Ocean Duran's Sound Doctrine

The "Sound" Doctrine, developed by choreographer Ocean Duran, suggests that music can speak to our spirit [1, 2]. It is closely related to Duran's "Muse-ical Mapping," which translates the audio concepts of the "Sound" Doctrine into a visual format [1]. Here's a more detailed look at the "Sound" Doctrine:

• Music and the Spirit: The "Sound" Doctrine posits that music can communicate with and affect our spiritual being [1, 2]. The way music is organized, with certain sounds and rhythms, can create a sense of synchronicity, suggesting that music has a symbolic nature [3].
• Audio Theory of Synchronicity: The "Sound" Doctrine suggests that when certain sounds are organized in ways that seem to hold meaning for us, it validates the symbolic nature of the "Muse-ical Map" system [3]. This idea mirrors how music speaks to our spirit [1, 2].
• Connection to Muse-ical Mapping: While the "Sound" Doctrine focuses on the auditory aspect of music, "Muse-ical Mapping" provides a visual representation of these same concepts, allowing one to understand the theory of synchronicity through a different sense [1]. By reading the "Sound" Doctrine and viewing the "Muse-ical Map", one can understand the theory of synchronicity and also visually comprehend a more harmonizing structure to the melodic words and phrases within scriptures [3].
• Melody as a Core Element: Duran’s teaching emphasizes melody as the core element, or "idea," that makes something memorable [1, 2]. This suggests that the "Sound" Doctrine is deeply connected to how melody communicates an idea to our spirit. Melody is defined as a series of individual pitches that creates a recognizable unit that can stand by itself, separate from harmonics, and is the horizontal aspect of music [2, 4, 5].
• Communication and Intent: The "Sound" Doctrine is also related to the concept that how communications vary by intent [2, 6]. It seems to suggest that the way music is structured can influence how it is perceived, with a direct connection to how our spiritual being receives it [2, 7].
• OceansOntology : The "Sound" Doctrine mirrors how music speaks to our spirit within the context of "OceansOntology", which is the study of conceptions of reality and the spiritual nature of "being" [1, 2, 8].
• Musical Language: The "Sound" Doctrine is a part of a musical language that continues to evolve with both words and phrases being added and deleted irregularly to form a unique realm of human understanding [9]. In summary, the "Sound" Doctrine is a key element in Duran's work, highlighting the spiritual impact of music and serving as the basis for the visual mapping system called "Muse-ical Mapping" [1, 2]. It suggests that music can be a powerful form of communication with the spirit , and this concept underlies Duran's approach to teaching and choreography [1, 7].