The Musical Brain
What Students, Teachers, and Performers Need to Know
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 18 May 2023
- ISBN 9780197584170
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages288 pages
- Size 236x165x27 mm
- Weight 549 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 37 figures 463
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Short description:
We make or listen to music for the powerful effect it has on our emotions, and we can't imagine our lives without music. Yet we tend to know nothing about the intricate networks that neurons create throughout our brains to make music possible. The Musical Brain explores fascinating discoveries about the brain and music, often told through the stories of musicians whose lives have been impacted by the extraordinary ability of our brains to learn and adapt. Svard relates neuroscientific research in how the brain processes music in a practical way to those individuals who make or teach music.
MoreLong description:
We make or listen to music for the powerful effect it has on our emotions, and we can't imagine our lives without music. Yet we tend to know nothing about the intricate networks that neurons create throughout our brains to make music possible. The Musical Brain explores fascinating discoveries about the brain and music, often told through the stories of musicians whose lives have been impacted by the extraordinary ability of our brains to learn and adapt. Neuroscientists have been studying musicians and the process of making music since the early 1990s and have discovered a staggering amount of information about how the brain processes music. There have been many books discussing neuroscience and music, but this is the first to relate the research in a practical way to those individuals who make or teach music.
Research in mirror neurons, neuroplasticity, imagery, learning and memory, the musical abilities of babies, and the cognitive advantage of studying music can offer valuable insights into how and when we should begin the study of music, how we can practice and teach more effectively, how we can perform with greater confidence, and can help us understand why experiencing music together is so important in our lives. An accompanying website provides links to interviews, performance clips, demonstrations, photos, and essays involving the concepts or musicians discussed in the book.
Finally! ...a book about music and neuroscience written by a musician and music teacher. Svard's perspective can help musicians play better, music teachers teach better, and music students learn better.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Companion Website
1. Music and Musicians - and Why the Brain Matters
2. Origins of Music
3. Born for Music
4. Learn an instrument - change your brain
5. Learning and memory - two sides of the same coin
6. Practice - it's all about quality
7. Neuroplasticity - Awe-inspiring to Debilitating and Back Again
8. Imagery - Music in the Mind's Eye, Ear, Body
9. Seeing Sound, Hearing Movement - Music and Mirror Neurons
10. Does Music Really Make You Smarter?
Epilogue: Thoughts on Music and Society
Glossary
