Neuroscientist Daniel Levitan likes to quote sheriff Andy Griffith when it comes to Classical Music: "Opera ain't nothin' but a bunch of hollering but it's high class hollering."
His mission is to demystify classical music and open it up to those who might have felt it was too distant or difficult for them to enjoy.
"I want to empower the listener to realize music is meaningful and interesting without any prior background," he says in an interview from Vancouver where he was made a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for "bring science to the public."
The McGill University professor of psychology and neuroscience is also a musician, playing the clarinet, sax, guitar and electric bass in both jazz and rock bands. It's been a natural progression to join the two interests in his research.
He returns to the Koerner Hall for a second session of Beethoven and Your Brain. Fascinating that people are interested and want to become involved.
Need to study more.
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