Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PRELUDE A NEUROSCIENTIST AND A MUSICIAN WALK INTO A BAR GYM ix
4. OVERTURE xiii
5. First Movement WHAT IS MUSIC, AND WHY DOES IT EXIST? 1
6. Second Movement HOW YOUR BRAIN COMPOSES MUSIC 22
7. Third Movement PRACTICING MUSIC, PART I THE PARTNERSHIP OF MOTIVATED MUSIC STUDENTS AND MOTIVATED MUSIC TEACHERS 51
8. Fourth Movement PRACTICING MUSIC, PART II UNDERSTANDING THE NEUROSCIENCE 71
9. Fifth Movement PRACTICING MUSIC, PART III CHANGING YOUR BRAIN TO GET IT RIGHT 94
10. Sixth Movement HOW YOUR BRAIN PERFORMS MUSIC 117
11. Seventh Movement HOW YOUR BRAIN LISTENS TO MUSIC 140
12. Eighth Movement WHY YOUR BRAIN LIKES MUSIC 162
13. CODA THE FINAL JAM WITH DENNIS AND LARRY: A REFLECTIVE IMPROVISATION 192
14. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 201
15. APPENDIX A FIRST SURVEY 205
16. APPENDIX B SECOND SURVEY 225
17. NOTES 227
18. BIBLIOGRAPHY 243
19. INDEX 261