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Name: This Is Your Brain on Music
Rating: 4.1 (91 reviews)
Author: Daniel Levitin

Daniel Levitin

Understanding a Human Obsession

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What’s in it for me? Discover how the wonders of music arise in the brain.

Throughout history, music has been a central part of human culture. Whether it was a Homeric epic sung at a festive procession in ancient Rome, a shepherd’s lonely pipe echoing through the hills or a solemn hymn sung at a funeral, music has always deeply engaged and moved us.

The rise of modern neuroscience is shedding new light on that mysterious phenomenon known as music and, although there is still much to discover, it’s clear – music is an integral part of our brain.

So what is music and why does it make us feel so good? How does it arise in the brain? What is the connection between music and memory? Why are musicians so irresistibly sexy? These are some of the questions answered in these blinks.

In these blinks, you’ll learn

what distinguishes music from mere noise;
why groovy tunes are so groovy; and
how hearing that old song can bring back so many memories.

When basic elements of sound combine in a meaningful way, it gives rise to music.

What is music? While some people consider classical music the only “real” music, other people are adamant devotees of Elvis Presley or Michael Jackson. So, is it possible to come up with a general definition of music?

Well, yes! We can define music as a meaningful combination of specific building blocks.

As opposed to random noise, music has fundamental elements that come together to create meaningful relationships with one another.

The most important of these fundamental elements are pitch, rhythm, tempo, contour, timbre, loudness and reverberation.

Pitch answers the question “what note is that?” – it’s the only thing that changes during the first seven notes of the childrens’ song “Mary Had a Little Lamb.”

Rhythm involves the duration of a sequence of notes, and it is the only variance in the first seven notes of The Beach Boys’ hit “Barbara Ann.” Every note is sung at the same pitch.

Tempo is the general speed of a piece, and contour refers to the overall shape of a melody – that is, whether a note rises or falls.

Timbre concerns the tonal characteristics that distinguish one instrument from another when they are sounding the same note.

Loudness is the amount of energy an instrument creates, and reverberation involves how far away from us we perceive the sound to be, or how large the room is in which the sound occurs.

When we take all these attributes and combine them in a meaningful way, they give rise to higher-order concepts, such as melody, that form we perceive as music. We actually often think of music in terms of melody – the succession of tones we hear.

Some think music exists because it gives us pleasure. But most theorists believe music has an evolutionary basis.

Where does music come from? It’s a simple enough question, but it has an extensive history of conflicting answers.

For instance, one small school of scientists absolutely disregards its evolutionary origins.

Processing music involves almost every region of the brain that we know of.

Thanks to modern-day brain imaging techniques and neuropsychological advances, scientists have reached a point where they can identify specific brain regions that are involved in processing music.

What have we discovered, then, when we examine how the brain responds to music?

Appreciation of music is linked to the brain’s ability to predict what will come next, and a good composer controls these musical expectations.

Chances are you’ve been to a couple of weddings in your life. As you’ve sat through the service, have you ever noticed that many people only start to tear up when the music begins? Why is this?

The emotions inspired by music result from our ability to forecast what will come next in the music. By knowing what our expectations are, composers imbue music with emotion by deliberately controlling whether or not these expectations will be met.

Songs can act as keys to memories, because people use the same brain regions for remembering as they do for perceiving music.

You know the feeling of re-listening to some old music that sends you down memory lane? Suddenly, you’re immersed in all the sensations and perceptions that accompanied the first time you listened to the song.

For many of us, songs are tied to specific memories. But how can music unearth memories that were otherwise buried or seemingly lost?

The brain responds emotionally to the violations of timing in music that has groove.

Thump-thump-thump-thump: the pulse in music is what lets us know we’re moving forward and that we can anticipate certain things at certain points in time in the music.

When the pulse or beat division in a piece of music creates a strong momentum, it’s known as groove.

Musical expertise comes from a combination of practice and genetic predispositions.

A huge amount of us take music lessons as children, so why don’t more of us become concert pianists or world-renowned rockstar? Let’s explore what exactly makes people become musicians.

Research shows that musical expertise is the result of practice, and if you want to become an expert, you should be prepared to practice for at least 10,000 hours in total.

Musical preference begins with the music we’re exposed to. We choose music we’re familiar with.

What’s your first musical memory? Perhaps you can think as far back as your toddler days. But it goes back further than that. In fact, without being aware of it, you probably have prenatal memories of music.

Research has shown that we prefer music we were exposed to while we were still in our mother’s womb.

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Worum geht es in This Is Your Brain on Music?

In This is Your Brain on Music (2006), musician and neuroscientist Dr. Daniel J. Levitin illuminates exactly what happens in the brain when people listen to rhythms, timbres and pitches, helping us understand why we’re so profoundly affected by music.

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It is when the music begins that I start to cry.

—Daniel Levitin

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Anyone who wants to learn more about the relationship between psychology and music

Über den Autor

Daniel Levitin is a psychologist, neuroscientist, musician, record producer and best-selling author. As well as working as a professor of psychology and behavioral neuroscience at McGill University, in Montreal, Levitin has worked as a producer, sound designer and consultant for the likes of Chris Isaak, Steely Dan, and Stevie Wonder.

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