Music as Medicine: Daniel Levitin and Livingston Taylor

Featuring renowned neuroscientist Daniel Levitin and celebrated musician Livingston Taylor, in "Music as Medicine", watch as these two visionaries come together to discuss the health benefits of music and its ability to impact our health wellness. With Daniel Levitin’s deep understanding of the science behind music and Livingston Taylor’s experience as a performer, they share unique insights into how music can benefit us all.
Dr. Daniel J. Levitin
Dr. Daniel Levitin is the James McGill Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience at McGill University and Founding Dean of Minerva University in San Francisco. His research addresses fundamental questions in auditory memory, musical structure, and the neuroanatomy and neurochemistry of musical experience. He is the author of five consecutive bestselling books: This Is Your Brain On Music, The World in Six Songs, The Organized Mind, Successful Aging, and A Field Guide to Lies. His forthcoming book, I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music As Medicine, will be available this August. As a musician (saxophone, guitar, vocals, and bass), he has performed with Mel Tormé, Bobby McFerrin, Rosanne Cash, Sting, Renée Fleming, Victor Wooten, Neil Young, and David Byrne. He has produced and consulted on albums by Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, and has been awarded 17 Gold and Platinum records.
Livingston Taylor
Livingston Taylor’s career as a professional musician has spanned over 50 years, encompassing performance, songwriting, and teaching. Described as "equal parts Mark Twain, college professor, and musical icon, Livingston maintains a performance schedule of more than a hundred shows a year, delighting audiences with his charm and vast repertoire of his 22 albums and popular classics. Livingston has written top-40 hits recorded by his brother James Taylor and has appeared with Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, Fleetwood Mac, and Jimmy Buffet. He is equally at home with a range of musical genres - folk, pop, gospel, jazz - and from upbeat storytelling and touching ballads to full orchestra performances. In addition to his performance schedule, Livingston has taught stage performance for over 30 years, beginning at Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1989, passing on the extensive knowledge gained from his long career on the road to the next generation of musicians. Liv is an airplane-flying, motorcycle-riding, singing storyteller, delighting audiences with his charm for over 50 years.
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[@JudgeFredd]

Awesome subject

[@runepanix1]

Livingston Taylor songs: 1:11 | 9:05 | 27:23 | 48:38 | 54:18 || Dan Levitin songs: 21:04 | 59:13

[@Doctor_monk]

Thank you!