The Musicians Mind, Lynn Helding
The Musicians Mind, Lynn Helding
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The Musician's Mind
Teaching, Learning, and Performance in the Age of Brain Science

Author: Lynn Helding

Narrator: Pam Ward

Unabridged: 13 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/22/2022

Synopsis

Where does learning begin and how is it sustained and stored in the brain? For musicians, these questions are at the very core of their creative lives. Cognitive and neuroscience have flung wide the doors of our understanding, but bridging the gap between research data and music-making requires a unique immersion in both worlds.

Lynn Helding presents a symphony of discoveries that illuminate how musicians can optimize their mental wellbeing and cognitive abilities. She addresses common brain myths, motor learning research and the concept of deliberate practice, the values of instructional feedback, technology's role in attention disorders, the challenges of parenting young musicians, performance anxiety and its solutions, and the emerging importance of music as a social justice issue.

More than an exploration of the brain, The Musician's Mind is an inspiring call for artists to promote the cultivation of emotion and empathy as cornerstones of a civilized society. No matter your instrument or level of musical ability, this book will reveal to you a new dynamic appreciation for the mind's creative power.

About Lynn Helding

Lynn Helding serves as professor in vocal arts and opera and coordinator of voice pedagogy at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. Helding is a thought-leader within the dynamic field of contemporary voice science, or vocology, and thus was elected to head the founding of the first non-profit vocology association, PAVA. She is an associate editor of the Journal of Singing and creator of the journal's "Mindful Voice" column, which illuminates current research in the cognitive, neuro- and social sciences as they relate to music teaching, learning and performance. She is in demand as a master voice teacher and popular lecturer on cognitive topics at universities, and conferences across the United States and Canada.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cav

The Musician's Mind was a somewhat interesting read at times, but the author ultimately failed to produce a properly coherent finished product, IMHO... Author Lynn Helding serves as a professor in vocal arts and opera and coordinator of voice pedagogy at the University of Southern California Thornton......more

Goodreads review by Liz

This should be indespensible reading for anyone in the profession of teaching musicians, and on the required reading list of university-level applied pedagogy courses. Helding digests a staggering breadth of research in service of illuminating the art, science, and related processes that are involve......more

Goodreads review by Kaitlyn

3.5 stars. Really a series of essays rather than a book. At times, I found the information very interesting, and at times I was annoyed by the seeming strong bias of the author (not supported by her writing or researched argument). At times hard to follow, I think she could have used a stronger edit......more

Goodreads review by April

I have learned a lot of very helpful tools and information from reading this book. Things that will help me in my own practicing, playing, and performing, as well as things I can use in my teaching studio. One of my favorite takeaways is that “learning is messy.”......more

Goodreads review by Jimmy

Chapter 6 - the chapter on music performance anxiety - is a game changer for me and my students.......more

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