Foreword | p. ix |
Introduction: Music Matters | p. xiii |
The Musical Body and Brain | |
Feeling the Sound | p. 3 |
Music Plays the Body | p. 19 |
The Brain Plays Music | p. 27 |
Is Music Our Genetic Birthright? | p. 40 |
The Musical Self | |
Agony and Ecstasy: How We Listen | p. 57 |
Mind-Bending Notes: Can Music Make Us Smarter? | p. 72 |
Music Speaks | p. 88 |
Why Music? | p. 99 |
The Resonant World | |
Whale Songs, Elephant Bands, and Dancing Birds | p. 117 |
The Music of the Spheres | p. 144 |
Music RX | |
Pain, Pills-or Music | p. 167 |
The Next Wave? | p. 196 |
Beyond the Concert Hall | p. 211 |
Acknowledgments | p. 221 |
Notes | p. 223 |
Bibliography | p. 243 |
Index | p. 253 |
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