Musician/author/neuroscientist to discuss music’s effect on brain
On Tuesday, Levitin will discuss how music affects the brain in a public forum a6 6:30 p.m. in the James J. Johnson Auditorium. He will present research about how people become musically inclined and why we like the music we like. He will address questions about whether musicality genetic is genetic or just the product of hard work, if we like music simply because of repetition, if musicians' brains different from everyone else's, and others. Levitin will provide live musical examples as well.
The lecture is co-sponsored by HTC Inc.
The Johnson Auditorium is in Room 116 of the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration Building, located at 119 Chanticleer Drive E. on the Conway campus.
On Wednesday, April 6, Levitin will join with Steve Bailey, renowned bassist and artist-in-residence at CCU, for a discussion with musical illustration on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts Recital Hall. General admission tickets are $7, and discounts are available.
They will discuss music, creativity and the brain, punctuated by musical examples. In their free-ranging conversation, topics will include improvisation, composition, spontaneity, and how to excel not just in music but in anything you do. They will be joined by the Waccamaw Dreadnoughts, the CCU faculty band.
Levitin is the author of the bestsellers "This Is Your Brain on Music" and "The World in Six Songs." He earned his bachelor's degree in cognitive psychology and cognitive science at Stanford University and went on to earn his doctorate in psychology from the University of Oregon. He completed his post-doctoral training at Stanford University Medical School in neuroimaging and at UC Berkeley in cognitive psychology.
Senior citizens, OLLI members, alumni, teens, and CCU/HGTC faculty and staff may purchase tickets for $5. Tickets for children and CCU/HGTC students are $3. To purchase tickets, contact the Wheelwright Auditorium at 843-349-ARTS (2787) or visit between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets may also be purchased at ticketreturn.com. The auditorium is located at 108 Spadoni Park on the Conway campus.
Edwards Recital Hall is in Room 152 of the Edwards Building, located at 133 Chanticleer Drive W. on the Conway campus. For more information, contact Bailey at 843-349-4137 or sbailey@coastal.edu.