When people try to meditate or relax they find that their mind wanders and they get more stressed. Use the power of sound to bring balance relaxation and a sense of well-being to your mind body and spirit. This unique collection gives you. A strong feeling of pe... Lees meer.

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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... Lees meer.

Take Note. An Introduction to Music Through Active Listening is an innovative music appreciation text designed to help students become active and attentive listeners through an in-depth examination of a recurring repertory of core musical works. By exploring each elem... Lees meer.

Venerated for his lyrics Bob Dylan in fact is a songwriting musician with a unique mastery of merging his words with music and performance. Larry Starr cuts through pretention and myth to provide a refreshingly holistic appreciation of Dylan s music. Ranging from celeb... Lees meer.

What happens in our unconscious minds when we listen to produce or perform popular music. The Unconscious a much misunderstood concept from philosophy and psychology works through human subjects as we produce music and can be traced through the music we engage wit... Lees meer.

The Coast Guard is shocked when they rescue a child from the waters off Florida. Her long wild hair and the barnacles attached to her skin initially lead them to think that they have discovered a mermaid. However they are even more amazed to discover that this is a yo... Lees meer.

An exploration of the meaning and reception of modernist music. An exploration of the meaning and reception of modernist music. The debate over modernist music has continued for almost a century. from Strauss s Elektra and Webern s Symphony Op.21 to John Cage s... Lees meer.

Taking a cognitive approach to musical meaning Arnie Cox explores embodied experiences of hearing music as those that move us both consciously and unconsciously. In this pioneering study that draws on neuroscience and music theory phenomenology and cognitive science... Lees meer.

This pathbreaking work reveals the pivotal role of music--musical works and musical culture--in debates about society self and culture that forged European modernity through the long nineteenth century. Michael Steinberg argues that from the late 1700s to the early... Lees meer.

This includes music listening for flourishing during difficult times during life transitions for stress in everyday life problematic music listening music listening for mental ill health and trauma in acute hospital settings for neurocognitive impairment in rehab... Lees meer.

Listen To This If You Love Great Music is a must read for anyone with even a passing interest in music. Featuring 100 of the best albums from the last four decades clashmusic.com editor Robin Murray shares his passion for exceptional music and offers insightful takes... Lees meer.

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Tokyo Listening examines how the sensory experience of the city informs how people listen to both music and everyday ubiquitous sounds. Drawing on recent scholarship in the fields of sound studies anthropology and ethnomusicology and over fifteen years of ethnographi... Lees meer.

In The Race of Sound Nina Sun Eidsheim traces the ways in which sonic attributes that might seem natural such as the voice and its qualities are socially produced. Eidsheim illustrates how listeners measure race through sound and locate racial subjectivities in vocal... Lees meer.