This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession Summary and Reviews

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

This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
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Author: Daniel J. Levitin
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-28
ISBN: 0452288525
Number of pages: 322
Publisher: Plume/Penguin
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  • ISBN13: 9780452288522
  • Condition: New
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Book Review: "A Little Knowledger is a Dangerous Thing"
Summary: 2 Stars

Daniel J. Levitin is a hack. He is a living embodyment of the term used in the title of this review. There is no science here, only opinion and second hand knowledge that anyone with any amount of musical education already knows. He should read Debussey's essay "The Dilettante in Music"
and go re-invent himself. There is more to being an expert on any subject than being interviewed on CBC.

Gordon Boothe

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