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charlietuna92's review against another edition
4.0
This book was fascinating and definitely made me think more about not only the music I listen to, but all the sounds around me also. Though there is a bit of a jargon and the neuroscience is complicated, the author does a great job breaking down the info and presenting it effectively.
kristenbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Edit 6-10-16: I decided to change this to 8.5/10 (4/5)
This book, along with the class I took that required me to read this, changed the course of my life. You think that's an exaggeration, but it's not. This book helped to convince me to choose Music and Psychology as my major. Daniel Levitin and I have such similar interests when it comes to studying music as it relates to the human mind, and I felt incredibly inspired by his viewpoints and opinions. This book literally changed my life.
9.5/10. (5/5)
This book, along with the class I took that required me to read this, changed the course of my life. You think that's an exaggeration, but it's not. This book helped to convince me to choose Music and Psychology as my major. Daniel Levitin and I have such similar interests when it comes to studying music as it relates to the human mind, and I felt incredibly inspired by his viewpoints and opinions. This book literally changed my life.
9.5/10. (5/5)
jon_auc's review against another edition
5.0
Technically, for those of you reading at home, this book does not deserve the 5 stars I'm giving it (it's still very good and you should check it out if it sounds up your alley though, probably a 3.5- to 4-star book). But I'm rating it a 5 nonetheless because a copy of it was one of the few physical items an incredibly special person gave to me and I cannot separate it from the memory of her. She's special not just because of who she is and the success she will become, but because of the way she forever changed me and opened up my eyes to world and my heart as well. Someday I will come back to this book, think of her fondly and remember how good our time together was. I tried to finish this book before we were. I wasn't fast enough. But learned that sometimes the quick reads are the best ones and last far longer than pages that contain them.
biorg's review against another edition
2.0
I am done! I am free!!! The book isn't the best medium for this information. Too many references would benifit from demonstration rather than painful description. Some anecdotes left me scratching my head - why are you telling me this, brother? I think part 5 was the highlight of the book: a lot of interesting facts about experiments and how they relate to the mind and brain.
respectabiggle7's review against another edition
5.0
Found this book while rummaging through B&N... found out a professor I know is reading it and says it's good.
And that professor was correct! This book is absolutely fabulous. Levitin does a great job bringing music theory, neurobiology, physics, and psychology together--he basically makes the "left brain" and "right brain" shake hands and come together. Although I am both a musician and a scientist, so a lot of these concepts are things I already understand, Levitin does such a good job explaining that I think any nonmusician or nonscientist could read this and understand and enjoy it!!!
And that professor was correct! This book is absolutely fabulous. Levitin does a great job bringing music theory, neurobiology, physics, and psychology together--he basically makes the "left brain" and "right brain" shake hands and come together. Although I am both a musician and a scientist, so a lot of these concepts are things I already understand, Levitin does such a good job explaining that I think any nonmusician or nonscientist could read this and understand and enjoy it!!!
jdstud179's review against another edition
1.0
1.5 stars.
This was waaaay too long. It was the wrong medium for this information. It should be like some type of educational tv. It has some interesting information and exploration of music and the mind, but I did not get into it and the writing was above my level. At some points I felt the author was bragging as well. Really weird.
This was waaaay too long. It was the wrong medium for this information. It should be like some type of educational tv. It has some interesting information and exploration of music and the mind, but I did not get into it and the writing was above my level. At some points I felt the author was bragging as well. Really weird.