Every brain needs music the neuroscience of making and listening to music

"Learning, performing, and listening to music all place tremendous demands on the human brain. Learning to play a musical instrument is among the most challenging activities for the human nervous system, involving cognitive, sensory, as well as fine and gross motor functions. Music composition and i...

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Main Authors: Sherman, Larry S. (Author), Plies, Dennis (Author)
Other Authors: Davis, Susi B. (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2023]
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Table of Contents:
  • What Is Music and Why Does It Exist?
  • How Your Brain Composes Music
  • Practicing Music, Part I : The Partnership of Motivated Music Students and Motivated Music Teachers
  • Practicing Music, Part II : Understanding the Neuroscience
  • Practicing Music, Part III : Changing Your Brain to Get It Right
  • How Your Brain Performs Music
  • How Your Brain Listens to Music
  • Why Your Brain Likes Music
  • Coda. The Final Jam with Dennis and Larry : A Reflective Improvisation.