Stewart Rose, L, (Eds).(2009)

Sound Design
Dr. Bartel is most widely known for his design of brain-wave entraining music recordings. He typically employs cultural aspects of music (music as music), specifically designed and selected musical features that serve entrainment and mood control, as well as contrived sonic entrainment devices. His designs generally address (1) tempo, e.g., starting at MM=76 and slowing progressively over 10 minutes to MM=60 to allow heart rate entrainment; (2) keys, e.g., use of key of E so that the tonic bass note produces about 40hz frequency to affect gamma brainwave activity; (3) melodic movement, e.g., no use of suspensions, slow rhythmic movement to make tracking of “melody” and therefore musical cognition difficult; (4) harmonic rhythm, e.g., at times use pedal tones for entire pieces; (5) timbre, e.g., use of bright sounds with crisp onsets; (6) form, e.g., use of phrases or recurring “events”; (7) entrainment devices including binaural detunement, monaural onset frequency, vibrato rates, and amplitude modulation. Bartel always works with noted composers like Ron Allen, David Bradstreet, Daniel May who realize his sound.

Music for Health Recordings
Avalon Scientific Sleep 2001; Healing  2001; No More Crying 2000.

Avalon, SonicAid Series: Power of Positive Thinking 2009; CLM DWN: Music to Reduce Road Rage 2008; Zen Sleep 2007; Music to Inspire Creativity 2004; Music to Improve Relaxation 2004; Music to Promote Sleep 2003; Music to Enhance Concentration 2003

Avalon – Pet Series Cat Calm 2008; Dogeaze 2007.

Solitudes Relax Peacefully 2007; Rejuvenate Naturally 2006; Sleep Deeply 2006; Natural Stress Relief II 2003; Natural Meditation 2000; Natural Relaxation 2000, Nominated for a Juno Award in 2001; Natural Massage Therapy 1999, Nominated for a Juno Award in 2001; Natural Concentration 1999; Natural Sleep Inducement 1998, Nominated for a Juno Award in 2000; Natural Stress Relief 1998.

Awards for Music and Health Recordings

2002 Canadian Recording Industry Association, Platinum Award, Natural Stress Relief

2002 Canadian Recording Industry Association, Gold Award, Natural Sleep Inducement

Music for Children
In 2001 Bartel began consulting with Somerset Entertainment on the production of a series of children’s recordings with the branding, Fisher Price. These recordings have been primarily produced in studios in Toronto with Toronto musicians. Dr. Bartel has worked with Dr, Linda Cameron, Educator, Child Psychologist, and Play Therapist to develop content concepts, balance education with entertainment, select music materials, write some song material, create child-development research-based music parameters for all recording followed by composers and arrangers, occasionally coaching singers, participating in recording and mixing sessions, writing liner notes with use suggestions for parents, and endorsing the recordings with personal photo in the liner notes. These recordings all have world-wide distribution. See article in News@UofT entitled, Child's Play, by Michah Rynor. 

Recordings in 2008 ''Itsy Bitsy Spider; Classic Baby: Bach; Les tubes des petites; Tendre berceuses; Yankee Doodle Sing Along; Rainforest Music: Nature’s Lullaby; Princess; Giddy Up! Country Sing along; Silent Night: Christmas Vocal Lullabies; Para Bebe: Canciones de cuna.''

Recordings in 2007 Silly Songs; Easter Sing Along; 123 Sing Along; Baby Wellness (No More Crying); Best Animal Songs; Cantemos todos juntos; Soothing Vocal Lullabies; Classic Baby: Children’s favorites (a re-issue); Baby Moves: Dance with Mom (a re-issue)

Recordings in 2006 Songs about Friendship; Classic Baby: Beethoven; Classic Baby: Mozart; Classic Baby: Pachelbel and Friends; The First Noel; Bath-time Sing-along; Mambo Baby Mambo; Disco Dance Party;Nature Baby: Soothing Surf; Lullaby Baby: Mobile; Lullaby Baby: Peaceful Celtic Lullabies.

Recordings in 2005 ''Halloween Sing Along; Canciones de cuna; Things that Go; Let’s Go to the Beach. ''

Recordings in 2004 Classic Baby; Boogie Baby; Storytime Favorites; Discovering Music.

Recordings released 2003 Christmas Sing-along; Cantamos en Espanol; Fun with Numbers; ABC Sing-Along;Songs about Animals.

Recordings in 2002: ''Classical Music for Growing Minds; Goodnight SleepTight; Tender Lullabies; Dance Baby Dance; Babbles to Books; Mother Goose and More; Songs from Around the World; Songs from the Farm; Birthday Party Fun; Around the Neighborhood; Sing-Along Favorites; Songs and Games for the Car.''

Awards for Children's Albums

Platinum Album Awards

2008 U.S. Recording Arts and Science Platinum Award, Sing-Along Favorites

2007 Canadian Recording Industry Association Platinum Award, Songs and Games for the Road 2007 Canadian Recording Industry Association, Platinum Award, Dance Baby Dance 2006 Canadian Recording Industry Association, Platinum Award, Sing-Along Favorites

U.S. Gold Album Awards

2007 ABC Sing-Along 2007 Dance Baby Dance

2007 Songs and Games for the Road

2006 Sing-Along Favorites

2005 Latin Gold award Cantemos en espanol!

Canadian Gold Album Awards

2006 ABC Sing-Along

2006 Tender Lullabies

2006 Favorite Animal Songs

2004 Dance Baby Dance

2004 Songs & Games for the Road 

2004 Sing-Along Favorites