Did you know that blood is magnetic? Did you know that a child has a better chance of becoming proficient on a musical instrument if he or she practices 5 minutes a day as opposed to 3 hours once a week? Did you know that minor chords are not considered “sad” in all cultures? Listen in as Daniel Levitin, author of This is Your Brain on Music, talks with Bernd Gottinger, Director of the Sound Recording Program at SUNY Fredonia, about his research on the science of musical sound at McGill University’s Laboratory for Music Perception, Cognition, and Expertise.

Host> Bernd Gottinger, Director, Sound Recording Program, State University of New York at Fredonia
Guest> Daniel Levitin, Associate Professor of Psychology, Behavorial Neuroscience, and Music at McGill University, and author of This is Your Brain on Music

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In a lively conversation with long-time Chautauquan Kay Logan, Aaron Dworkin, founder and president of the Sphinx Organization in Detroit, Michigan, shares his passion for bringing more diversity – especially among Black and Latino youth – into the world of classical music. An accomplished violinist, Dworkin talks with pride about laureates from the Sphinx Competition, like the acclaimed Harlem String Quartet and laureates who will be performing in September at the historic Apollo Theater and Carnegie Hall in New York City. For more information about the Sphinx Organization, please visit their website at http://www.sphinxmusic.org/

Host> Kay Logan, Chautauquan, musician, and professional music educator
Guest> Aaron Dworkin, founder and president of the Sphinx Organization

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