A review by lumpyplume
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin

3.0

For novices interested in learning about how music works on the brain, I recommend reading the first four chapters (titles below) and the appendix on chords. The remainder of this book was potentially skippable popular science chapters explaining basic concepts.

1. What is Music? From Pitch to Timbre
2. The First Song Foot Tappin'. Discerning Rhythm, Loudness, and Harmony
3. Behind the Curtain, Music and the Mind Machine
4. How Music Gets in Our Heads; And What It Does There Anticipation
Appendix on Chords