Lawrence Sherman, Dennis Plies

Every Brain Needs Music

The Neuroscience of Making and Listening to Music
Illustrator: Davis, Susi

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Larry S. Sherman, a neuroscientist and lifelong musician, and Dennis Plies, a professional musician and teacher, collaborate to show how our brains and music work in harmony. Written for both musical and nonmusical people, including newcomers to brain science, this book is a lively and easy-to-read exploration of the neuroscience of music.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 217mm x 144mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9780231219112
• ISBN-10: 0231219113
• Artikelnr.: 70602201

Autorenporträt

Larry S. Sherman and Dennis Plies With Illustrations by Susi B. Davis

Inhaltsangabe

Prelude
Overture
1. What Is Music, and Why Does It Exist?
2. How Your Brain Composes Music
3. Practicing Music, Part I: The Partnership of Motivated Music Students
and Motivated Music Teachers
4. Practicing Music, Part II: Understanding the Neuroscience
5. Practicing Music, Part III: Changing Your Brain to Get It Right
6. How Your Brain Performs Music
7. How Your Brain Listens to Music
8. Why Your Brain Likes Music
Coda: The Final Jam with Dennis and Larry-Reflective Improvisation
Acknowledgments
Appendix A: First Survey
Appendix B: Second Survey
Notes
Bibliography
Index