Probably not at all what you had in mind, but in some possibly tangential way you brought to mind recent experience with music therapy in the context of palliative care. Maybe (just maybe) the research associated with music therapy might offer something to aid you in your quest. cheers, Cal _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user