Music and the Brain as an Independent Study

Hi all,

As an Independent Study this year, I will be engaging in a year-long investigation of music cognition. The study will include the biology, psychology, and musicality behind how we respond to music and why. What makes music memorable? How do different pieces induce different feelings in us? What makes music "sticky," that is, what causes us to remember certain segments and not others? How can music be used therapeutically? Which parts of our brain are active when we listen to music, compose, and perform? I will attempt to address all of these questions and more through research, analysis, and lab studies. 


Some posts will be general while other posts will be more directly related to music theory. So if you are not fluent in "music talk", please bear with me! Hopefully everyone will be able to get something out of my posts.
Being a student organist, violinist, composer, and conductor, I have always been interested in this area and hope you will join me on this intellectual and musical investigation and follow the blog!