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Seattle Town Hall

  • Seattle Town Hall 1119 8th Avenue Seattle, WA, 98101 United States (map)

Seattle Town Hall presents Daniel J. Levitin’s newest work: I Heard There Was A Secret Chord.

Have you ever thought about music not just as entertaining, but as something healing? Research suggests that the benefits of music can go beyond just jamming to catchy tunes. Neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author of This Is Your Brain on Music Daniel J. Levitin explores this idea in his new book, I Heard There was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine.

Levitin’s recent release discusses music as one of humanity’s oldest medicines and explores the deep connections between music and healing that have been found across the globe. I Heard There Was a Secret Chord explores the curative powers of music, showing us how and why it can be one of the most potent therapies today. He gathers and synthesizes the results of numerous studies on music and the brain, demonstrating how music can contribute to the treatment of a host of ailments, from neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s to cognitive injury, depression, and pain.

Earlier Event: September 3
Commonwealth Club World Affaris
Later Event: September 6
Powell's City of Books