Svard, Lois, <br/><br/>
The musical brain :  what students, teachers, and performers need to know / 
Lois Svard. 
 - 270 pages :  illustrations (black and white) 
<br/><br/>Music and musicians—and why the brain matters -- Origins of music -- Born for music -- Learn an instrument—change your brain -- Learning and memory—two sides of the same coin -- Practice—it's all about quality -- Neuroplasticity—awe-inspiring to debilitating and back again -- Imagery—music in the mind's eye, ear, body -- Does music really make you smarter? -- Epilogue : thoughts on music and society. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780197584170 9780197584194 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Music--Psychological aspects.<br/>Music--Physiological aspects.<br/>Musical ability.<br/>Music--Origin.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>781.11