NEW TO ISHK
THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
The Science of a Human Obsession
Daniel J. Levitin
Plume, 2006
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Clinicials will learn how composers produce some of the most pleasurable effects of listening to music by exploiting the way our brains make sense of the world; why we are so emotionally attached to the music we listened to as teenagers, whether it was Fleetwood Mac, U2, or Dr. Dre; that practice, rather than talent, is the driving force behind musical expertise; and how those insidious little jingles (called earworms) get stuck in our heads.
Taking on prominent thinkers who argue that music is nothing more than an evolutionary accident, Levitin argues that music is fundamental to our species, perhaps even more so than language. This book explores the connection between music: its performance, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it; and the human brain. Levitin draws on the latest research and on musical examples ranging from Mozart to Duke Ellington to Van Halen.
Daniel J. Levitin runs the Levitin Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition, and Expertise at McGill University, where he holds the Bell Chair in the Psychology of Electronic Communications. Before becoming a neuroscientist, he was a record producer with gold records to his credit and is a professional musician. He has published extensively in scientific journals and magazines such as Grammy and Billboard.
11 CE credits; 320 pages
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