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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
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I just couldn't get into this. I am a musician of sorts and the premise pulled me in but it just dragged for me.
This book is just too dense for me. I thought I was interested in this subject, but just not to the level this book went. I am finally giving up.
The author is both a musician and a professor of neuroscience and this book is primarily about the benefits of music wrt disease.
The impact of music on Parkinson’s, Tourette’s, Williams syndrome, Alzheimer’s and many other disabilities were discussed in detail. Spoilers alert: music helps all of these disabilities!
I did think this book was a bit too jargon-y for me at times but the author did a good job weaving in lots of stories so that helped
It was interesting to read this book in the moment we are right now—the increased awareness of the lack of access to healthcare even when insured. The author didn’t discuss access to healthcare but that’s okay. Not every book can do everything.
But also learning how many benefits there are to music was inspiring since it could be potentially a low cost way to taking care of your health as an aging adult.
In fact, I’m inspired to start regularly practicing the piano again.
(4.5 stars)
The impact of music on Parkinson’s, Tourette’s, Williams syndrome, Alzheimer’s and many other disabilities were discussed in detail. Spoilers alert: music helps all of these disabilities!
I did think this book was a bit too jargon-y for me at times but the author did a good job weaving in lots of stories so that helped
It was interesting to read this book in the moment we are right now—the increased awareness of the lack of access to healthcare even when insured. The author didn’t discuss access to healthcare but that’s okay. Not every book can do everything.
But also learning how many benefits there are to music was inspiring since it could be potentially a low cost way to taking care of your health as an aging adult.
In fact, I’m inspired to start regularly practicing the piano again.
(4.5 stars)
informative
slow-paced
Filled with lots of interesting tidbits of information but lacking any real cohesive thesis. I was going to suggest that each chapter felt like its own independent essay but even within the chapters the author meandered and I never really knew what his point was.
I have a layperson's knowledge of neuroscience from my past reading history and quite a bit of musical theory, so I didn't find any of this too technical it just wasn't all that interesting. The author is very knowledgeable (and sometimes a little self-aggrandizing) I just wish all of his facts and studies cited added up to something more coherent and meaningful.
I have a layperson's knowledge of neuroscience from my past reading history and quite a bit of musical theory, so I didn't find any of this too technical it just wasn't all that interesting. The author is very knowledgeable (and sometimes a little self-aggrandizing) I just wish all of his facts and studies cited added up to something more coherent and meaningful.
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