Description: Bad Singer by Tim Falconer Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description In the tradition of Daniel Levitins This Is Your Brain on Music and Oliver Sacks Musicophilia, Bad Singer follows the delightful journey of Tim Falconer as he tries to overcome tone deafness - and along the way discovers what were really hearing when we listen to music.Tim Falconer, a self-confessed "bad singer," always wanted to make music, but soon after he starts singing lessons, he discovers that hes part of only 2.5 percent of the population afflicted with amusia - in other words, he is scientifically tone-deaf. Bad Singer chronicles his quest to understand human evolution and music, the brain science behind tone-deafness, his search for ways to retrain the adult brain, and his investigation into what we really hear when we listen to music. In an effort to learn more about his brain disorder, he goes to a series of labs where the scientists who test him are as fascinated with him as he is with them. He also sets out to understand why we love music and deconstructs what we really hear when we listen to it. And he unlocks the secret that helps explain why music has such emotional power over us. Author Biography TIM FALCONER is the author of Bad Singer: The Surprising Science of Tone Deafness and How We Hear Music, which the Globe and Mail named to The Globe 100 Best Books of 2016. Hes also written books on activism, our love-hate relationship with the car, end-of-life ethics, and parenting. Falconer teaches creative nonfiction at the University of Kings College in Halifax, is a faculty editor in the literary journalism program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and taught magazine journalism at Torontos Ryerson University for two decades. A former writer-in-residence at Berton House in Dawson City, he returns to the Yukon as often as he can, but lives in Toronto. Details ISBN 1770894454 ISBN-13 9781770894457 Title Bad Singer Author Tim Falconer Format Hardcover Year 2017 Pages 304 Publisher House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada GE_Item_ID:101735636; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781770894457
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Book Title: Bad Singer : the Surprising Science of Tone Deafness and How We Hear Music
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: House of Anansi Press
Topic: Philosophy & Social Aspects, Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Audiology & Speech Pathology, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Acoustics & Sound
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Music, Science, Biography & Autobiography, Medical
Item Weight: 19.4 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Tim Falconer
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Hardcover
