An explanation of what music does to the human brain.
Review:
Well written with lots of academic studies sited this book is full of fascinating information for anyone interested in Music. Written for the slightly-above-average reader this is not an easy read unless you are really interested in the content in which case there will not be enough. Levitin uses research of his own and research from everywhere else as well to explain about what music does to the brain in various circumstances. I only recommend this to someone really really interested in the neurology of music.
8/10
Oliver Sacks
Norman Doidge
Yeah it's funny, I only read a couple chapters out of this one. I think I see what you're saying there about it being either slightly above what many readers are willing to invest in reading, or slightly unsatisfying to someone who really wants an in-depth on the topic. I also found this book useful in explaining how western music reflects western traditions of logic, I THINK I drew mainly from chapter six.
ReplyDeleteI imagine one could draw from it if they wanted to talk about logocentrism and music, ie. the aural and the written.