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Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
What is music in the age of the cloud? Today, we can listen to nearly anything, at any time. It is possible to flit instantly across genres and generations, from 1980s Detroit techno to 1890s Viennese neo-romanticism. This new age of listening brings with it astonishing new possibilities--as well as dangers. --Publisher.
What does it mean to listen in the digital era? Today, new technologies make it possible to roam instantly and experimentally across...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The author describes how he was able to learn to play the guitar in midlife in spite of a limited musical aptitude, revealing what he learned about the brain's capacity for musical proficiency at any time of life and how his findings challenge commonly accepted beliefs about musical talent and training.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The notion of "Common Artistry" is one of the basic concepts behind the work of Dr. Susan West at the ANU's School of Music in re-defining music education both its practice and its underlying philosophy. The Music Engagement Program developed by Dr. West focusses on long-term engagement in active music-making (most basically singing) as the primary desired outcome of music education. Traditionally, statistics indicate that music-making tends to end...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
What is it about the music you love that makes you want to hear it again? Why do we crave a "hook" that returns, again and again, within the same piece? And how does a song end up getting stuck in your head? Whether it's a motif repeated throughout a composition, a sample looped under an electronic dance beat, a passage replayed incessantly by a musician in a practice room-or an "earworm" burrowing through your mind like a broken record-repetition...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Argues that listening to music can have a beneficial psychological and physical effect, discussing how it improves memory and creativity, boosts the immune system, increases cognitive abilities, and enhances feelings of happiness and well-being.
Author
Publisher
Hudson Street Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
We rarely pay attention to everything we hear, but every noise in our environment has the ability to affect our mood, productivity, and even our health. Decades of research show that sound can heal, but can also hurt us. Create your own perfect, personalsoundtracks for every task, from the morning commute to getting a restful night's sleep.
Author
Publisher
Cassell
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Within the pages of this book lie musical prescriptions that offer comfort, solace and strength in the face of dark times. Whether you suffer from loneliness or laziness, from bereavement or betrayal, a heartbreak or a mere hangover, here you'll find the perfect piece of classical music to heal the heart, soothe the soul and cure the maladies of the modern world"--Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In this captivating blend of science and memoir, a health journalist and former cellist explores music as a source of health, resilience, connection, and joy. Music isn't just background noise or a series of torturous exercises we remember from piano lessons. In the right doses, it can double as a mild antidepressant, painkiller, sleeping pill, memory aid--and enhance athletic performance while supporting healthy aging. Though music has been used...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A legendary record producer-turned-brain scientist explains why you fall in love with music. This Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music that reveals the secrets of why your favorite songs move you. But it's also a story of a musical trailblazer who began as a humble audio tech in Los Angeles to became Prince's chief engineer for Purple Rain, and then create other No. 1 hits (including Barenaked Ladies' "One Week")...
Publisher
Scientific American Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Research suggests that almost every region of the brain is affected when you listen to music. It has a profound impact on emotional response, cognition, sensory experience, and motor function. This volume considers the role of brain anatomy and neuroscience in relation to music, music's role in social and emotional connection, and its potential to assist in treating brain injuries and neurological disorders. Through this volume, readers will gain...
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"World-renowned soprano and arts/health advocate Renee Fleming curates a collection of essays from leading scientists, creative arts therapists, educators, healthcare providers and artists about the powerful impacts of music and the arts on health and the human experience A compelling and growing body of research has shown music and arts therapies to be effective tools for addressing a widening array of conditions, from providing pain relief, to enhancing...
Author
Publisher
Schwartz Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Berlioz should know. He didn't just hear the symphony when he fell in love with an Irish actress back in 1827, he wrote it. What was love like for the people who could really feel that song coming on? Symphony of Seduction tells of the romantic misadventures, tragedies and occasional triumphs of some of classical music's great composers, and traces the music that emerged as a result.For the eccentric Erik Satie, love came just once - and even then,...
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