THE PAULA GORDON SHOW |
Musical Minds |
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Everyone’s an expert in music, even if you can’t carry a tune, says Daniel Levitin. In addition to being a neuroscientist and author, he’s a former a session player and recording engineer for artists including Stevie Wonder and Blue Oyster Cult.
Dr. Levitin reminds us that from an evolutionary perspective going back tens of thousands of years, music was always participatory.
[This Program was recorded February 28, 2008, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.] |
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Acknowledgement
Christine Pappas, former Consul, Political & Economic Relations and Public Affairs/Relations Politiques et Economiques /Affaires Publiques in Atlanta, made this Conversation possible. We thank her for her extraordinary professionalism during her Atlanta assignment, as well as for welcoming us to the 2008 All-Canada Alumni gathering at which Daniel Levitin spoke. While we understand why Ottawa beckoned, their gain is our loss. As on other notable occasions, Judith Costello, Political Advocacy and Academic Relations Officer, Canadian Consulate General in Atlanta, GA, was our point-person. We appreciate her many and continuing efforts to enlarge the world for us all -- and marvel at the ways she makes it all look so easy. |
Related Links:
This Is Your Brain on Music is published by Plume/Penguin. The World in Six Songs: How Music Created Humans is published by Dutton Adult. Neuroscientist and Tufts Provost Jamshed Bharucha uses neural networks to model how our brains experience music. Roger McGuinn, Janis Ian and Richie Havens have shared with us their experiences of making music for the masses. Judy Collins has shared stories of her music and of her life with us.
And, here's a little background information on Paula Gordon and Bill Russell, the Program co-hosts. |