Episode 19

Music Calms your Chaos!

Published on: 17th April, 2022

Calming the Chaos with Music - Interview with Dave Combs

Dave Combs is a songwriter, entrepreneur and author of the best selling book “Touched by the Music.” In his book, Dave Combs describes his amazing journey through life from a collection of his own inspiring stories.


Over the past four decades he has written over 120 songs and created fifteen albums of soothing, relaxing instrumental piano music, including the popular standard, Rachel’s Song. His music has been played millions of times on radio, satellite, and all internet streaming media.


Dave is here today on Calming the Chaos to describe what a powerful resource music can be to help you calm any chaos you might be experiencing in your life.


1. Introduction to Dave

2. The Random and Chaotic Events in the world today (some ideas)

a. A 2-year Pandemic

b. The Ukraine-Russia War

c. The Chaos of Income Taxes


3. Prescriptions from Dave: How music can help us find peace in a chaotic world


4. Rachel’s Song and other peaceful musical creations 5. Dave’s Stories from Listeners


Notable Timestamps


37:04 - A Musical Prescription for coping with the Pandemic

43:00 - Calming, Soothing music at Dave's YouTube Channel "Long Playing Music" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et8fB...

44:16: Dave's Prescription for Ukraine to calm the chaos

46:54 - Your Free link to "Rachel's Song"

47:55 - The Book “Touched by the Music” (Audible actually has Dave's Narration!)

49:45 - If you'd like the sheet music to play Dave's songs, go to Sheet Music Plus at https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/search...

52:17 - Celebrate Freedom was created after 9/11/01, and a fund was created to help students get a scholarship for 27 students at Lake Forest University for free!

54:17 - Play an instrument to calm your chaos (even play the spoons, right, J.D.?)

56:00 - Dave's prescription for Tracy to calm her Tax Chaos - Album "Beautiful Thoughts"


5. Website: www.combsmusic.com


6. Social Media Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TouchedByThe... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-comb... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/combsmusic


7. Products / Services / Promotions https://www.amazon.com/Touched-Music-...


8. Jack Canfield interviews Dave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kvpM... #davecombsmusic #jackcanfield #calmingmusic


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Calming the Chaos
Helping You Find Peace in a Chaotic World!
Calming the Chaos is a podcast by Licensed Mental Health Counselor Tracy Kenela, who interviews a variety of professionals around the world in an effort to find different ways to help people (and herself!) find peace in a chaotic world. Each episode contains Information, tips, tools, and resources that come from different schools of thought, and are presented as a fun and entertaining way to help you move toward a more peaceful and enjoyable life.

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Tracy Kenela is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist in Olympia, Washington. As the Host of "Calming the Chaos" Podcast, Tracy has made it her mission to help people (and herself!) find peace in a Chaotic world! Her podcast interviews, YouTube Channel and short videos are an entertaining way to find self help for all things that cause you chaos!