hi welcome to watchmojo.com I’m your host Lila I’m joining dr.
I’m your host Lila I’m joining dr.
I’m your host Lila I’m joining dr. Daniel Levitin
Daniel Levitin
Daniel Levitin author of international best-selling
author of international best-selling
author of international best-selling book this is your brain on music the
book this is your brain on music the
book this is your brain on music the science of human obsession what is it
science of human obsession what is it
science of human obsession what is it about everything that we perceive about
about everything that we perceive about
about everything that we perceive about music that makes us expert listeners
music that makes us expert listeners
music that makes us expert listeners music as we listen to it as children
music as we listen to it as children
music as we listen to it as children creates templates in our brains they
creates templates in our brains they
creates templates in our brains they figure out what notes are likely to
figure out what notes are likely to
figure out what notes are likely to follow what and where the music is going
follow what and where the music is going
follow what and where the music is going to go and by the age of five most
to go and by the age of five most
to go and by the age of five most children know when a chord is out of
children know when a chord is out of
children know when a chord is out of sequence or a note is out of tune
sequence or a note is out of tune
sequence or a note is out of tune that’s why I say we’re all expert
that’s why I say we’re all expert
that’s why I say we’re all expert listeners I could play a little sequence
listeners I could play a little sequence
listeners I could play a little sequence like this and if I go you know that’s
like this and if I go you know that’s
like this and if I go you know that’s wrong and any five-year-old would know
wrong and any five-year-old would know
wrong and any five-year-old would know that was wrong what role does theory of
that was wrong what role does theory of
that was wrong what role does theory of mind play in our appreciation of music
mind play in our appreciation of music
mind play in our appreciation of music theory of mine refers to our ability and
theory of mine refers to our ability and
theory of mine refers to our ability and it’s a uniquely human ability to realize
it’s a uniquely human ability to realize
it’s a uniquely human ability to realize that other people have thoughts that may
that other people have thoughts that may
that other people have thoughts that may not be our own it is crucial to our
not be our own it is crucial to our
not be our own it is crucial to our appreciation of music we have to
appreciation of music we have to
appreciation of music we have to understand that the composer and the
understand that the composer and the
understand that the composer and the performer have some feelings that
performer have some feelings that
performer have some feelings that they’re trying to express and we’re
they’re trying to express and we’re
they’re trying to express and we’re sensitive to that in what ways are
sensitive to that in what ways are
sensitive to that in what ways are humans specifically adapted for music
humans specifically adapted for music
humans specifically adapted for music humans and music share and evolutionary
humans and music share and evolutionary
humans and music share and evolutionary history what I mean by that is that
history what I mean by that is that
history what I mean by that is that music and humans co-evolved over tens of
music and humans co-evolved over tens of
music and humans co-evolved over tens of thousands of years and our brains became
thousands of years and our brains became
thousands of years and our brains became adapted for music and music became
adapted for music and music became
adapted for music and music became adapted to our changing brains did you
adapted to our changing brains did you
adapted to our changing brains did you want to take us back to your childhood
want to take us back to your childhood
want to take us back to your childhood when you started tinkering with
when you started tinkering with
when you started tinkering with recording machines and starting to play
recording machines and starting to play
recording machines and starting to play instruments I started playing the piano
instruments I started playing the piano
instruments I started playing the piano when I was four because I used to lie
when I was four because I used to lie
when I was four because I used to lie underneath the piano as my mom played it
underneath the piano as my mom played it
underneath the piano as my mom played it I would lie underneath and on my back
I would lie underneath and on my back
I would lie underneath and on my back and be enveloped by the sound then I
and be enveloped by the sound then I
and be enveloped by the sound then I took up the clarinet when I was 8 in the
took up the clarinet when I was 8 in the
took up the clarinet when I was 8 in the saxophone when I was 9 and I’ve been
saxophone when I was 9 and I’ve been
saxophone when I was 9 and I’ve been playing music ever since when I was 17
playing music ever since when I was 17
playing music ever since when I was 17 and I went to college for a year and
and I went to college for a year and
and I went to college for a year and then I dropped out after my loudspeakers
then I dropped out after my loudspeakers
then I dropped out after my loudspeakers caught fire in my dorm room I started
caught fire in my dorm room I started
caught fire in my dorm room I started playing in a succession of different
playing in a succession of different
playing in a succession of different rock bands and the one that was really
rock bands and the one that was really
rock bands and the one that was really really good broke up because of drug
really good broke up because of drug
really good broke up because of drug addiction within the band and then I
addiction within the band and then I
addiction within the band and then I couldn’t see starting over with a new
couldn’t see starting over with a new
couldn’t see starting over with a new band so I started producing other bands
band so I started producing other bands
band so I started producing other bands in the studio after a while things
in the studio after a while things
in the studio after a while things started to take off who has been
started to take off who has been
started to take off who has been of the most wonderful people you’ve
of the most wonderful people you’ve
of the most wonderful people you’ve worked with artists well you of course
worked with artists well you of course
worked with artists well you of course Lena it’s interesting because different
Lena it’s interesting because different
Lena it’s interesting because different artists work in different ways so some
artists work in different ways so some
artists work in different ways so some are more personal and some are more
are more personal and some are more
are more personal and some are more business some are more intimate summer
business some are more intimate summer
business some are more intimate summer more standoffish I think a memorable
more standoffish I think a memorable
more standoffish I think a memorable experience was working with Stevie
experience was working with Stevie
experience was working with Stevie Wonder because I found him to be a very
Wonder because I found him to be a very
Wonder because I found him to be a very generous and warm person he’s just the
generous and warm person he’s just the
generous and warm person he’s just the man you would want him to be he’s smart
man you would want him to be he’s smart
man you would want him to be he’s smart and he’s funny and he’s spontaneous but
and he’s funny and he’s spontaneous but
and he’s funny and he’s spontaneous but he also manages to balance being a
he also manages to balance being a
he also manages to balance being a spiritual person with being an emotional
spiritual person with being an emotional
spiritual person with being an emotional one and being an intellectual and being
one and being an intellectual and being
one and being an intellectual and being physical and those four are in perfect
physical and those four are in perfect
physical and those four are in perfect balance at all times and then I believe
balance at all times and then I believe
balance at all times and then I believe that you sort of worried that learning
that you sort of worried that learning
that you sort of worried that learning too much about musical theory might take
too much about musical theory might take
too much about musical theory might take away from the magic of it how has it
away from the magic of it how has it
away from the magic of it how has it perhaps done the opposite I have a
perhaps done the opposite I have a
perhaps done the opposite I have a greater appreciation for how complicated
greater appreciation for how complicated
greater appreciation for how complicated it is to write a good piece of music and
it is to write a good piece of music and
it is to write a good piece of music and how complicated is the chain of events
how complicated is the chain of events
how complicated is the chain of events from a musician making noise to your ear
from a musician making noise to your ear
from a musician making noise to your ear drum wiggling in and out to your brain
drum wiggling in and out to your brain
drum wiggling in and out to your brain being able to take it all in and
being able to take it all in and
being able to take it all in and understand it with that appreciation I I
understand it with that appreciation I I
understand it with that appreciation I I find I don’t analyze music more but I
find I don’t analyze music more but I
find I don’t analyze music more but I appreciate it more thank you very much
appreciate it more thank you very much
appreciate it more thank you very much for your time dr. Levitt really
for your time dr. Levitt really
for your time dr. Levitt really appreciate it
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