Uncommon Measure, Natalie Hodges
Uncommon Measure, Natalie Hodges
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Uncommon Measure
A Journey Through Music, Performance, and the Science of Time

Author: Natalie Hodges

Narrator: Cindy Kay

Unabridged: 4 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/22/2022

Synopsis

How does time shape consciousness and consciousness, time? Do we live in time, or does time live in us? And how does music, with its patterns of rhythm and harmony, inform our experience of time? Uncommon Measure explores these questions from the perspective of a young Korean American who dedicated herself to perfecting her art until performance anxiety forced her to give up the dream of becoming a concert solo violinist. Anchoring her story in illuminating research in neuroscience and quantum physics, Natalie Hodges traces her own passage through difficult family dynamics, prejudice, and enormous personal expectations to come to terms with the meaning of a life reimagined—one still shaped by classical music but moving toward the freedom of improvisation.

About Natalie Hodges

Natalie Hodges has performed as a classical violinist throughout Colorado and in New York, Boston, Paris, and the Italian Piedmont, as well as at the Aspen Music Festival and the Stowe Tango Music Festival. She graduated from Harvard University, where she studied English and music, and lives in Denver, Colorado. Uncommon Measure is her first book.

About Cindy Kay

Cindy Kay is a Chinese-Thai-American narrator and educator whose work has been described as listening to a "cozy best friend." She narrates fiction and nonfiction and has studied Spanish, Portuguese, Thai, and Japanese. Raised in the California Bay Area, she currently lives in the Rockies.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jackie

Natalie Hodges started playing the violin at age three and after numerous performances and awards, she has altered her path in her mid 20s and decided to take a step back from her career as a soloist. This is her story. With support from her mother and three other siblings, Natalie has been surrounde......more

Goodreads review by Mary

For every musician, this book is a must read. It helps with performance anxiety and gives an excellent perspective on how music is performed scientifically. Insights include information only a performer could understand. Outsiders can take a peek of how one thinks during one's performance. It really......more

Goodreads review by Schuyler

Uncommon Measure was a thrill to read. As we walk through Hodges’ past, her anxieties, and her memories we get to view them from different perspectives. She recounts the moments of her past (performance anxiety, her father leaving, her mother’s immigration hardships) and how she felt when they happe......more

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