THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
The Science of a Human Obsession
Daniel J. Levitin
Plume, 2006
LEARNING OBJECTIVES - This course was designed to allow the reader to:
• 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
• Learn why adults are so emotionally attached the music they listened to as teenagers
• Learn that practice, rather than talent, is the driving force behind musical expertise
• Learn how little jingles (called earworms) get stuck in one’s head
• Challenge prominent thinkers who argue that music is nothing more than an evolutionary accident
• Learn why music is fundamental to our species
• Explore the connection between music and how people listen to it, why they enjoy it, and the human brain
• Learn about the latest research and on musical examples ranging from Mozart to Van Halen.
• Learn what age most people form their tastes in music
• Learn why the cerebellum, or reptilian brain, is crucial to music
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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