How Music Can Make You Better

by Indre Viskontas PhD

Overview

How can certain songs carry us through a tough workout, comfort us after a breakup, or unite 50,000 diverse fans? In this fascinating field guide, neuroscientist and opera singer Indre Viskontas investigates what music is and how it can change us for the better—from deep in our neurons to across our entire society. Whether hip-hop fans, classically trained pianists, or vinyl collectors, readers will think about their favorite songs in a whole new way by the end of this book. This is a vibrant and smart gift for any audiophile.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452172279
Publisher:	Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date:	04/02/2019
Series:	The HOW Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	900 KB

About the Author

Indre Viskontas, PhD, is the creative director of the Pasadena Opera, host of the podcasts Cadence and Inquiring Minds, and a professor at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She lives San Francisco.