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¿Qué ventajas nos puede reportar el aprendizaje de la música? ¿Es preciso que el niño que quiere aprender a tocar un instrumento tenga oído musical? ¿Y si desafina? ¿Y qué hay del adulto que decide lanzarse a dicho aprendizaje, aunque sea tarde, cuando se jubila? ¿Podrá aprender a componer música? Según las últimas investigaciones, el alumno que dedica un tiempo a una actividad musical destaca en el ámbito escolar y es más altruista.
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Jay Schulkin is Research Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and member at the Center for the Brain Basis of Cognition, both at Georgetown University. He is the author of numerous books, including Roots of Social Sensibility and Neural Function, Bodily Sensibility: Intelligent Action, Cognitive Adaptation: A Pragmatist Perspective, and Adaptation and Well-Being: Social Allostasis.
What's so special about music? We experience it internally,...
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"In this captivating blend of science and memoir, a health journalist and former cellist explores music as a source of health, resilience, connection, and joy. Music isn't just background noise or a series of torturous exercises we remember from piano lessons. In the right doses, it can double as a mild antidepressant, painkiller, sleeping pill, memory aid--and enhance athletic performance while supporting healthy aging. Though music has been used...
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Why does a clarinet play at lower pitches than a flute? What does it mean for sounds to be in or out of tune? How are emotions carried by music? Do other animals perceive sound like we do? How might a musician use math to come up with new ideas?
This book offers a lively exploration of the mathematics, physics, and neuroscience that underlie music in a way that readers without scientific background can follow. David Sulzer, also known in the musical...
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The Ultimate Beyoncé Collectible
"Beyoncé fans will eat it up." -People
"You don't need to be in the Beyhive to appreciate Queen Bey...Voices including culture critic Luvvie Ajayi and actress and producer Lena Waithe give us a fresh take on Beyoncé,...
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