I Heard There Was a Secret Chord
BOOK SUMMARY
Music is one of humanity's oldest medicines. From the Far East to the Ottoman Empire, Europe to Africa and the pre-colonial Americas, many cultures have developed their own rich traditions for using sound and rhythm to ease suffering, promote healing, and calm the mind.
In his latest work, neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author Daniel J. Levitin (This Is Your Brain on Music) explores the curative powers of music, showing us how and why it is one of the most potent therapies today. He brings together, for the first time, the results of numerous studies on music and the brain, demonstrating how music can contribute to the treatment of a host of ailments, from neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, to cognitive injury, depression, and pain.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Daniel J. Levitin is a neuroscientist, musician, and the author of four New York Times best-selling books, including This Is Your Brain on Music. He is dean emeritus at Minerva University, professor emeritus at McGill University, and adjunct professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. He lives in California.
PRAISE
"Essential to our understanding.… Hallelujah." —Diane Cole, Wall Street Journal
"For many years I have wondered why a bunch of frequencies organized into a piece of music has the ability, even without words, to make the listener cry and become emotional. Although I know this happens to me and many people, I have often wondered how this can be. Dr. Levitin, in this latest book, I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine, has some fascinating insights into this great phenomenon." —Paul McCartney
"Daniel J. Levitin is a visionary neuroscientist, an extraordinary musician, a brilliant writer—and this is his best book yet. I Heard There Was a Secret Chord is inspiring and illuminating, as deep as it is delightful. I couldn't put it down. So full of great ideas and delicious stories, it made me want to rewind my entire life and spend more of it making music." —Daniel Gilbert, New York Times best-selling author of Stumbling on Happiness
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Paperback 416 pages Non-fiction 8.3 in H | 5.5 in W | 1 in T | 0.7 lb
