Musical Intelligence: How to Teach, Learn, and Perform in the Age of Brain Science

When we listen to music, play it, or write it, our brain constantly seeks a balance between the rational and the emotional: feelings and logic, impulses and patterns. But how does neuroscience view these processes?

Professor at the University of Southern California and vocal instructor Lynn Helding has prepared the most comprehensive work on the influence of music on brain function, considering all existing research at the time of writing.

In her book, Helding explains why some compositions improve mental states, while others can be used for torture. She also examines how melody can enhance cognitive abilities and how technology affects the decline in concentration of professional performers.

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